Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance & Financial Reporting Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Assist in evaluation of existing SOX processes and related significant SOX IT applications using top down risk based approach.
• Continually evaluate the completeness and adequacy of documented SOX controls.
• Perform and document walkthroughs of all new in-scope SOX processes and execute tests of SOX controls, summarizing and communicating the results to key stakeholders.
• Perform independent research and analysis of risks related to ICFR
• Review quarterly SOX certifications and evaluate the impact of deficiencies on the overall ICFR certification.
• Coordinate identification of SOX risks and controls with internal and external auditors.
• Assist in analyzing new accounting standards and the potential impacts to the Company
• Assist with the preparation of goodwill and identifiable intangible annual impairment test
• Participate in the preparation or review of technical accounting memos supporting significant accounting transactions
• Assist in the preparation of 10-Q, 10-K, Proxy and other regulatory filings
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• Minimum of 3-5 years of accounting or auditing experience, Big 4 preferred
• CPA and/or Master’s degree in accounting preferred
• Strong knowledge of audit processes and internal controls, with previous SOX experience preferred
• Understanding of the COSO Framework for evaluating internal controls and its interaction with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Physically you can anticipate to:

• Express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word via email and verbally.
• Exert up to/carry 25 pounds of force occasionally, use your arms and legs, and sit most of the time.
• Vision, hearing, speech, and manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items and work with fingers is required. Have close visual acuity to perform activities such as analyzing data, viewing a computer terminal, reading, and preparing
  documentation.
• Not be substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

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