Senior Internal Controls Analyst

ARDAGH GROUP • Chicago, IL

6d • $95,900 - $143,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Internal Controls Analyst will report to the Ardagh Metal Packaging – North America Internal Controls Manager. The Senior Internal Controls Analyst will assist in administering the Sarbanes-Oxley / SOX 404 program, participate in plant control reviews utilizing the review framework maintained by the Group Internal Controls Team (GITC), participate in Segregation of Duties review procedures, and participate in ongoing GITC projects and process improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, information systems, or related field
• 4+ years relevant experience in SOX, internal controls, and/or audit experience required
• Knowledge and familiarity with PCAOB auditing standards
• Proficiency in Excel
• Ability to document and verbally communicate financial reporting processes in a clear and concise manner, including assessment of design and operating effectiveness of controls
• Communication skills to educate/raise awareness of foundational elements/methodologies needed to support an internal control framework

Nice To Haves

• Big 4 and/or public company internal audit department experience preferred.
• CPA and/or CIA certification preferred
• Visio skills preferred
• SAP exposure, including access and authorizations, a plus

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with process/control owners to proactively assess business risks and develop risk mitigation.
• Assist process/control owners in developing the best method for execution and documentation (e.g., process narratives) ensuring controls are clearly and concisely captured, both in design and operational effectiveness, to address the identified risks.
• Review and update SOX process documentation, in coordination with SOX control owners – e.g., the SOX risk and control matrix and SOX process narratives.
• Verify the Diligent application is the source of complete and accurate information for business controls (e.g., risk and control matrix content, SOX controls master data, and SOX evidence uploaded by control owners to Diligent).
• Attend meetings with the outsourced Big 4 internal audit firm (IA) and control owners where IA has identified a potential deficiency, as required. Support control owners with agreed upon deficiency remediation, as required.
• Track and report all open items and deficiencies identified by the internal auditors ensuring timely completion and remediation by control owners.
• Attend meetings with the external auditors, and work with the external auditors to plan and implement an assessment of the control environment, coordination of timing and execution of process walkthroughs and control testing.
• Deliver internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) training to support the control environment and associated control framework; develop training materials and ensure all stakeholders are sufficiently trained on internal control requirements, design, and ownership.
• Participate in manufacturing plant control reviews.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental and vision plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid holidays and vacation
• Short- and Long-Term Disability (STD/LTD)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Apprenticeship programs
• Professional and personal development opportunities through Employee Resource Groups

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior