Our client, one of Canada’s most progressive Midstream companies in Canada, has an immediate need for a Specialist Internal Controls. This is a contract position for one (1) year located in the Calgary, Alberta.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Manages the day-to-day activities for SOX Compliance project
- Acts as the key liaison to the parent company’s internal audit team and ensures that the requirements under its corporate SOX compliance program are met by
- Conducts SOX Compliance planning and risk assessments including performing/documenting fraud risk and financial statement risk assessments, developing the risk control matrix (RCM), scheduling work timelines, developing resource requirements, etc.
- Works with the process/control owners in updating process/control documentation, requesting test samples, communicating deficiencies, and developing and implementing remediation to address deficiencies.
- Conducts testing and walkthrough of key controls and/or review documentation of testing and walkthrough of key controls and liaises with the external auditors and members of testing team the coordination of testing and walkthroughs
- Monitors the overall progress of the SOX Compliance project and keeping all documentation (e.g., RCM) current making sure that timelines set by the parent company and external auditors are met
- Provides periodic status update of ’s SOX Compliance project to the Finance management team and the parent company
- Identifies areas for improvement in internal controls and processes at and assist process owners in implementing recommendations
- Ensures the adequacy and reasonableness of information technology controls risk assessments and related IT control matrix, making sure that the overall SOX Compliance implications of deficiencies from IT perspective are addressed
- Assists in the development and implementation of new Finance/Accounting policies at and/or amendment of existing policies from time to time. Also, assists the Finance management team in addressing employee questions in respect of existing Finance/Accounting policies
- Leads or assists other internal control projects from time to time
Qualifications:
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment and communicate effectively
- Strong knowledge of and experience on internal controls over financial reporting
- Experience and adequate understanding of information technology general controls as well as financial reporting/accounting application controls
- Flexible and able to manage multiple priorities
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or Accounting
- Chartered Professional Accountant designation
- At least three years audit firm experience and three years industry Finance/Accounting experience
- Proficient in Visio flowcharting
- Knowledge with SAP/S4 HANA is an asset
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