SOX Project Director (Contract to Perm)

Company: Aveanna Healthcare
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

SOX Project Director (Contract to Perm), Atlanta, Georgia Created 01/07/2021 Reference 94827 Category Accounting/Finance Job type Full Time Country United States State Georgia City Atlanta Zip 30339 Salary Competitive Position Overview

The SOX Project Director will be responsible for the following job functions for the length of the contract. The potential for this position to become a permanent opportunity would be for the role of Director of Internal Audit.

Essential Job Functions

• Take a leadership role, with the support of local accounting firm and internal project management resources, in the Company's SOX implementation efforts
  • Primary responsibility for driving projects to completion, may not rely on others to drive projects to completion
    • Drive review of control gaps and execution of remediation efforts
    • Drive regular meetings with relevant constituents to ensure remediation work is on track and acceptable
    • Partner with control constituents to understand processes, control gaps and potential solutions while driving accountability to see things to resolution
    • Primary responsibility for reporting to CFO, with the assistance of third-party advisors, the status of SOX efforts
    • May not rely on the CFO to solve problems for the team, must be willing to roll up sleeves and drive solutions and hold control constituents responsible for remediation
    • Partner with department heads to understand company operations and activities
    • Participate in weekly department meetings to understand the business and remain current with all company initiatives
    • Partner with control constituents to identify risk areas and ways to mitigate
    • Work closely with Controller on project scoping, understanding material business process changes, and aligning related control evaluation
    • Oversee control testing and reporting processes
    • Oversee both internal audit testing and coordinate external audit testing.
    • Primary responsibility for keeping both management's testing and external audit control testing on track.
    • Evaluate control findings in light of materiality and risk.
    • Distill findings into summaries that can be easily consumed by executive level and board level audiences. Must be comfortable communicating findings objectively to executive level audiences
    • Run the company's section 302 sub-certification process
    • Participate in determining whether SOC reports are necessary and evaluating report findings
      Requirements
      
      • Qualified applicant cannot be introverted and must not be someone who wants to work solo
      • Must be a self-starter with strong motivation to work with others and seek necessary knowledge and building blocks for effective work product to be successful
      • Must desire professional development and new and unexpected challenges
      • Must have excellent oral and written communication skills - able to communicate with a range of audiences and effectively communicate in clear, concise terms
      • Must be versed in taking the time to evaluate all facts and evidence to ensure communications are based on fact and not conjecture. Does not "shoot from the hip"
      • Must be comfortable working in pressure-oriented environments
      • Big 4 public accounting experience performing integrated audits is a must.
      • Public company experience in leadership roles within internal audit a plus
      • PCAOB experience a plus
        Other Skills/Abilities
        
        • Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
        • Must be able to adhere to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times
        • Ability to remain calm and professional in stressful situations
        • Attention to detail
        • Time Management
        • Strong commitment to excellence
        • Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution
        • Excellent organization and communication skills
        • Quick-thinking and astute decision making skills
          Other Duties
          
          • Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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