Accountant Lead, Internal Controls

Accountant Lead, Internal Controls

FIS Global

347 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32202

Hybrid work

Job type:
Full-time

Position Type: Full time

Type Of Hire: Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

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The Internal Controls Team is part of the Corporate Chief Accounting Officer organization and oversees key financial internal control standards enterprise wide including the company’s annual Sarbanes Oxley ("SOX") Program. The team’s objective is to establish a sustainable program of financial internal controls using a risk-based approach intended to ensure that financial reporting is accurate, timely and complete while ensuring compliance with established policies and practices and promoting operational effectiveness and efficiency.

This is a hybrid role located at our Jacksonville Headquarters

• Provides a key supportive role within the Internal Controls Team.
• Serves as a liaison between Internal Controls Team and business owners/Internal Audit/external auditor.
• Assists in execution of periodic risk assessments for the purpose of defining SOX Program and other internal control initiatives.
• Assists in various internal controls/SOX Program related initiatives to be aligned with the needs of key stakeholders (i.e. business owners/Internal Audit/external auditor).
• Assists in the successful tactical execution of the SOX Program/internal controls initiatives ensuring adherence to all required quality standards.
• Executes role to achieve SOX Program and internal control related initiative goals and timelines.
• Proactively ensures complete understanding of all aspects of SOX Program and internal controls related initiatives, regardless of subject matter.
• Communicates openly about areas of concern or uncertainty to ensure high-quality, value-added, accurate results.
• Communicates with subject matter experts and evaluates quality of results.
• Executes effective and thorough application of internal control related standards.
• Ensures enhanced level of understanding and service over assigned areas of responsibility.
• Facilitates proactive, tactical collaboration with risk, control and compliance functions to ensure alignment of activities and prior efforts to understand and evaluate risk and risk appetite.
• Establishes role as a valued business partner to assigned areas of focus.
• Keeps abreast of best practices and is proactive in identifying and communicating how they may be applied in practice.
• Other SOX Program and internal control initiative related duties assigned, as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or technology or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.
• Professional certification as CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) preferred but not required. Public accounting firm experience is preferred but not required.
• 7 or more years of professional experience leading SOX, internal controls, and/or audit
• Business process and IT General controls experience is required
• Ability to see projects through to completion on a timely basis without compromising Internal Controls Team standards or quality – is results oriented
• Requires a strong business acumen with ability to translate risk concepts into practical application giving due consideration to business context and prudent management principles
• Ability to assimilate information quickly and identify risk for further analysis
• Possesses a strong foundation in risk and controls and is able to apply concepts to any process regardless of specialization or area being evaluated
• Requires excellent skills in communicating ideas both verbally and in written form in a clear, concise and professional manner and is candid and forthright in communicating issues, concerns, and audit activities to all levels of management
• Dem…