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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Auditor - SOX Internal Controls
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Salary: £250 per day |
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Overview
The role will reside within the Finance Division, under the Finance Risk and Assurance function that supports the Morgan Stanley Sarbanes Oxley 404 (SOX) program and overall Finance Risk agenda. SOX is a significant regulatory requirement, which requires management to document, assess and make representations about the effectiveness of its internal control structure surrounding financial reporting. Primary Responsibilities: Responsibilities Include but are not limited to: Identify, document and assess key controls across Finance and Operations, as well as work with the business areas to institute proper controls and remediation strategies Communicate findings and recommendations to management, determine root causes, obtain management's action plan for remediation in a timely manner and track findings through resolution Develop and manage working relationships with key stakeholders, including Risk Managers and Business Process owners Assist in the development and rollout of scoping methodology, testing strategy, and integrated SOX and operational risk framework Track metrics and coordinate reporting to project working groups, steering committees, senior management and external auditors? Document control deficiencies which are clear, concise and provide value to management Comfortable with documenting front-to-back process and product flows Able to identify gaps between implemented controls and key risks and recommenced remediation actions Analyse any changes to internal business processes and/or accounting standards to assess the potential risks and impacts to controls in place Assist in various ad-hoc and broader Finance Risk agenda topics Skills Required: Bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting with experience in financial services, banking or Big 4 consulting Extensive knowledge of the internal control framework (specifically COSO) and a solid understanding of the concepts of control design and operational efficiency Proven understanding of testing methodologies and processes Strong knowledge of SOX requirements and ability to assist with documentation of Finance process controls to support operational as well as SOX compliance audits, including performing walkthroughs and developing process flow charts Excellent analytical, technical and problem solving skills with strong attention to detail Critical dependency on strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate with key stakeholders and Senior Management Intellectual curiosity with a focus on information sharing