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Associate Director, Sox Audit
Wallingford Center, CT
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Responsibilities Include:

- Assist the VP Internal Audit in developing a value-adding SOX audit function and safeguarding the Company’s financial

integrity by ensuring compliance with financial regulations and accounting standards

- Leadership and oversight of the audit of the consolidated financial statements, in particular the Company’s SEC filings such as

the quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings

o Strategic Leadership and Oversight: leads the planning and execution of the substantive and internal control audits

for the consolidated financial statements at HQ to ensure compliance with US GAAP and SEC requirements

o SEC Compliance and Risk Management, including:

 Identify and assess financial and operating risks

 Review and document complex technical accounting and auditing topics/issues

 Develop and implements risk management strategies to ensure the Company’s risk framework aligns with

SOX regulations

 Understand potential risk in business processes and transactions relating to accuracy and reliability of the

SEC filings

 Review statutory financial statements, SEC filings and other regulatory documents to ensure compliance

with applicable financial reporting standards and SEC regulations (including new accounting standards)


o Audit Execution and Internal Control Evaluation, including:

 Plan, execute and supervise risk-based audit procedures and work plans to ensure the objectives of each

audit are achieved (i.e., integrity and reliability of information, process efficiency and effectiveness,

safeguarding of assets, compliance with laws, regulation, policies and procedures)

 Assess effectiveness of internal controls, identify and report weaknesses, deficiencies and/or areas of

potential improvement

 Day-to-day supervision of other auditors and staff

 Ensure work paper documentation supports auditing conclusions


o Reporting and analyzing the results, including:

 Prepare and present final audit reports to local and senior management to discuss areas of risk identified,

processes weaknesses, areas of risk, recommendation to mitigate that risk

 Evaluate related action plans and process improvement opportunities

 Manage the audit findings log to ensure appropriate follow-up


- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including auditors, Executive, Division, and Group

management

- Assist in building and maintaining a partnership with management to develop and maintain cost-effective, efficient systems of

internal control

- Keep abreast of changes in financial reporting and SOX compliance regulations

- Review the compliance with applicable Laws and Regulations

- Train, coach, develop and support Internal Audit staff

- Supports the VP in certain administrative capacities such as the departmental budget

- Spiced in there (15-20%) might be special projects like accounting advisory, operational audits, due diligence, acquisition

integration, rationalization studies, process improvement initiatives, or act as finance controller on a temporary basis in our

facilities when necessary

Qualifications:

 10+ years of experience in public accounting or a combination of public accounting and manufacturing industry

experience. Strong technical accounting skills in US GAAP and SEC regulations - CPA required

 Excellent leadership abilities and experience managing an audit team

 Ability to research and evaluate complex and/or emerging accounting issues

 Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

 Strong analytical skills - ability to analyze and detect trends, issues or flaws; determine root case of issues; and partner

with others to drive solutions

 Knowledge of business processes and efficiencies

 Excellent communication skills

 Strict attention to detail

 Excellent report writing skill



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