Role Summary:

The Internal Controls Specialist is responsible for safeguarding the company's assets and ensuring the integrity of financial reporting. This role assesses the effectiveness of internal control systems, identifies risks, and recommends improvements to processes to ensure compliance with regulatory standards (e.g., SOX, GDPR) and company policies.

Key Responsibilities:

Control Design & Implementation: Design, document, and implement internal controls (preventative and detective) over financial reporting and operational processes.

Risk Assessment: Conduct periodic risk assessments to identify areas of potential fraud, errors, or inefficiencies within business processes.

Testing & Monitoring: Execute control testing plans to verify the operating effectiveness of controls. Document test results and maintain audit trails.

Process Improvement: Collaborate with process owners (e.g., AP, AR, Payroll, IT) to redesign workflows that mitigate risk while improving efficiency.

Remediation: Track and monitor management action plans to ensure timely remediation of identified control deficiencies.

Compliance: Ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies. Stay up-to-date on changes in regulatory requirements.

Training: Provide training and guidance to staff regarding internal control policies and procedures.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. CPA, CIA, or CISA certification is highly preferred.

Experience: 3-5+ years of experience in internal audit, external audit (public accounting), or internal controls.

Technical Skills: Strong understanding of US GAAP/IFRS, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, and internal control frameworks (COSO). Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) is an advantage.

Soft Skills: Meticulous attention to detail, strong analytical and investigative skills, and excellent written communication for reporting findings.

Travel: Ability to travel up to 15% to various company locations if applicable.

• Design, document, and implement internal controls (preventative and detective) over financial reporting and operational processes.
• Conduct periodic risk assessments to identify areas of potential fraud, errors, or inefficiencies within business processes.
• Execute control testing plans to verify the operating effectiveness of controls. Document test results and maintain audit trails.
• Collaborate with process owners (e.g., AP, AR, Payroll, IT) to redesign workflows that mitigate risk while improving efficiency.
• Track and monitor management action plans to ensure timely remediation of identified control deficiencies.
• Ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies. Stay up-to-date on changes in regulatory requirements.
• Provide training and guidance to staff regarding internal control policies and procedures.

• Meticulous attention to detail
• Strong analytical and investigative skills
• Excellent written communication for reporting findings
• Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) is an advantage

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• CPA, CIA, or CISA certification is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP/IFRS, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, and internal control frameworks (COSO).