Specialist Accounting

Avantor is seeking an Accounting Analyst I for our Corporate Finance team. The Accounting Analyst I is responsible for monitoring, enhancing, and streamlining Management’s Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 404 compliance program while ensuring the financial and systems controls are properly designed to prevent or detect errors in financial reporting.

This role partners across the global finance organization, with the IT team, internal and external auditors, as well as several other functions in the company on the implementation of SOX controls, including business process re-design, policies, procedures, documentation, evidence evaluation, and system enhancements.

This position reports to the Global Internal Controls Manager.

What we’re looking for
Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or other business related major.
• Certified Public Accounting and/or CISA Certification desired
Experience: 4 to 6 years of experience in accounting, ERP implementations and architecting control environments.
• Strong knowledge of the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Section 404, US GAAP applicable to the technology industry, SEC reporting requirements, and PCAOB and COSO/Internal Audit standards.
• Experience with SAP, HRIS, PwC Enterprise Insights, HFM, and Blackline systems a plus
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Excellent problem solving, organizational, and communication skills
Who you are
Ability to build and maintain solid relationships across multiple levels of management including communication with external auditors/consultants.
Strong knowledge of the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Section 404, US GAAP applicable to the technology industry, SEC reporting requirements, and PCAOB and COSO/Internal Audit standards.
Strong operational capability and sense of urgency to drive assigned tasks to completion to ensure achievement of annual departmental initiatives.
Willingness to roll up sleeves to both do the work and manage initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to work and multi-task in a fast-paced/high growth environment with multiple entities.
Ability to prioritize the most critical areas and issues with an entrepreneurial mindset
Experience establishing a SOX controls Environments that address a combination of financial/operating and technology objectives
Strong influencing and leadership skills
Strong knowledge of and ability to support internal and external audit requirements
Works very well autonomously, able to execute responsibilities with minimal direct oversight
Attention to detail
Comfortable presenting topics to senior leadership, as necessary
Experience with SAP, HRIS, PwC Enterprise Insights, HFM, and Blackline systems a plus
Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Excellent problem solving, organizational, and communication skills
Strong project management skills (defines targets, monitors and reports progress, strong closure)
How you will create an impact
• Responsible for managing changes to the company’s internal controls environment, including identifying opportunities for efficiency while maintaining or increasing overall effectiveness
• Manage the internal control process documentation within the Blackline platform 
• Interact with internal and external auditors to support their SOX audit efforts. Monitors the results of internal controls design and operating effectiveness testing by internal and external auditors. Facilitates the collection of internal control documentation received from management to ensure it sufficient of Internal Audit’s testing. Partners with Internal Audit to reach internal control deficiency conclusions, as necessary. This position is not responsible for coordinating the internal controls testing schedule by internal and external auditors; however, does help to ensure that procedures and the overall project are executed timely
• Serve as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert to the business for all things SOX compliance
• Promote opportunities for continuous improvement and enhancement of internal control management processes
• Monitor timeliness of remediation of control gaps/weaknesses and provide recommendations for operational improvements
• Build positive working relationships with Management and Business owners, by providing value added feedback and communication that can help them better achieve their business objectives
• Perform other duties as assigned

Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.
 
The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.
 
We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

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