Finance - SOX Internal Controls

Job Summary

• Develop an understanding of Accenture’s global processes internal controls and relevant government regulations (e.g., Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC rulings).
• Responsible for serving as Evaluator for various sub-processes internal controls (i.e. revenue recognition, payroll, general accounting and IT applications).
• Responsible for providing feedback to Control Owners, Process Leads and Internal Control Team Leads for continuously improvement the documentation of internal controls for various sub-processes.
• Responsible for gathering documentation to support our external auditors in their audit of Accenture’s Financial Statements.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of Accenture’s global processes and internal controls.
• Participate in the annual design effectiveness exercise and review the responses from Control Owners and Business Leads.
• Document the design and operating effectiveness testing of internal controls for various sub-processes (i.e. revenue recognition, payroll, general accounting and IT applications, etc.).
• Perform tasks as assigned by team with oversight from supervisors, with high quality and timely manner.
• Communicate status of work and issues encountered to supervisor. Escalate outstanding issues as appropriate.
• Recommend improvements to the global standard set of internal controls for areas of responsibility and follow up on issues.
• Gather evidence from Control Owners, in preparation for walkthrough meetings with our External Auditors, and validate completeness & accuracy. Participate to walkthroughs and take detailed notes on process and controls.
• Liaise with External Auditors and other organizations to support the audit work.
• Respond as needed to supervisor regarding any special projects and requests.
• Support training of local Control Leads and Executors on internal controls methodology and tools.
• Provide guidance on the use of technology to support our internal controls processes.

Relationships

• Reports to:  Internal Controls and Compliance Associate Manager/Specialist.
• Supervises: N/A.
• External Relationships: Control Owners, Internal Audit, External Audit.