Senior Analyst - Internal Controls Excellence

Wesco • Glenview, IL

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About The Position

As the Senior Analyst – Internal Controls Excellence, you will support the Company’s internal control design and coordination and assist in driving a controls focused culture across the organization. You will assist in the design of an internal control structure in a dynamic environment with a focus on process optimization and simplification. You will also participate in special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree - Accounting, Finance, or related required
• 3-5 years required of accounting, auditing, or other financial management experience
• GAAP, PCAOB regulations, and IIA Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements and its application and implications for compliance in decentralized environment, including business strategy and organizational design
• Strong interpersonal, communication and teaming skills, including ability to work and communicate and present information effectively with all levels of management and employees
• Demonstrate leadership and credibility through generation of high degree of trust and respect as well as rapid and strong relationship building with operations and corporate staff
• Maturity to perform well in a position requiring significant self-motivation to develop effective goals and objectives and execute effectively in a fast paced, dynamic, growth-oriented environment
• Practical and creative with solid decision making and sound business judgment
• Ability to travel 0% - 25%

Nice To Haves

• Licenses/Certificates/Designations - CPA, CIA, CISA, CMA preferred

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with control owners/stake holders to proactively identify risks and to design, implement, and maintain effective internal controls (including manual, automated, system interface, and segregation of duties controls)
• Assist control owners in verifying and documenting the completeness and accuracy of Information Provided by the Entity (IPE) to ensure control execution and supporting documentation meet audit requirements
• Act as the primary administrator for our internal control documentation system, Workiva, including troubleshooting user issues, identifying improvement opportunities, and ensuring optimal use of the system and its features
• Support annual and ad-hoc control walkthroughs between audit teams and control owners to ensure controls accurately reflect processes, effectively mitigate risks, and meet audit standards
• Assist in the relationships between control owners and audit teams to ensure smooth audit progress and proactively address any concerns from control owners
• Monitor and manage audit document requests to ensure clear requests are provided to control owners, and escalate and resolve any past due items promptly
• Support risk assessments, walkthroughs, and control development for newly acquired business units to ensure alignment with the existing control environment
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives and digital transformation projects, identifying opportunities to enhance control effectiveness
• Facilitate and lead training sessions as a subject matter expert on internal controls and related processes (SOC-1 reviews, SOX, etc.)
• Participate in and/or lead special projects as needed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees