Job Opening — SENIOR SPECIALIST - CONTROLS & POLICIES
Provide functional expertise and global leadership for improving internal controls. Position reports to the Director of Policies & Controls.
Position Standard Responsibilities:
Worldwide Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
? Provide functional expertise and global leadership for improving internal controls of the Company. Identify and drive implementation of best practices for internal controls and business process improvement.
? Perform testing and analysis of internal controls. Identify potential improvements and revisions to internal control environment. Persuade others to make changes and adopt best practices.
Worldwide Accounting Policies
? Assist with the development and maintenance of worldwide Accounting policies. Assist with training and support to global Business Owners and Management for understanding policy requirements and with initiating and/or maintaining compliance.
? Evaluate non-compliance situations and measure risk associated with such.
Other
? Perform special projects as assigned.
? Serve as a consultative resource for internal controls during new or updated business process, and/or system implementations, and/or regulatory updates.
? Management of projects involving employees and contractors.
? Travel to all Company locations will be expected, including international locations for 1 - 2 weeks at a time.
? Handling of Company confidential data will be required.
Position Qualifications:
Required:
? The legal authorization to work in the US
? A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree
? CPA and/or CIA
? A minimum of 4-5 years of relevant work experience
? Knowledge of compliance and accounting standards, including but not limited to: Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, IIA Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, AICPA Statements on Auditing Standards; U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and other accounting pronouncements
? Knowledge of business processes: Sales Order to Collection, Supply Chain, Manufacturing & Related Services, Fixed Assets, Inventory, Payroll, Treasury, Tax, Corporate Shared Services, Financial Reporting and Consolidation, etc.
? Ability to travel up to 35% (International/domestic). Travel could be as high as 50% during some months; over the course of a year, could average out to 35% but could be a month where the person would be gone 2 weeks straight.
Other required professional experience and work attributes:
• Project management skills - effective consultation, interpersonal, prioritization of topics/issues and organization; be action-oriented, understand key objectives, and meet timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to perform multiple assignments.
• Demonstrated business judgment and able to work with management in an advisory role.
• Proven ability and motivation to continuously learn and work both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of financial systems and how to utilize them to support control assessment process.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work in a matrix business environment.
• Displays ethics and values in all actions.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
Preferred:
? Public accounting experience (Big 4 or large regional firm)
? Manufacturing experience
? Experience with new system, ERP implementations
? Experience with Oracle, SAP, or JD Edwards
? Ability to interface effectively with multiple cultures
Relocation: Local Candidates preferred
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Location
Houston, TX | Compensation
$90K - $100K |
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Industry
Heavy Industrial Manufacturing | Opportunity Date
March 31, 2010 |
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