[Remote] Senior Internal Auditor - Fully Remote!
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. KinderCare Learning Companies is an early childhood education provider recognized with the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award. As a Senior Internal Auditor, you will leverage your SOX compliance experience to enhance and maintain the company's SOX compliance program while partnering with various teams to ensure effective internal controls and documentation.
Responsibilities
• Assist with the enhancement and maintenance of the company’s SOX compliance program
• Partner with the business to ensure SOX documentation, including any evidence, flowcharts/narratives, and internal controls are up to date and accurate
• Develop strong working relationships, be viewed as a business partner, and operate with a customer service approach to help control performers and owners navigate the SOX program requirements, especially those with a lack of internal control background
• Ability to communicate effectively, influence, and partner with cross-functional remote teams
• Critical thinking, self-starter with project management skills
• Demonstrate high standards of conduct and ethics as well as appropriate judgment, independence, and discretion
• Flexible, adaptable, and comfortable operating outside of their comfort zone
• Assists with the SOX planning process, including a comprehensive risk assessment, annual SOX scope development and control test plan
• Execute the SOX section 404 testing of design and operation of internal controls, including testing of key reports, and documenting the results of testing in applicable work papers
• Support the SOX Control Self-Assessment (CSA) program to identify control performance irregularities and control changes
• Monitor SOX issues and facilitate the remediation of SOX deficiencies, as well as perform validation testing of remediations
• Assist with SOX certifications such as SOX Section 302, letter of Representation, etc
• Assist with preparation of reports, memos, and presentation related to the SOX program status
• Provide training to various audiences related to internal controls and SOX compliance through targeted campaigns, employee interaction and publications
• Identify, evaluate, and action plan impacts to the SOX environment due to system and/or process changes
• Conduct special projects as assigned by the audit leadership
• Assist external auditors with information compilation, retrieval, and reconciliations
• Assist business partners to design and implement effective business process, entity level and IT general controls
Skills
• 5+ years of related audit & accounting experience – SOX experience required
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other related degree or equivalent experience
• Professional certification including CPA, CGMA, CMA, CIA, CFE, or CISA
• Experience in a public company SOX compliance program, including a working knowledge of COSO, PCAOB, COBIT, including a solid understanding of the concepts of control risk, design, operation, and IUC
• Working knowledge of accounting concepts (US GAAP), finance processes, and general business
• Familiarity with financial systems as they relate to reviewing and improving internal controls
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.)
• Ability to travel when/if necessary
• Experience with both business process and IT controls highly preferred
• Big-4 experience is preferred
Benefits
• Discounted child care benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for your family (and pets, too!)
• Employee assistance programs
• Health and wellness programs
• Paid time off
• Discounts for work necessities, such as cell phones
Company Overview
• Transform lives—including yours—with the nation’s leading provider of early childhood education and child care. It was founded in 1969, and is headquartered in Lake Oswego, OR, US, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.kcecareers.com/.
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Responsibilities
• Assist with the enhancement and maintenance of the company’s SOX compliance program
• Partner with the business to ensure SOX documentation, including any evidence, flowcharts/narratives, and internal controls are up to date and accurate
• Develop strong working relationships, be viewed as a business partner, and operate with a customer service approach to help control performers and owners navigate the SOX program requirements, especially those with a lack of internal control background
• Ability to communicate effectively, influence, and partner with cross-functional remote teams
• Critical thinking, self-starter with project management skills
• Demonstrate high standards of conduct and ethics as well as appropriate judgment, independence, and discretion
• Flexible, adaptable, and comfortable operating outside of their comfort zone
• Assists with the SOX planning process, including a comprehensive risk assessment, annual SOX scope development and control test plan
• Execute the SOX section 404 testing of design and operation of internal controls, including testing of key reports, and documenting the results of testing in applicable work papers
• Support the SOX Control Self-Assessment (CSA) program to identify control performance irregularities and control changes
• Monitor SOX issues and facilitate the remediation of SOX deficiencies, as well as perform validation testing of remediations
• Assist with SOX certifications such as SOX Section 302, letter of Representation, etc
• Assist with preparation of reports, memos, and presentation related to the SOX program status
• Provide training to various audiences related to internal controls and SOX compliance through targeted campaigns, employee interaction and publications
• Identify, evaluate, and action plan impacts to the SOX environment due to system and/or process changes
• Conduct special projects as assigned by the audit leadership
• Assist external auditors with information compilation, retrieval, and reconciliations
• Assist business partners to design and implement effective business process, entity level and IT general controls
Skills
• 5+ years of related audit & accounting experience – SOX experience required
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other related degree or equivalent experience
• Professional certification including CPA, CGMA, CMA, CIA, CFE, or CISA
• Experience in a public company SOX compliance program, including a working knowledge of COSO, PCAOB, COBIT, including a solid understanding of the concepts of control risk, design, operation, and IUC
• Working knowledge of accounting concepts (US GAAP), finance processes, and general business
• Familiarity with financial systems as they relate to reviewing and improving internal controls
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.)
• Ability to travel when/if necessary
• Experience with both business process and IT controls highly preferred
• Big-4 experience is preferred
Benefits
• Discounted child care benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for your family (and pets, too!)
• Employee assistance programs
• Health and wellness programs
• Paid time off
• Discounts for work necessities, such as cell phones
Company Overview
• Transform lives—including yours—with the nation’s leading provider of early childhood education and child care. It was founded in 1969, and is headquartered in Lake Oswego, OR, US, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.kcecareers.com/.
Apply Now
Apply Now