SOX Compliance Analyst at Basking Ridge

Responsibilities

At Verizon, it’s our goal to advance every day. You can help us move ahead as we strengthen our position as a global communications leader. That starts with advancing our individuals. When they succeed, everyone succeeds.

Position Responsibilities:

The Verizon Corporate Accounting Policy group is responsible for ensuring Verizon's entity-wide compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 404 internal control requirements. The SOX consultant position would be specifically responsible for performing the following tasks:

• Complete the annual SOX risk-based scoping process, at the account and process level;

• Perform compliance reviews of management testing of internal controls to ensure compliance with the required SOX test plans and documentation requirements;

• Monitor the testing progress of process owners to ensure timely completion, research the risk and impact of control findings, recommend remediation plans to management, develop timelines for re-testing, and ensure SOX documentation requirements are met;

• Perform process reviews to evaluate current business practices, internal control structure, existing SOX documentation, and implement any necessary changes;

• Identify SOX impact of changes in the control environment due to changes in accounting regulations, internal company policies, system enhancements or implementations, company reorganizations and make determinations for changes to existing controls or adding new controls when necessary;

• Work closely with internal and external auditors to coordinate audit timing, control finding remediation and re-testing, and SOX reporting;

• Prepare monthly reporting for VP and Controller status updates;

• Prepare quarterly reporting for the Audit Committee;

• Track updates needed to the internal SOX reporting tool; and

• Develop SOX training materials for the process owners

Qualifications

•Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance, related field or equivalent experience
•CPA
•3+ years' experience working in an audit/accounting/finance role
•Proficiency in SOX 404 requirements
•Exceptional organization and time management skills
•Ability to multi-task
• Experience evaluating SOX requirements; identifying controls, control gap analysis, and evaluating testing effectiveness
• Excellent interpersonal skills: strong written communication skills, ability to communicate clearly and effectively across various levels in the organization
• Project management experience; proven ability to continuously move forward multiple projects in various states
• Ability to effectively perform detailed analysis and big picture assessments of company processes and their related internal controls
•Proven ability to meet stringent reporting deadlines
•Experience working in a team environment and ability to work with numerous different groups throughout an extremely large organization
•Big 4 audit experience highly preferred

Country: USA, State: New Jersey, City: Basking Ridge, Company: Verizon Communications.