Sox Auditor
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ 07828
Description:
Sr. SOX Auditor
ONSITE IN BUDD LAKE, NEW JERSEY
Full-time, Direct Hire
Position Summary:
The Senior SOX Auditor role focuses on Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) business process, ITGC and applications control testing.
Roles and Responsibilities:
The Senior SOX Auditor is responsible for ensuring that the SOX processes support compliance with the COSO (Committee of sponsoring organizations of the Treadway Commission) framework of internal controls for financial reporting. The SOX Auditor will develop process narratives and controls documentation, perform assurance procedures to assess the design and effectiveness of business process controls, ITGC and application controls, propose process improvement recommendations, and help prepare reporting for business leadership.
Participate in the design of an annual testing plan and perform these key activities, focused on SOX:
Participates in planning and scoping of both ITGC, automated application controls, and business process controls
Leads process walkthroughs for business process, ITGC and application controls and assesses the effectiveness of the processes and controls (Tests of Design)
Executes testing of business process, ITGC and application controls in accordance with defined test attributes and guidance (Tests of Effectiveness)
Identify and document IT security risks and opportunities for improvement
Reviews and assesses impact from issues raised by various partners, both internal and external
Problem solves and steps in to complete work to meet critical deadlines. Conducts root cause analysis, compensating and mitigating controls, and impact analysis
Prepare and complete testing work papers in Onto Innovation, Inc. audit tool (Auditboard)
Collect and maintain evidence to support the testing and monitoring of deficiencies
Monitor, follow up on the status of corrective action plans, and test the remediation of identified deficiencies
Conduct interviews, analyze data, and formulate recommendations to mitigate identified deficiencies and improve the overall control environment
Facilitate external auditor's information requests, reach consensus on conclusions, track control deficiencies and coordinate remediation efforts identified by external auditor.
Required Education and Experience:
Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, Business Information Systems
Minimum of 3 years SOX experience, preferably with ITGC/ITAC experience
Experience designing and testing business process controls, ITGC, and application controls, including segregation of duties assessment, identification and analysis of risks and evaluating controls effectiveness
Understanding of SOX, 2013 COSO framework, COBIT, financial reporting risks, internal controls & test plan development
Knowledge of infrastructure and IT processes and controls (e.g., change management, backup and recovery, user access/security administration) is required
Public accounting experience preferred
External certification preferred: CPA, CIA, CISA, CISM, or CISSP
Skilled in identifying risks & controls and developing audit tests of controls
Excellent and clear verbal and written communication skills
Strong analytical, interpersonal and leadership skills with orientation toward process improvement
Excellent problem-solving skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint and Word)
Oracle/SAP experience preferred
Ability to work independently.
Ability to travel domestically up to 15%
ONSITE IN BUDD LAKE, NEW JERSEY
Full-time, Direct Hire
Position Summary:
The Senior SOX Auditor role focuses on Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) business process, ITGC and applications control testing.
Roles and Responsibilities:
The Senior SOX Auditor is responsible for ensuring that the SOX processes support compliance with the COSO (Committee of sponsoring organizations of the Treadway Commission) framework of internal controls for financial reporting. The SOX Auditor will develop process narratives and controls documentation, perform assurance procedures to assess the design and effectiveness of business process controls, ITGC and application controls, propose process improvement recommendations, and help prepare reporting for business leadership.
Participate in the design of an annual testing plan and perform these key activities, focused on SOX:
Participates in planning and scoping of both ITGC, automated application controls, and business process controls
Leads process walkthroughs for business process, ITGC and application controls and assesses the effectiveness of the processes and controls (Tests of Design)
Executes testing of business process, ITGC and application controls in accordance with defined test attributes and guidance (Tests of Effectiveness)
Identify and document IT security risks and opportunities for improvement
Reviews and assesses impact from issues raised by various partners, both internal and external
Problem solves and steps in to complete work to meet critical deadlines. Conducts root cause analysis, compensating and mitigating controls, and impact analysis
Prepare and complete testing work papers in Onto Innovation, Inc. audit tool (Auditboard)
Collect and maintain evidence to support the testing and monitoring of deficiencies
Monitor, follow up on the status of corrective action plans, and test the remediation of identified deficiencies
Conduct interviews, analyze data, and formulate recommendations to mitigate identified deficiencies and improve the overall control environment
Facilitate external auditor's information requests, reach consensus on conclusions, track control deficiencies and coordinate remediation efforts identified by external auditor.
Required Education and Experience:
Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, Business Information Systems
Minimum of 3 years SOX experience, preferably with ITGC/ITAC experience
Experience designing and testing business process controls, ITGC, and application controls, including segregation of duties assessment, identification and analysis of risks and evaluating controls effectiveness
Understanding of SOX, 2013 COSO framework, COBIT, financial reporting risks, internal controls & test plan development
Knowledge of infrastructure and IT processes and controls (e.g., change management, backup and recovery, user access/security administration) is required
Public accounting experience preferred
External certification preferred: CPA, CIA, CISA, CISM, or CISSP
Skilled in identifying risks & controls and developing audit tests of controls
Excellent and clear verbal and written communication skills
Strong analytical, interpersonal and leadership skills with orientation toward process improvement
Excellent problem-solving skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint and Word)
Oracle/SAP experience preferred
Ability to work independently.
Ability to travel domestically up to 15%