Internal Controls Manager

Internal Controls Manager
Houston Texas

Exp 7-10 yrs

Deg Bachelors

Bonus

Occasional Travel

Responsibilities:

The Internal Controls Manager is primarily responsible for leading the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) effort for the corporation and helping ensure compliance. This includes all spects of the SOX program including management and oversight of the business process controls testing, critical spreadsheet testing, SSAE16 SOC 1 report review, IT general controls testing, IT applications controls testing and electronic reports testing. The Internal Controls Manager must forge a strong working relationship with the company’s external audit team to facilitate external audit’s reliance on internal audit’s SOX compliance work and substantive assistance procedures. In addition the

Internal Controls Manager will be responsible for staying current on changes in laws and requirements related to the SOX compliance program. 

Accountabilities are:

•                   Manage all aspects of the SOX compliance program, to include SOX walkthroughs, process documentation, business process controls testing, critical spreadsheet testing, SSAE16 SOC 1 report review, IT general controls testing, IT applications controls testing and electronic reports testing,

•                   Quantify and analyze unremediated control deficiencies for management

•                   Assist the business with remediation of control exceptions

•                   Mentor and train audit staff in proper audit techniques for SOX compliance work

•                   Provide support for external auditor reliance on internal audit work for SOX compliance

•                   Provide periodic project management updates to the CFO, CAO and other members of NCI management

•                   Ensure all substantive assistance work is completed in accordance with external auditor’s instructions

•                   Monitoring PCAOB guidance and inspection reports and identifying emerging issues relevant to NCI

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

•                   Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance.  Masters degree preferred.  CPA required.

•                   8+ years of public accounting and/or private industry experience with knowledge of accounting, finance and internal control areas.

•                   Previous experience managing staff and projects.

•                   Strong knowledge of accounting and PCAOB standards.

•                   Ability to work independently, with limited required direction and guidance.

•                   Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective presentation to peers and management.

•                   Experience in performing multiple projects and working with varying team members.

•                   Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access).

•                   Expected travel for this position is approximately 15% - 20%.  Travel is 95% domestic and 5% international.