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What you'll be doing...You will be part of the team, responsible for the administration of Verizon's Sarbanes Oxley compliance program, leading all aspects of policies, processes, people and systems, partnering with business leaders to identify and mitigate financial, operational, legal, regulatory and reputational risks. As the subject matter expert, you will take a key role in developing risk assessments, recommendations and field work. Your work will help us improve our process and come up with ways to make your control environment even stronger. Come help us keep our Finance team running better every day.
Assessing the risk inherent in the business function under review and making decisions concerning the scope of work to be performed based on those risks.
Using data mining results, statistical analysis and other techniques to assess the efficiency of system controls and perform testing as needed to identify root-cause issues and formulate improvement recommendations for senior management.
Assisting with our SOX 404 program for assigned processes including; review of process documentation, management training, establishment of management test plans, assessment of management test results, and remediation plans.
Providing the repair of controls that are not functioning as intended; the improvement of the control environment, to address current and developing threats; and the overall improvement to change control.
Running frequent, ad hoc requests from the business for advice/assistance regarding controls and compliance.
Leading compliance training programs for function, including training of compliance personnel and/or function teams as needed to ensure compliance.
Preparing and delivering presentations communicating risks mitigated, and the potential impacts of unmitigated.
Supporting audit groups including Internal and External Audit in planning and completing their audit engagements.
You're a great communicator, winning the trust of team members, internal customers, and external suppliers. No stranger to a fast-paced environment and tight deadlines, you can adapt to changing circumstances, juggle competing priorities, and combine a sense of urgency with due care and attention to detail. You get personal satisfaction from analyzing problems and delivering solutions to improve business processes.
You'll need to have:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Math, or Information Systems or four or more years of work experience.
Four or more years of relevant work experience.
Experience in operational compliance, business controls or Finance.
Knowledge of statistics, reporting and analytical tools.
Even better if you have one or more of the following:
A degree.
A Professional certification (CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE).
Experience interpreting and implementing policies and processes to ensure a strong control environment.
Experience using auditing principles and methods to evaluate policies, processes and systems to identify business risks and control gaps.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for analytics and presentation.
Experience with Sarbanes Oxley Section 404.
Demonstrated organizational, facilitation and negotiation skills.
Experience with report writing/database.
Telecommunications experience.
If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.
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