SOX Manager w/ Consulting Firm - Fully Remote

Company: A2B Resources LLC
Location: Casper
Posted on: August 6, 2022

Job Description:

1.What are tangible and intangible benefits of this job? 1. No pressure to sell or market to advance your career - Promotions and advancement not dependent on you selling work to new or existing clients. Just do what you enjoy which is auditing.

2. Work from home - Work from the safety and comfortable of your home. Be close to your family and pets. Apply your skills without having to move to another city.

3. Job security - Full-time work with the same company that has processes, standards and methodology. The company is growing and adding positions.

4. Job variety - Serve a variety of companies to expand your skills, no repetitive work that is boring

5. Save money on gas and car maintenance - With increasing gas costs, no commute means you don't pay for higher gas prices. No wear-and-tear on your car which reduces repair costs and maintenance costs.

6. Save time - Working from home gives you back 2-3 hours each day from the commute. Use this time for your health, your family and your hobbies. No wasted commuting time. That's like getting a 10%-20% pay raise.

7. Constantly learn new skills and get exposure to new systems. The company uses technology and software and bots to work smarter.

8. Ability to become certified as a CPA because you'll work for active CPAs who can sign for your work experience.

9. Work Pacific Standard Time (PST) - So you can take kids to school, have breakfast with family or exercise before you start your work day

10. Work in a professional environment - Be surrounded by professionals who enjoy serving others

2. What are the major results or outcomes to be accomplished by the person in this job? 1. Clients want you to continue working on their project; clients don't complain about you
2. Audit workpaper and test results are reviewed timely, accurately and completely to meet planned deadlines
3. Manage 1 client to meet their testing deadlines after 90 days of start date
4. Manage 2-3 clients to meet their testing deadlines after 180 days of start date
3. What are the most frequent and most essential work activities in this job?

1. Remember client weekly or monthly deadlines and plan your schedule to complete your tasks
2. Understand and review key risks associated with the clients business processes
3. Advise clients on internal controls for business processes and make recommendations
4. Share client status and key events with internal team
5. Review audit support request lists
6. Review audit support files once received from client to verify that testing can start
7. Review and approve audit test steps for others to conduct testing
8. Review completed test workpapers for accuracy and identify exceptions
9. Answer questions about test results or content from staff or support team
10. Perform test procedures for more complex areas
11. Communicate test results to process owners and external auditors
12. Answer external auditor questions about test results
13. Answer process owner questions about test results
14. Recommend changes to fix deficiencies

You will manage 3 of these processes for 2-4 clients
1. Financial statement close and reporting
2. Fixed assets
3. Inventory
4. HR new hire, termination, pay changes
5. Payroll processing
6. Accounts payable, vendor invoice payments
7. Customer invoicing and accounts receivable
8. Stock option, employee equity administration

4. What team members and how many are supervised/managed by the person in this job? 1. Internal Audit Seniors
2. Experienced SOX Auditors - 2-4
5. Who are the primary people contacts in this job?With whom / What purpose / How often? 1. Project admins - Daily
A. Coordinate files to send to clients
B. Review meeting agendas
C. Attend meetings together
D. Give instructions to prepare for meetings

2. Testers - Daily
A. Coordinate files to send to process owners and external auditors
B. Attend meetings together
C. Give instructions on audit testing
D. Give instructions to change test/audit procedures
E. Review completed test workpapers
F. Answer questions about test results or content

3. Process owners in AP, AR, HR, GL, Payroll Teams, Sales Ops - Weekly
A. Plan and communicate timeline and schedules with process owners
B. Conduct interviews to understand customer processes
C. Make process or internal controls recommendations
D. Request supporting documents from process owners
E. Review test results with process owners4. Flowchart team - Weekly
A. Coordinate flowchart files to send to process owners
B. Attend meetings together
C. Give instructions to prepare flowcharts
D. Give instructions to change flowcharts
E. Review completed flowcharts
F. Answer questions about flowchart content
5. Engagement Admin - Weekly
A. Prioritize deadlines for EA to schedule meetings

6. IT Help Desk - As needed
A. Troubleshooting your IT, internet or technology questions6. What is the dress code?
You will be on camera all day and in meetings and need to be professionally visible
Acceptable:
1. Business Casual wear such as:
2. Collared Shirt
3. Polo Shirt
4. Button-Down Shirt
5. Blouse
6. Sports/ Suit Jacket
7. Jacket (Business)
Not Acceptable:
1. Tank Tops
2. T-Shirts
3. See-Through Fabric
4. Low Cut Shirts
5. Sweatshirts
6. Athletic Tops
7. Hoodies
8. Beachwear
9. Sleepwear/ Pajamas

7. What are the prerequisites for this job? 1. Required: 4-6 years auditing experience in public accounting or SOX auditing or internal audit
2. Required: Reliable, consistent internet connection
3. Required: Ability to work with several clients at a time
4. Required: Ability to work with a diverse global team from all cultures
5. Required: Intermediate Excel skills
6. Required: Familiar with accounting, payroll and HR processes
7. Required: Able to work with different software and tools such as chat, MS Word, Skype, file sharing folders
8. Preferred: CPA, CIA, CISA
9. Preferred: Big 4, Grant Thornton, BDO experience
10. Preferred: 5% (2 weeks) travel for site visits if needed
11. Preferred: Ability to work extended hours for client needs occasionally
12. Preferred: Previously worked in accounting or finance departments
8. What are the toughest parts of this job on a day-to-day basis? 1. Juggling competing deadlines on short-notice (daily, weekly)
2. Adapting to changing priorities daily
3. Resilient to learn new procedures without getting flustered
4. Relying on additional resources or other people when your systems/internet aren't working
5. Tactfully follow up with process owners who are late in providing documents you requested
9. What is the compensation / job type / benefits? 1. Rate: $100,000 - $130,000
2. Job Type: Full-time contract to start; potential transition to full-time employee
3. Benefits:
As contractor, no additional benefits
As employee, you will be eligible to participate in 401K plan, PTO accrual, 10 paid holidays, medical insurance reimbursement (not 100%)
10. Shift/Hours Info: We work on Pacific Standard Time (PST) zone. So, while the hours have some flexibility, it will be important to be available for any required meetings that may be outside of your normal shift time, due to some clients being in different time zones. Weekly average hours are 42. The range could be from 40-50 hours per week depending on project deadlines.
Example Range: 7AM PST - 5PM PST / 10AM EST - 8PM EST (include breaks in between range of hours)
11. What behavioral traits, attitudes and skills are required? 1. Resourcefulness -
Ability to suggest solutions given resource constraints, figuring out how to get over/under/around obstacles to meet goal. AND do it. Self correcting. Learns from mistakes and do differently next time.

2. Organization -
Plans, organizes, schedules in productive way. Focus on key priorities.

3. Work ethic -
Possesses a strong willingness to work hard and sometimes long hours to get the job done. Has a track record of working hard.

4. Clear Communication -
Speaks and writes clearly without being overly verbose in all forms of communication

5. Teamwork

6. Attention to detail -
Ensures important details get passed on and not derail a project

7. Proactiveness -
Acts without being told to suggest recommendations and solutions for client, brings new ideas to team without being told what to do

8. Effective -
Able to produce significant output with minimal waste

9. Culture and mission fit -
Enjoys fast pace, collaboration, continual learning while helping clients and team grow

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