SOX Auditor - Staff (Closed)

Lucas Group is excited to partner with a fast growing publicly traded communications company that is expanding their SOX audit division. 
 

• 3 levels of advancement opportunities – Senior, Manager Director level.
• CEO’s vision is to build out the Accounting, Finance and Operations divisions as they continue to grow and expand services
• Great work-life balance; remotely work from home available
• Lots of policies and procedures have already been put in place

Job Description:

• Assist with the overall SOX compliance program involving the assessment of internal controls over financial reporting
• Participate in the completion of the annual SOX project, which includes involvement with;

1. Walkthroughs
2. Update process documentation
3. Perform testing
4. Develop and track action plans to remediate any noted control exceptions

• Build and maintain influential working relationships with management, team members, as well as with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop an understanding of the business by accompanying the Senior Auditor and Audit Manager on walkthroughs
• Provide support to external auditors on internal audit work for SOX compliance and the financial statement audit
• Collaborate and Identify areas of improvement with operating and financial personnel across the company

• Sarbanes-Oxley act (SOX),404
• Understanding of internal auditing standards, COSO 2013
• Experience and/or knowledge of General Accounting and Percentage of Completion (POC)
• US Generally Accepted Accounting principles (US GAAP)
• General Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS)
• Work independently, with limited direction and guidance, but works well as a team
• Work on multiple projects and effectively manages time to ensure assignments are completed in the established time frame
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, to effectively present to peers and management
• Solid understanding of Microsoft Office Suite Products (Excel, Word, Teams, PowerPoint, etc.)

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business related field
• Scheduled to sit, has parts passed or has received the CPA designation
• Other certifications that are in process or have received - CIA, CFE, or CISA are a plus but not required
• 1 -3 years of SOX related internal audit experience in a public company or Risk Based Internal Audit experience from a Public Accounting firm