Internal Controls Associate

Internal Controls Associate:

• Assist in completing Sarbanes-Oxley control testing, process walkthroughs and mid-year and year end testing to meet deadlines established by management and external auditors.
• Assist in completing assigned financial, operational and compliance audit projects through the full audit life cycle from planning through fieldwork execution and reporting.
• When necessary, assist in special projects.
• Follow-up on management action plans.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ability to take ownership of assigned audit projects and meet established deadlines
• Ability to analyze financial, accounting, operational, and IT practices and collected information to draw conclusions and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Ability to pro-actively update department management on assigned projects and meet established time-frames.
• Good communication and organization skills
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances and priorities
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (especially Excel and Word) required
• Experience with SAP preferred
• Maintain and develop professional skills through continuing education
• Be a team player
• Be customer service driven
• Ability to maintain confidentiality is a must
• Be able to travel when necessary
• Knowledge of (K) SOX is a plus.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business management required.  
• One year of related experience (Includes financial auditing, process improvement assessments, and or compliance projects) is preferred but not required.
• Must be willing to actively pursue CIA.
• Additional education at the master's level is preferred.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish or Korean) is preferred, but not required.