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The 'Manager - SOX Risks and Controls' position is a key member of the Global Finance Policy and Controls Team within the Global Accounting Center of Excellence. The SOX Risks and Controls team is primarily responsible for working with global finance teams and other key stakeholder groups to assess, design and document financial processes/controls and influence/collaborate in company-wide Finance initiatives, including large-scale system implementations and other enterprise-wide initiatives. In this role, you will have the opportunity to gain exposure to many of the Company's operating business units, interact with leaders of the organization and positively impact enterprise ongoing continuous process improvement. This position will have one direct report to achieve these objectives. CORE RESPONSIBILITIES: Assess, design and document global key financial business processes, risks, and controls Lead discussions with Company personnel to understand key financial business processes, evaluate risk, and design the applicable SOX compliant control framework across the global organization. Manage process owners during the control certification process, including challenging existing internal controls and control documentation for improvement to accuracy, efficiency, and effectiveness of controls. Collaborate on enterprise-wide finance initiatives by assessing changes to key financial processes and procedures and ensuring SOX controls are appropriately designed and documented. Apply accounting and audit concepts when assessing key processes and related risks. Lead discussions with internal and external audit teams to assist with questions identified through their execution of the annual SOX compliance program over established controls. Review findings from internal and external audits and facilitate the remediation plans, including providing key updates to senior management. Actively build strong relationships with company leadership and key business personnel. Stay up to date on current guidance, methodologies, and global finance policies implemented. Educate and create awareness of critical SOX concepts to relevant process owners Assist process owners in identifying appropriate support to evidence control performance, including seeking ways to influence change in SOX control execution utilizing new tools implemented and new reporting available through OneStream/Oracle Cloud implementations. Understand common pitfalls to control execution and seek opportunities to enhance current processes. Identify and communicate required control changes to process owners. Assist in the development and training for updates/improvements related to the SOX process. Career Development / Team Dynamics Encourage best practices with communication to management including increased face-to-face conversations to drive efficiencies/build relationships. Manage direct report while fostering an efficient, innovative, and team-oriented work environment / encourage common practices amongst the team. Delegate tasks as appropriate and provide guidance to ensure task completion. Provide status updates to the direct supervisor, SOX Risk & Controls and prioritize team tasks according to urgency/risk. Be the key resource to your direct report by educating them on best practices, being a point of contact for follow up questions/next steps and providing on the job coaching. Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict confidentiality. Provide opportunities for growth and development. POSITION REQUIREMENTS FORMAL EDUCATION: Required: Bachelor's degree with a major in Accounting or Finance Preferred: Advanced degrees or certifications (CPA, CIA, MBA, etc.) KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE: Required: 5+ years of professional work experience in accounting and/or auditing G