Associate Director

Associate Director, Audit and Assurance Services Responsibilities

• SOX scoping:
  Develop and maintain the SOX Audit Plan, including selection of entities and processes subject to MCAAS testing.
• Execute quarterly scoping reviews to confirm testing coverage aligns to MCAAS guidelines and evolving business changes.
• Audit planning and execution oversight:
  Support audit teams during fieldwork to ensure consistent application of testing attributes, timely deficiency vetting, and alignment on process improvements.
• Maintain Audit Board accuracy and reporting for all control and testing documentation.
• Partner with SOX IT to evaluate the control impact of new system implementations and general changes to the control environment.
• Discuss control changes and significant findings with Global Process Owners (GPOs), Governance & Compliance leads, and PwC; serve as MCAAS’s liaison to PwC.
• Lead, coach, and train a small team during audits; provide technical guidance on policies, control design, testing methodology, and reporting.
• Produce senior leadership reporting on deficiency trends and audit results.
• Lead initiatives to streamline testing, improve efficiencies, and implement best practices across the SOX program.
• Participate in ad-hoc incident response and control impact assessments as required.
• Execute Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) Audits:
  Perform approx. four GRC audits per year, leading small teams through financial and compliance audits/assessments to evaluate internal control adequacy and deliver value-added audit reports.

• Education:
  
  BS/BA degree in accounting.
• Required Experience:
  
  7+ years of demonstrated technical accounting experience (preferably Big
  4);
  Sarbanes-Oxley compliance experience.
• CPA.
• Ability to manage changing priorities and work under rigid time schedules.
• Travel up to 25% within assigned regions/entities (domestic/international); driving required for certain domestic audits.

Accountability;
Administrative Policies;
Asset Accounting;
Audit Planning;
Budgeting;
Client Relationship Building;
Compliance Awareness;
Financial Analysis;
Governance Risk Compliance (GRC);
Internal Audit Controls; IS Audit;
Leadership Reporting;
Management Process;
New System Implementations;
Performance Monitoring;
Persuasion;
Policy Development;
Policy Implementation;
Preparation of Financial Reports;
Project Governance;
Report Writing;
Risk Governance;
Risk Management;
Tax Return Analysis.