Internal Controls Specialist

Role Summary

This role leads and strengthens the company's Internal Controls program and overall control environment. It serves as the main liaison with process owners and auditors, coordinates fieldwork and documentation, supports control testing and remediation, and performs financial and operational risk assessments. The position also facilitates ICFR and SOX activities, conducts compliance reviews, supports inventory-related initiatives, trains process owners, and maintains internal control systems, policies, procedures, and documentation.

About US

We Serve Those Who Protect What Matters.

At General Dynamics Land Systems,webuild the combat vehicles and integrated technologies that give soldiers a decisive advantage.Wedesign, engineer and sustain advanced tracked and wheeled systems paired with modern electronic architecture, AI-enabled capabilities and autonomy-ready technology.

From Abrams to LAV, Stryker to AJAX, robotic platforms to software solutions and beyond, our portfolio delivers proven performance for customers around the world.

That's why Soldiers and Marines have trusted General Dynamics Land Systems products in the toughest conditions for decades.Wedeliver the power to win.

Every day, our global team looks beyond the horizon, solving problems before they become challenges.

Bring your talent. Bring your purpose. Let's shape the future of General Dynamics Land Systems together.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the performance of the Internal Controls program. Responsibilities include:

• Serve as liaison between process owners and outsourced audit service providers
• Coordinate all fieldwork activities for timely submission ensuring complete, accurate, and organized control documentation
• Support control testing, identify control gaps, and assist in developing and executing remediation plans
• Effectively communicate with management, auditors, and process owners related to schedule, testing status and corrective actions
• Perform financial risk-assessments, evaluate control risks, and provide recommendations to improve the control environment
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and internal control owners to improve the control environment and to ensure timely remediation
• Facilitate the ICFR certification process with the business process owners
• Maintain accuracy of the Corporate Internal Control software solution
• Provide reports and presentations to leadership on the control environment
• Support annual SOX and Risk Assessment processes
• Provide training to process owners

Responsible for assessing, maintaining, and improving the overall control environment in support of these programs:

• Conduct compliance reviews across key business processes
• Perform operational risk-assessments, evaluate risks, and provide recommendations to improve the control environment
• Support enterprise Inventory metrics and related initiatives
• Maintain and improve all relevant policies, procedures, and control documentation

Position Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• 5 years of internal controls experience sought.

What We Offer

• We offer a Total Rewards package that is Impactful and built for you
• Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending
• Competitive base pay and incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits
• 401k match up to (6%)
• Educational assistance
• 9-80 work schedule (This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off)
• On-going learning opportunities rewarding work environment
• (Sterling Heights Facility)Modern office, onsite cafeteria including Coffee Cafe, remodeled fitness center, and outdoor fitness track

Additional Information

• This position may require occasional travel to various US locations
• Availability to work outside regular business hours as needed,to address critical issues.This position may require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance).

GDLS considers factors such as, scope/responsibilities of the position, candidate experience, education/training background, in addition to local market comparable and business considerations when extending an offer.