Job Description:
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The Vice-President, Internal Controls will act as the key technical advisor to the company’s business leaders to understand and document key financial controls in accordance with Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act. This position will identify changes to those controls, control weaknesses, recommend solutions and coordinate with internal and external Auditors to test controls. This position will have the opportunity to work on various new initiatives throughout the business and will work directly with subsidiary businesses.
Reporting to the CFO, the VP, Internal Controls will manage the following:
Scoping, process documentation and identification of key controls, such as the general control framework, IT change controls and IT security controls
Internal audit program and other compliance projects to SOX standards, including 404 documentation
Coordination with management, external auditors and other outside consultants to develop and execute internal audit and SOX audit plans
SOX and internal audit input and documentation to audit teams
Development and administration of remediation plans for control weaknesses
Control and governance processes to improve risk management
Compliance training programs
Reviews of company policies and procedures
Maintenance of flowcharts, narratives and controls
Finance/IT policy and procedure development and review processes
Finance projects related to process improvement, system conversions and implementations
Documenting all finance and revenue processes, manual and technical
Consolidating functional and technical requirements of changes/impacts
Interfacing with IT Dept and outside vendors regarding all system upgrades
Developing system test plans and coordinates system test execution
Ensuring all system changes are free of major defects and meet end user requirements
Advising management in financial policy and process matters
Preparing a thorough compliance plan and budget
Qualified candidates will possess the following skills, experience, education and abilities:
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance required
CPA required
MBA, Master’s or advanced degree preferred
7 years experience in accounting, auditing or finance experience
Strong working knowledge of GAAP; FASB and SAS auditing standards
Solid understanding of the following Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 requirements:
• Internal control framework, including control environment factors, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication systems and monitoring
• IT general controls including environment, change management, source code/document version control procedures, software development life cycle standards, security policies, standards and processes, incident management policies and procedures, hardware/software configuration, installation, testing, management standards, policies and procedures, disaster recovery/backup
• IT change controls such as financial transaction flow; fraud/data corruption potential; financial system infrastructure measures
• IT security such as front-end security, back-end security and network security
Prior experience with system implementation and platform conversions
Excellent communication skills—written, verbal and interpersonal
Experience in healthcare a plus
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