Internal Controls Specialist

Job Description Summary

Responsible for driving technical accounting compliance, financial and operational internal controls, process simplification, and operational excellence to deliver accurate actual financial reporting and analysis. Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market

Job Description

This is a Staff SOX Auditor role within the GE Aerospace business. In this role, team members lead and perform internal controls testing & monitoring activities across compliance, operational, and financial reporting objectives.

The responsibilities vary based upon individual workplans but include a subset of the following:

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• Execute SOX program including:

• Leading walkthroughs of business cycles, with external auditor, and assess the effectiveness of the processes and controls (Tests of Design)
• Lead scoping and risk assessment of assigned business processes
• Develop, update or review in-scope process narratives, flowcharts, and control matrices
• Execute or review testing for various business processes in accordance with defined test attributes and guidance (Tests of Effectiveness)
• Monitor, follow up on the status of corrective action plans, and test the remediation of identified deficiencies

• Work directly with Controllers and control owners on identified deficiencies including leading impact analysis, formulating recommendations to mitigate identified deficiencies and improve control environment
• Define and apply analytics to identify high risk events and transactions in support of continuous controls monitoring

• Lead adhoc assessments and controllership projects
• Identify areas for process improvement/simplification and assist business in implementation

• Assist with Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption monitoring program including:

• Investigate high risk transactions and perform root cause analysis on exceptions

• Assess due diligence and payment control requirements for administrative service providers (ASPs) for due diligence

• A Bachelor's or master's degree (in accounting, "STEM" Majors or Business Administration) is preferred

• 2-5+ years of audit/SOx experience, external or internal

• CPA, CISA or other professional certification recommended
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute program

• Established project management skills