SOX MANAGER / ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR

SOX MANAGER / ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR 

2+ to 5 years experience

DESCRIPTION

This position supports the World Class Accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Department. This position will lead the Sarbanes-Oxley program for the company, as the Internal Control Coordinator. The candidate will work on tasks such as utilizing past audit and attest experience, including controls and compliance experience with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), to coordinate, review and analyze the adequacy of the Worldwide SOX controls process documentation, testing and compliance program, as well as, act as liaison with the Corporate SOX team, Parent Company Corporate Audit and Compliance Division, and the External Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers. The Accounting Supervisor deals with financial issues of normal to high complexity to support business processes. This position will develop an expanded understanding of the parent company's business and accounting practices, systems and procedures; apply accounting knowledge; as well as participate on and lead teams.

*Minimum Qualifications 

The successful candidate must have the ability to:

Development and maintenance of internal controls and procedures

Coordinate distribution of Worldwide SOX testing, process documentation and certification dates

Apply accounting knowledge and provide guidance on accounting or SOX issues. 

Resolve issues with other internal and external personnel within area of responsibility. 

Understand different revenue recognition rules and have experience in contracts accounting.

Analyze documentation to identify, match, and record revenue, cost of sales, taxes and benefits, inventory, assets, liabilities, or expense as appropriate. 

Review, analyze, process, and record activity related to contract revenues and cost of sales. 

Prepare and distribute accounting reports, for example profit center reporting and budgeting. 

Prepare and record journal entries and account reconciliations. 

Analyze and verify completeness and accuracy of accounting documents involving inventory, revenue, expenses, invoicing, and other department specific needs is required

Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, or an equivalent degree with at least 18 college units in Accounting required.

Minimum overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale required

4-6 years of accounting experience is preferred, with a variety of experiences in areas such as - GAAP requirements, SOX, reconciliations, inventory, revenue recognition and investment analysis

*Preferred Qualifications 

External auditing experience is preferred

Big 4 Public Accounting experience strongly preferred

Strong Internal Control background preferred

Achievement of CMA or CPA is strongly preferred

Experience with Hyperion, Essbase, and/or BaaN software is strongly preferred

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, initiative, organization and planning expertise, analytical and problem solving skills, leadership ability, and computer literacy

Strong preference will be given to local candidates

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Big 4 Public Accounting Experience (strongly prefered)

CMA or CPA (strongly prefered)

SCREENING QUESTIONS

Does the candidate have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, or an equivalent degree with at least 18 college units in Accounting?

Does the candidate have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale?

Does the candidate have 4-6 years of accounting experience in a variety of areas such as - GAAP requirements, SOX, reconciliations, inventory, revenue recognition?

IDEAL CANDIDATE

A candidate with strong SOX, internal controls background, audit background in that area would be great as well. I'd also strongly prefer a CPA, and previous experience in one (or more) of the big 4 public accounting firms.