Sr. Internal Controls Associate

Based in Framingham, Massachusetts, the Senior Internal Controls Associate will join a team with the opportunity to both see processes from a bird's eye view and dig deeper into every area of the company. This person would be responsible for not just the business process controls audit lifecycle but also working closely with other members of the Finance team to transform the way we work. Reporting to the Head of Internal Controls, you will partner closely with various teams including senior management, accounting operations, tax, FP&A, legal, corporate development, internal and external auditors and others to improve finance department processes, advise on the integration of M&A targets, perform SOX controls testing and maintain controls documentation.

The role will include analysis of Finance department processes and providing recommendations to the Finance Leadership team, performing testing of the financial controls for the annual SOX controls internal testing cycle, partnering with senior leadership to improve the overall control environment, training others on the importance of controls and other topics, and learning opportunities, such as cross-training on systems audits, participation in the SOC 2 audit and support for your personal growth and development. As a newer department at a quickly growing company, the Internal Controls Team will be looking for ways to scale over time and make processes more efficient, with the ability to grow into new roles and leadership.

Our Finance team is fun, kind, respectful and high performing, with a positive attitude towards controls.

What you'll do: 

• Advise on finance transformational projects, learning about all finance team processes and providing valuable consulting to the team.
• Become an expert on company policies and procedures over payroll, order to cash, financial close and reporting, taxes and equity and lead by creating ways to reduce risk and improve efficiencies as we scale.
• Assisting the Head of Internal Controls, plan annual SOX audit objectives, design testing procedures, and adapt to changing processes
• Innovate new ways to utilize technology to reduce audit overhead and control owner time spent on audit evidence collection
• Conduct walkthroughs of key financial and business processes with control owners and coordinate with external audit
• Perform business process controls design and effectiveness testing, including meticulous documentation of workpapers and tracking of supporting documentation
• Identify and analyze control and process issues, ascertain root causes, and evaluate level of business impact and risk
• Advise process owners on how to craft remediation plans and recommend process improvements, and monitor progress to implement those solutions
• Prepare accurate and concise results and metrics for inclusion in reporting to management and the Audit Committee
• Be a key point of communication by keeping control owners in the loop and maintaining up to date information on the Internal Controls Portal

What you'll need:

• A positive, proactive, team-oriented attitude
• A thoughtful approach on how to review and mature financial processes in a growing environment and an eagerness to learn
• Prior knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, documentation, controls, and evaluation of design/effectiveness
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and communications skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work in a growing, fast-paced company

Experience:

• 2-4 years of experience in internal or external financial auditing functions, ideally with SOX controls and awareness of auditing standards and U.S. GAAP
• Internal audit professional certification such as CIA or CISA, or willingness to obtain one
• Experience with tax controls or an up-c structure a plus
• Experience with high-growth, multi-national technology companies is a plus