Finance Senior Manager, IT SOX Risk & Controls

The 'IT Senior Manager - SOX Risks and Controls' position is a key member of the SOX Risks and Controls team within the Global Reporting and Accounting Center of Excellence. The SOX Risks and Controls team is primarily responsible for working with global finance, IT and other key stakeholder groups to assess, design and document financial processes/controls and influence/collaborate in company-wide Finance initiatives, including large-scale digitization efforts and other enterprise-wide initiatives. The Senior Manager will have the opportunity to gain exposure to many of the Company's operating business units and functions, interact with leaders of the organization and positively impact the enterprise through ongoing continuous improvement focused on IT-based internal controls. The Senior Manager will also be responsible for leading a team of direct reports to achieve these objectives.

This position is not hybrid/remote and will be located at our Global Headquarters in Cleveland, OH.

Because this role involves access to confidential financial information, the Company has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and to provide similar protections for its clients and potential investments.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Assess and Document Global IT Financial Processes, Risks and Controls

• Be a key contributor and provide oversight in discussions with Company leaders and personnel to understand and document key IT financial business processes, evaluate risk and consult on the applicable SOX-compliant control framework across the globe.

• Provide strategic oversight of IT General Controls and application controls, including those performed at third party service providers (SOC reporting)

• Review IT process documentation prepared by the team, including flowcharts, to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with SOX standards and best practices.

• Review control assessment documentation to confirm controls are appropriately designed to address identified IT and financial reporting risks and provide feedback to Company leaders and personnel as it pertains to any opportunities for improvement.

• Collaborate on enterprise-wide finance and technology initiatives by assessing changes to systems, applications, and processes, including data converstion.

• Develop a strong understanding of the Company's system landscape, infrastructure, and flow of financial data across systems.

• Develop materials and participate in discussions with internal and external auditors, addressing questions that arise during the SOX compliance program and providing updates on process changes and remediation plans.

• Review audit findings and facilitate remediation plans, including communicating updates to senior management.

• Assess any deficiencies identified for severity, using the 6-step deficiency evaluation model.

Educate and create awareness of critical SOX concepts to relevant process owners

• Identify opportunities to improve SOX control execution, including development of training sessions, workshops, issuance of best practice guidance, etc. for IT and other teams.

• Understand common pitfalls to control execution and seek opportunities to enhance current processes.

• Identify and communicate required control changes to process owners.

• Stay up to date on current guidance, methodologies and other IT SOX-related topics.

Personal Career Development / Team Dynamics

• Manage direct and indirect reports while fostering an efficient, collaborative, and solution-oriented team environment

• Actively build strong relationships with company leadership and key business personnel

• Delegate tasks effectively and provide guidance to ensure successful completion

• Uphold the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality

• Conduct formal and informal performance evaluations and provide ongoing feedback

• Support career development by identifying opportunities for growth and skill enhancement

• Be the key IT resource to the team by educating them on best practices and being a point of contact for follow-up questions.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Required:

• Bachelor's degree with a major in Business, Accounting, Finance or Management Information Systems
• 8+ years of prior work experience in IT audit, IT risk management, SOX compliance, or internal controls over financial reporting
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future for employment visa status
• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• IT Controls and Compliance - Ability to design, implement, and maintain controls to ensure compliance with SOX, COSO and other organizational standards, including assessing risks, monitoring compliance and ensuring accuracy of financial and non-financial data.
• Continuous Process Improvement - Ability to collaborate with management to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement, recommend process changes, document new processes and monitor implementation to ensure desired outcomes are achieved.
• Advanced experience in Microsoft Excel

Preferred:

• Advanced degrees or certifications (CPA, CIA, CISA, CISSP, etc.)
• Experience with a Big 4 firm, or similar public company audit experience
• Experience with effective project management, including assisting with SOX initiatives surrounding system implementations
• Experience with Oracle and other global ERP systems, OneStream, point of sale systems, databases, middleware, etc.

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