Accounting Professional

Accounting - Professional I

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Job Title

Accounting - Professional I

What does the SOX Team Do?

Monitors and reports on the effectiveness of the internal controls over financial reporting, identifies key risks and related controls, manages SOX compliance risk and remediation of deficiencies, in support of the financial statement certifications by the CFO and CEO for a $21 billion publicly traded, Fortune 500 Company. This includes identification of key controls, auditing of key controls, reporting timely any exceptions, and interfacing with the external auditors.

What does a great SOX Professional I Do?

Essential Job Responsibilities

Fiserv is looking for an experienced SOX Professional I reporting to the Senior Manager, Financial Controls and Compliance to

•Implement the company-wide repeatable process for both 302 and 404 assertions and reporting

•Participate and document the annual walk-throughs of key business processes with business owners and external auditors to assess adequacy of control design effectiveness.

•Support process owners to build and maintain internal control documentation including process flow diagrams, process narratives

•Identify key controls within processes that support complete and accurate financial reporting for the company

•Helping maintain the SOX repository

•Assess design and operating effectiveness of controls to ensure they mitigate identified risks

•Prepare clear, concise, appropriately referenced work papers to document test procedures performed and conclusion drawn

•Support the evaluation of third-party service providers for SOC reports

•Reviewing for completeness and accuracy of reports and IPE

•Review, assess, and evaluate reported control deficiencies, root causes, and planned corrective actions in conjunction with business process owners

•Drive project plans including tracking and communicating progress of projects while adhering to deadlines

•Work with external auditors to coordinate SOX project to streamline and reduce impact on the business

•Seeking to continuously improve the SOX program to become more efficient and effective through optimization and automation

•Build effective working relationships with key corporate departments (e.g. Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Reporting, Billing, Treasury, Human Resources and Benefits etc.)

•Working in tandem with the internal audit group to design testing programs to ensure appropriate SOX assertions can be made (as and when needed)

Basic Qualifications for Consideration:

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Job Related Experience:

• Minimum of 3-4 years of experience in accounting/finance audit

Values / Qualities:

• Strong organizational / time-management skills with the ability to prioritize

• Self-motivated, pro-active, anticipates future needs

• Results focused while ensuring a high level of quality; detail oriented

• Ability to make decisions based on precedent and solve arising issues using sound professional judgment, experience and research

• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently

• Strong interpersonal and written / verbal communication skills

Thank you for considering employment with Fiserv.  Please:

• Apply using your legal name
• Complete the step-by-step profile and attach your resume (either is acceptable, both are preferable).

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Fiserv is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by law. 

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Experience Level

Mid Level