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What you'll be doing...You'll be part of the team responsible for the administration of Verizon's Sarbanes Oxley compliance programs leading all aspects of policies, processes, people and systems and partnering with business leaders to identify and mitigate financial, operational, legal, regulatory and reputational risks. You will lead all aspects of risk inherent in the department or function and make decisions concerning the scope of work to be performed based on those risks. Your work will help us improve our processes and come up with ways to make our control environment even stronger. Come help us keep our Finance team running better every day.
Assessing current and potential risks based on the potential financial, legal and reputation impacts to the company.
Developing and crafting a compliance strategy and make recommendations to senior management.
Developing and implementing a prioritized work plans based on the risk assessment and business partner feedback.
Coordinating our SOX 404 program for assigned processes including; review of process documentation, management training, establishment of management test plans, assessment of management test results, and remediation plans.
Crafting and implementing controls to improve financial performance and transactional accuracy.
Ensuring adequate coverage of significant risks through delegation of resources for monitoring and review of standard reports, risk model analysis and associated field work.
Preparing and delivering presentations communicating risks mitigated, and the potential impacts of unmitigated risks to management.
Providing leadership in developing and completing detailed and accurate investigations based on limited information.
Determining the best investigatory techniques based on the circumstances of each individual investigation.
Crafting ad hoc reporting to improve existing information and further investigations.
Developing analysis using large data sets related to back office Finance functions to assess risk and drive mitigation strategies.
You're a great communicator, winning the trust of team members, internal customers, and external suppliers. No stranger to a fast-paced environment and tight deadlines, you can adapt to changing circumstances, balance competing priorities, and combine a sense of urgency with due care and attention to detail. You get personal satisfaction from analyzing problems and delivering solutions to improve business processes.
You'll need to have:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Math, or Information Systems or four or more years of work experience.
Six or more years of relevant work experience.
Experience in operational Compliance, business controls or Finance.
Knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley Section 404.
Project management experience.
Even better if you have one or more of the following:
A Master's degree in Business Administration.
A Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
A Professional certification (CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE).
Experience using data analytic tools (ACL, Tableau).
Experience with report writing/database software.
Experience driving complex solutions and analytics to provide ongoing and automated monitoring of key risks.
Experience formulating, interpreting and implementing policies and processes.
Experience using auditing principles and methods
Working knowledge of statistics, reporting and analytical tools.
Telecommunications experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for analytics and presentation.
If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.
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