Accounting Director-SOX Compliance and Accounting Policy
About The Position
If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader, take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available and apply online. Job Summary The Director of SOX Compliance and Accounting Policy is responsible for maintenance of Vistra’s SOX business process control environment through support of the design, implementation, and evaluation of associated controls. This role partners closely with internal stakeholders, external auditors, and cross‑functional teams to ensure compliance with SOX requirements, maintain strong governance frameworks, and promote a culture of controls awareness across the organization. This Director is also responsible for maintenance of the Company’s accounting policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field, MBA preferred
- 5+ years of experience in Accounting or related field
- 2+ years experience in supervisory role
- CPA preferred
- Experience with accounting and/or reporting systems
- Strong leadership, problem solving and communication skills
- Broad understanding of accounting the accounting close process
Nice To Haves
- Experience preferred in the Energy industry
Responsibilities
- Drive execution of complex tasks and responsible for reviewing team deliverables
- Selects, develops, motivates and coaches a highly skilled and technical staff to ensure high productivity and quality of work
- Provides support to other departments as a subject matter expert
- Provides technical expertise to support maintenance and improvements of internal systems
- Supports compliance with policies, procedures, and internal controls and finance transformation initiatives and process improvement efforts.
- Advise on internal control design, integration, implementation, execution, and rationalization
- Responsible for evaluation, maintenance, and optimization of process design documentation including preparing/reviewing workpapers and documenting results
- Facilitate and monitor SOX certification process
- Support operating effectiveness testing of controls and assess impact of control deficiencies along with remediation
- Maintain accounting policies and procedures including ensuring changes are appropriately updated in accordance with department standards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
