SOX Compliance Senior Analyst

Leidos Holdings Inc. • Reston, VA

51d • Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a SOX Compliance Senior Analyst to join our team of financial professionals. In this role, you will serve as a key advisor to process owners across the organization on best practices for SOX, recommend opportunities for improvements for existing process and assist management in designing/updating the SOX process documentation for new system implementations, accounting pronouncements and/or newly acquired companies. You will work with process and control owners to assess control deficiencies considering consistency and aggregation across Leidos, and ensure deficiencies are satisfactorily remediated in a timely manner. This is a mostly telework position that requires onsite work typically once a week from Reston - VA.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration and minimum of 4 years of relevant SOX compliance experience. Additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Effective oral and written communication skills are also required to allow the candidate to effectively interact with various levels of management and members of Leidos' operating organizations
• Demonstrate a good understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
• Demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset, and possess assessment and process-oriented background with ability to adapt in a dynamic environment

Nice To Haves

• Public accounting experience preferred.
• CPA or candidate actively seeking a CPA is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify key Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) risks and mitigation strategies.
• Maintain SOX risk and control matrices. Prepare/update SOX process flow charts.
• Design new controls/update existing controls for new/changes to business processes, new system implementations, new accounting pronouncements, and/or acquisitions/divestitures, as applicable. Review control evidence for sufficiency, completeness, and accuracy.
• Evaluate control deficiencies, propose remediation action plans, and validate the completion of remediation action.
• Perform special projects related to department administration, financial analysis, policies and procedures, accounting thresholds, etc.
• Key contributor to analyze, design and advise the implementation of control framework for acquired companies and global locations.
• Train process and control owners on their responsibilities related to SOX.
• Use time wisely by prioritizing tasks according to risk and demonstrate ability to manage time, working independently, and facilitating a team environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees