Assistant Manager / Manager - Accounting Operations Advisory – SOX/ Internal Financial Controls - Geneva / Zurich)
- Be a trusted advisor to our clients to assist with SOX and internal controls matters. Manage projects and teams and advise clients on their internal control framework by assessing financial risks, scoping, designing or improving financial controls and processes, identifying potential control deficiencies and developing relevant improvement plans.
- Prepare written evaluations of deficiencies in operation or design of internal controls and Provide recommendations for any material weakness remediation efforts, as well as monitor and advise process owners on action plans for remediation of deficient controls. Interface with external auditors to review compliance results and to facilitate the external auditor’s own assessment of internal controls over financial reporting.
- Advise on remediation and optimization: Monitor and advise process owners on action plans for remediating deficient controls, prepare written evaluations of control deficiencies, and provide recommendations for material weakness remediation efforts. Additionally, advise clients on SOX optimization, modernization, and the use of systems, tools, and applications for enhancing financial controls and reporting processes.
- Supervise, coach and mentor all levels of staff. Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback and training. Develop and communicate workplace culture and adherence to Deloitte’s code of conduct.
- Support financial controls go-to-market initiatives and collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams to develop new market offerings and advance existing one.
- You are pro-active, adaptable, keen to grow and have strong interpersonal and communication skills allowing you to build good relationships with clients and team members
- You have a bachelor’s degree from a university or technical college in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting / and or you are partially or fully qualified in an accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA or others)
- 5 to 7 years of experience in PCAOB audit, and solid understating and expertise of SOX regulations (SOX 404), or equivalent experience
- Basic knowledge of ERP system-based control design and optimization
- Experience in scoping, risk assessment, reviewing, testing and/or performing financial controls, identifying and evaluation of control deficiencies, identifying control improvement opportunities, optimization of controls, designing new controls, implementation and remediation (A good understanding of IT concepts and automations as well as will be considered an asset).
- You have good knowledge of the core business processes (e.g., PTP, OTC, RTR, Treasury, Tax, HR, etc.), ICOFR relevant controls and key risk management concepts.
- Strong analytical skills, accuracy and attention to detail
- Good project and time management skills
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in English. Any further languages (German, French) would be an advantage.
Lieu de travail
Deloitte AG