Manager, Financial Audit & Accounting Operations

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Financial Audit team.
• Prepare and lead updates for the Audit Steering Committee.
• Lead control interviews/walkthroughs, prepare and update narratives, process flows, and other related documentation identifying controls.
• Improve or create audit programs and test plans and perform Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX”) and risk-based audits of financial, operational and IT controls and processes.
• Work with process and control owners to remediate identified control gaps, as needed, and improve internal controls and operational processes.
• Be the point person in the organization for internal controls which involves working directly with senior level employees at both the third-party internal audit team and external auditors to ensure effective and efficient audit procedures.
• Perform other duties and projects, as assigned, to assist the Finance organization, such as develop and deliver timely and insightful financial reporting to the Company’s business leaders.
• Participate as a key stakeholder in system migrations, integrations of acquired businesses and major business initiatives.
• Partner with Sales, Sales Operations, and Marketing to ensure the successful go-to-market rollout of new products and initiatives.
• Represent the Finance organization in support of company-wide initiatives.
• Develop cross-functional relationships throughout the organization to understand current trends of the business.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with peers, stakeholders, leaders, and team members to continually develop and enhance the capabilities of the high-performing and dynamic environment.
• Execute strategies to reduce functional and operational complexity through streamlined processes, optimized use of technology, and efficient use of resources to deliver cost effective, high quality services to all stakeholders.
• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP accounting.
• Subject matter expert level of understanding of Sarbanes Oxley requirements.
• Ability to effectively research and compile data from financial reporting systems, databases, spreadsheets, and other data sources.
• Able to manage and balance multiple priorities and urgent requests effectively, with the ability to quickly adapt for changing business needs.
• Excellent written/verbal communication and collaboration skills.
• Passionate, energetic, approachable with a positive, low-ego, can-do demeanor.
• Confidence in messaging internal control policy compliance enforcement throughout all levels of the organization.
• Experience with team building, mentoring, and developing team members.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Focus on accuracy and high attention to detail.
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent, clear communication skills, written and oral.
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint (or Google slides).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• 6-10+ years of recent internal audit and/or public accounting experience.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• Existing managerial experience in an internal audit role is strongly preferred.