SOX Manager

U.S. Bank • St. Louis, MO

5d • $105,400 - $124,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.
The SOX Manager is responsible for internal control assessment, including working with Business Lines to assess the effectiveness of the bank’s control environment. Responsibilities include ensuring that processes and controls identified to mitigate financial reporting risks are properly designed and executed, including identification of gaps and solutions to minimize financial reporting errors resulting from inadequate internal processes, systems, or human error. Completes annual SOX walkthroughs of business processes for the purpose of determining whether control design and performance meet control objectives and are consistent with expected standards. Facilitates the documentation of business processes, which includes the identification and evaluation of specific control activities. Consults with the business lines on process changes ensuring that control design updates are appropriate.
Additional responsibilities include completion of third party vendor evaluations, deficiency evaluations, internal control documentation review & updates, and business line consultative services with respect to internal controls, specifically addressing financial reporting, data management, and operational business processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Seven to 10 years of applicable experience
• Applicable professional certifications
• Working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
• Strong process facilitation, project management, and analytical skills
• Act as a liaison to the company’s internal and external auditors
• Must possess business acumen and credibility to help business line(s) proactively identify and address changing risks
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient computer navigation skills using a variety of software packages, including Microsoft Office applications and Archer eGRC
• Undergraduate degree with a major in Accounting, Business, or other related field
• Demonstrated ability to work in a complex environment.
• Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Applicable professional certifications preferred including CIA, CPA, CISA

Responsibilities

• Internal control assessment, including working with Business Lines to assess the effectiveness of the bank’s control environment.
• Ensuring that processes and controls identified to mitigate financial reporting risks are properly designed and executed, including identification of gaps and solutions to minimize financial reporting errors resulting from inadequate internal processes, systems, or human error.
• Completing annual SOX walkthroughs of business processes for the purpose of determining whether control design and performance meet control objectives and are consistent with expected standards.
• Facilitating the documentation of business processes, which includes the identification and evaluation of specific control activities.
• Consulting with the business lines on process changes ensuring that control design updates are appropriate.
• Completion of third party vendor evaluations.
• Deficiency evaluations.
• Internal control documentation review & updates.
• Business line consultative services with respect to internal controls, specifically addressing financial reporting, data management, and operational business processes.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

What This Job Offers

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