Financial Analyst

Description:

As member of the Global SOX/MAR Program Management Office, the incumbent will play a key role in delivering professional, valuable, high-quality, cost-effective, & risk-based services relating to the program & its ground-breaking activities. Key accountabilities include operational aspects, program reporting, relationship management, contributing to a strong controls culture & reinforcing accountability & transparency.

Key Accountabilities:

• Support SOX and MAR compliance program delivery through various phases (planning, walk-throughs, testing and reporting)

• Produce regular SOX/MAR Program dashboard reporting (weekly and monthly) on aspects such as:

  • Testing progress; assessment of delays (incl. aging)

  • Deficiencies (new, open, remediation status, material weaknesses)

• Coordinating documentation update and testing of Entity-Level Controls, and updating COSO coverage analysis

• Maintaining the Inherent Risk Questionnaire (IRQ) assessment tracker for the contracts with potential SOX or MAR risk. Assisting management and Vendor Governance Managers (VGM) in making their scoping conclusions by providing vital guidance and directions

• Assisting in running the quarterly SOX process & control owner attestations (monitoring of the progress, troubleshooting, running status reports, etc.)

• Manage Activity Manager tool to support monitoring of the progress and timely resolution of delays

  • Acting as the Subject Matter Expert for the tool

  • Setting up activity workstreams for each testing cycle, engaging Audit Services, segments Control Center of Excellence and IT SOX Leads

  • Supervising the progress and work with the relevant parties on resolution of delays and issues

  • Responding to queries (regular and urgent)

  • Seeking to streamline/automate the compilation process

• Preparing supporting data for the annual SOX and MAR Aggregation reports

• Assisting in annual SOX/MAR survey

• Technical Support for the Archer GRC platform (risks, controls, access, etc.):

  • Acting as the Subject Matter Expert and Superuser for Archer

  • Participating in Archer integration and improvements (setting up user requirements, obtaining user feedback, data clean up and validation with various partners, performing user acceptance testing, etc.)

  • Review and approve access requests and conduct periodic access reviews

• Participating in development and delivering trainings

• Assisting in other Finance and SOX/MAR projects

• Extensive coordination between CCOEs, IT SOX Leads, IAP team, AS, EY and business on all the above matters.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree concentrating in Finance, Audit or Business; CIA or CPA designation an advantage

• Tech savvy - sophisticated knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Power Point, etc.), ability to analyze large volumes of data. Knowledge of PowerBI and RSA Archer is a plus.

• 4+ years of work experience, preferably in financial services

• Solid understanding of audit methodologies, project management, COSO control frameworks, risk management techniques & SOX regulatory requirements

• Ability to work under tight deadlines, manage multiple priorities, proactively investigate issues, troubleshoot, use judgement, deliver timely & quality results

• Strong professional judgment, accountability, commitment to quality customer service, eye for efficiency improvements

• Excellent written, oral communication, analytical, problem-solving & partnering skills

• Ability to work independently & integrate with international team members

• Ability to learn quickly and apply new concepts on practice

• Results oriented