Stamford, Connecticut
Senior Auditor Job Opening in Stamford, Connecticut - Description
Tronox Risk Management and Corporate Audit is a value-added and collaborative risk assurance function focused on delivering top quality assurance services to the company?s Audit Committee and Management.
Tronox is hiring a Senior Auditor to assist in the global Sarbanes-Oxley (SOx) Program Office and Operational and financial audits. In this role you will be responsible for all aspects of the quarterly and annual compliance program including SoX testing, conducting operational and financial audits, deficiency monitoring and remediation testing.
Over time, candidates who are successful in this role may have the opportunity to rotate into other assignments at Tronox. This individual will also have the opportunity to participate in special projects.
The Tronox value system is the core of our culture and the position as with all positions require that the Senior Manager ? Internal Audit live the Tronox values as outlined below:
Safety and Health - We believe passionately that everyone at Tronox should experience a safe and healthy workplace. We proactively identify and manage risk, conduct ourselves responsibly, exercise good judgment and take responsibility for our actions.
Responsibility - We are responsible citizens, as a company and as individuals. We are stewards of our environment and active in our communities.
People - We create opportunities for development and act intentionally to create a diverse and supportive work environment. Each of us is committed to personal growth and development, embraces change, and learns from our successes and mistakes in order to create a high-performance culture.
Teamwork - We collaborate effectively, communicate openly, engage honestly, treat others respectfully, and make informed decisions.
Customers - Our collective purpose is to create and sell differentiated and competitive products and services, and to make it easy for our customers -- internal and external -- to do business with us.
Results - We encourage creativity and measure results. We set clearly defined and challenging objectives; we own those objectives, and we deliver results, with a relentless focus on operational excellence. We innovate our processes to continuously deliver better results.
Duties
Perform assigned SoX testing for various business cycles i.e. PTP, OTC, Inventory Management, Payroll, Financial Close, Treasury, Tax etc. in accordance with defined SoX test attributes and testing guidance. Most importantly, the individual must meet the deadlines and be able to work independently.
Conduct operational and financial audits including balance sheet reviews. Prepare audit work papers and write audit reports detailing the audit findings and recommendations. Formulate recommendations to management to correct deficiencies and improve controls and conditions. Prepare internal audit reports for audit areas assigned during audits.
Strong analytical, research, and organizational skills, issue resolution, and report writing skills is required.
Execute SOX testing and documentation activities with consistent quality including maintaining effective tracking and monitoring of deficiencies.
Collect and analyse data, conduct interviews and document, summarize, and assist the Audit Director/Manager in communicating audit/SoX results and following up on the status of correction action plans, as needed.
Perform walkthroughs of the various business cycles based on the flowcharts and Risk and Control Matrices that have already been documented and assess the effectiveness of the process and controls for assigned cycles.
Update the testing templates, annual controls testing, and monitoring and testing of remediated deficiencies.
Strong analytical, research, and organizational skills, issue resolution, and report writing skills
Conduct meetings with location management to discuss SoX testing results.
Participate in a variety of special projects as assigned by management;
Skills
Possess a strong understanding of the COSO framework, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Sections 302 and 404), financial reporting risks, internal controls, US GAAP, and IFRS, with the ability to make control recommendations to successfully mitigate key risks.
SAP experience highly desired.
Prefer candidates with public accounting experience
Manufacturing industry experience required.
Thorough knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards and compliance and substantive testing techniques including audit sampling methods. Prior experience with compliance auditing under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is a plus.
Effective oral and written communication and analytical and time management skills and the ability to work with limited supervision
Experience with internal accounting controls and objectives and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
Have strong operating and financial controls evaluation skills;
Possess the ability to work in cross-functional teams, cultivate leadership abilities and to develop operational and financial management skills;
Demonstrate strong verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills;
Possess project management skills with the focus on timely completion of tasks and the ability to identify and assess changing business process risks- MUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO MULTI-TASK ;
Qualifications
Bachelor?s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
At least 5-7 years of combined experience in internal or external auditing, SOX compliance practices.
Experience within a manufacturing environment is desired.
Certifications such as CPA, CA, CIA, CISA, CFE. MBAs are preferred.
Big Public Accounting experience strongly preferred.
Sarbanes-Oxley experience is required.
Primary Location
Stamford, CT
Travel:
Up to 30% including international.
Job Type: Full-time
Required education:
Bachelor's
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