Financial Controls and Documentation Analyst
Cartesian is a specialist consulting firm focused on the global telecommunications, media, and technology (TMT) industries. For over 35 years, we have helped clients worldwide build and execute strategies that transform the products, services, and organizations that shape the industries in which they operate. We are driven to solve the complex questions and challenges facing our industry and passionate about problem-solving, figuring things out, seeing things from a different angle, and cutting through complexity to achieve client success.
If you are a like-minded go-getter and team player, consider joining the Cartesian team.
Cartesian is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
About This Job
The responsibilities include test plan execution for corporate financial controls, identifying areas where controls remediation is required, and thorough documentation of findings. This individual will also collaborate with client process control owners to test and resolve identified improvement opportunities and weaknesses uncovered during testing as well as provide status to key stakeholders and leadership.
The ideal candidate possesses excellent testing, communication, and organizational skills to successfully conduct financial controls testing.
Responsibilities
- Execute Financial Controls Test Plan performing both test of control design and effectiveness to determine adequacy of the control to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures as well as external laws and regulations.
- Plan and execute SOX testing and documentation activities.
- Work Collaboratively across the business to drive value through participation in special projects and ad hoc requests.
- Manage project workload and timelines to ensure timely completion of assignments.
- Evaluate process and product changes to identify potential risks and recommend improvements
- Run scripts as needed to validate data associated with controls
- Document test findings in alignment with organizational standards
- Communicate test findings and recommendations to diverse audiences, including non-finance professionals.
- Identify and evaluate control deficiencies and coordinate remediation efforts with control owners
- Provide weekly test progress status and final testing results to leadership and key stakeholders
- Recommend improvements to the Test Plan and procedures
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting with a minimum of five years of experience and proven track record in Financial Controls testing including SOX specific testing
- Skilled in Compliance testing and validation standards as well as Test Plan management
- Experience in Financial Services; familiarity with financial and accounting concepts
- Outstanding organizational skills, ability to set and communicate priorities and meet deadlines
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, manage and coordinate multiple project assignments simultaneously, accepting ownership and accountability of the process and deliver on commitments.
- Experience performing risk assessments, designing or implementing SOX and Internal Controls.
- Excellent presentation and written communication skills
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Team player
- Proficient in the use of MS Office products
- Auditing experience useful
Location: Remote
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