Senior Manager, Sox and Audit

Overview

Senior Manager, SOX & Audit role s position supports North America and Canada and leads the SOX program, audits, and cross-functional collaboration across IT and business process teams.

About Shark Ninja is a global product design and technology company with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions. Headquartered in Needham, MA with ~3,600 associates, Shark Ninja brands Shark and Ninja drive growth across multiple product categories.

• Build and maintain cross-functional relationships with leaders to support audits and process improvement projects.
• Manage and lead the North America and Canada SOX 404 compliance program including testing, reporting, and monitoring of all in-scope business process cycles; collaborate with finance, audit, and IT to ensure compliance with IT dependencies.
• Conduct walkthroughs of business cycles, update risk and control matrices, assess process and control effectiveness, and ensure ongoing improvements.
• Maintain the RCM and deficiency tracker and track progress of all deficiencies.
• Prepare regular progress updates for Global SOX testing, including charts for senior leadership and CAE.
• Manage SOX auditors in the assigned region and ensure timely completion of 404 testing, ITACs, and related testing.
• Assist in developing an ERM risk management framework and annual risk assessments and SOX materiality calculations for all regions.
• Collect and analyze data, conduct interviews, and assist senior Audit team members during scoping, planning, and audits.
• Conduct data-analytic audits (B/S and P&L), prepare work papers and draft audit reports with recommendations to improve controls and partner with management while maintaining independence.
• Identify and implement improvements to accounting policies/procedures and internal controls to enhance efficiency.
• Engage in special projects as assigned by management.

• Strong understanding of COSO, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX 302 and 404), financial reporting risks, internal controls, US GAAP, and IFRS; ability to make control recommendations to mitigate risks.
• Ability to dig into details and present high-level findings to leadership.
• Drive to question processes and improve efficiency; manufacturing or CPG industry experience preferred.
• Experience with Oracle; knowledge of internal accounting controls and SOX testing; GAAP compliance auditing a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication, analytical, time management, and ability to work with limited supervision.
• Experience with ERM, risk assessments, and SOX in a manufacturing/CPG context is desirable.

• Big Public Accounting experience desired; strong operating and financial controls evaluation skills.
• Certifications such as CPA, CA, CIA, CISA, CFE; MBAs preferred.
• Demonstrated SOX testing and reporting experience in a SOX environment; manufacturing/CPG experience preferred.
• Project management skills with focus on timely task completion and changing risk assessments.

We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, PTO, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, product discounts, and growth-focused learning programs. We strive to create an inclusive, outrageously extraordinary community where diversity, equity, and inclusion are valued and help drive innovation.

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