Senior Manager, Controls & Compliance

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. • New Britain, CT

4d • $95,600 - $153,900 • Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Manager, Controls & Compliance, you’ll be part of our Controls and Compliance (C&C) team working as a remote employee. You’ll perform the day-to-day activities related to business controls compliance and system implementation reviews. You will lead day-to-day SOX 404 & 302 compliance activities including, annual SOX control narratives rollout and quarterly representation letters (QRLs), identify control risks, provide guidance on controls, and answer ad-hoc questions on internal controls. You will be a subject matter expert on SBD control frameworks, including the Business Controls framework, Corporate Controls framework, Entity Level Controls (ELC’s), Project Management framework, and Control Deficiency Remediations. You will manage the annual ELC process including performing an assessment on the design and operating effectiveness of controls. You will communicate with external auditors regarding SBD’s control design and remediation activities. You will perform pre and post system implementations reviews including identifying potential control weaknesses, summarizing and communicating findings to C&C management and relevant parties, and managing the drafting of reports for senior management summarizing findings. When in scope, you will work directly with the external auditors to provide evidence that the resulting system maintains adequate controls. You will also prepare and present presentations as required, including pre-close slides for SBD businesses, quarterly system implementation review status and results.

Requirements

• 4-year college degree, Business – Accounting, Finance, or related discipline major required.
• 5-7 years experience with Sarbanes Oxley 404 & 302 compliance and/or Internal Audit.
• Familiarity with the COSO 2013 controls framework.
• Experience with evaluating design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reportings.
• Experience summarizing and communicating issues, status, etc. to management in a clear and concise manner.
• Comfortable working with all management levels.
• Ability to critically think through control remediation recommendations.
• Familiarity with System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and experience performing pre and post implementation system reviews.
• Ability to independently manage and successfully execute multiple tasks in a fast-paced, continuously-changing environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical, oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to identify transformational opportunities and business process improvement.
• Self-starter and motivated individual.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Degree or CPA preferred.
• Big 4 experience.
• Relevant industry experience.
• SAP experience.
• Strong competency with data bases / Advanced spreadsheet applications.

Responsibilities

• Perform the day-to-day activities related to business controls compliance and system implementation reviews.
• Lead day-to-day SOX 404 & 302 compliance activities including, annual SOX control narratives rollout and quarterly representation letters (QRLs), identify control risks, provide guidance on controls, answer ad-hoc questions on internal controls.
• Manage the annual ELC process including performing an assessment on the design and operating effectiveness of controls.
• Communicate with external auditors regarding SBD’s control design and remediation activities.
• Perform pre and post system implementations reviews including identifying potential control weaknesses.
• Summarize and communicate findings to C&C management and relevant parties.
• Manager the drafting reports for senior management summarizing findings.
• When in scope, work directly with the external auditors to provide evidence that the resulting system maintains adequate controls.
• Prepare and present presentations as required, including: Pre-close slides for SBD businesses, quarterly; System implementation review status and results.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What This Job Offers

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