Job Summary
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This role will help manage the global operations control environment through risk management, controls, and governance activities across The Cooper Companies business. The successful candidate will have a strong accounting and internal controls background and will work with multiple teams across the Company to ensure that standard, updated internal controls, finance policies, and technical accounting guidance are being appropriately applied on a consistent basis. This is a highly visible role requiring excellent communication skills, business acumen, a collaborative mentality, and a sharp operational, finance and accounting focus. The role reports into the Internal Controls Manager, Global Operations.
1. Develop strong business partnerships with key stakeholders including controllers, control owners and auditors, to drive effective and timely communication including changes in policy or control requirements, remediation of any control issues or accounting errors, or business concerns requiring additional support, etc.
2. Assist in centrally maintaining collaborative control documentation to promote a standardized, global framework resulting from changes in design, including Management Review Control (MRC) procedures, flowcharts, and IPE Reports listing.
3. Follow up on annual control certification / self-assessment exception responses, working with control owners to ensure control records and documentation in the Control Management System are kept up to date and accurate prior to audits (includes IC Memos, Related IPE Documents, Systems used, Control Thresholds, Process Flowcharts, etc).
4. Coordinate completeness and accuracy testing of key reports used for control activities (. IPE Reports), training local personnel on what acceptable protocols and forms are, and where required, support testing activities.
5. Provide guidance and training to new control owners and ensure control ownership is fully transitioned timely & effectively.
6. Assist where internal control issues arise, including fact gathering & documentation, providing root cause analysis (including deficiency exposures) and recommendations for improvements to the design of existing financial processes and procedures.
7. Support issue remediation monitoring activities, such as escalating any challenges that may result in exceeded due dates, providing periodic status updates to internal controls management and internal audit, and sending final confirmation of remediation to internal audit.
8. Work with local personnel to understand and document accounting issues, analyze issue exposure, and escalate to global internal controls management.
9. Assist in preparation of routine compliance and reporting tasks.
10. Coordinate periodic reviews of balance sheet accounts and consolidate global status of reviews.
11. Assist with control management software (Workiva) administrative tasks.
12. Support ongoing initiatives, including but not limited to new / modified control roll-outs, system implementations, data cleansing, standardization, linking and mapping of control fields, etc.
13. Assist with streamlining of processes, gathering data from various Finance professionals and providing guidance to promote audit readiness.
14. Ad hoc reporting and project management, as required.
15. Complete any required trainings to ensure robust understanding of compliance requirements.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
16. Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, including written and verbal communication, especially in developing positions and presenting to management, auditors, and non-accounting stakeholders
17. Experience and understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, including experience in defining and designing controls
18. Ability to independently research, analyze and interpret data
19. Flexibility in handling conflicting priorities working under strict deadlines
20. Sound independent judgment
21. Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Visio)
22. Experience with operations control environment, inclusive of inventory, fixed assets, procurement and leasing controls, preferred
23. Knowledge of Oracle, COGNOS, ServiceNow, WDesk (Workiva), FloQast, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Blackline, Agile, BAAN or other major ERP systems, a plus
Work Environment:
24. Typical office work environment – on site
25. Approximately 10% travel where needed
26. This role can site in either our Victor, NY office or Hampshire, UK office.
Experience:
27. 5 years of experience within an external audit, internal controls / auditing background
28. Understanding of internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance
29. Experience in global operations, manufacturing and compliance, a plus
Education:
30. Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business is required, Master’s degree a plus
31. Appropriate certificate in accounting and/or auditing or working towards (. Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants: ACA, ACCA, CA), a plus
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
For. locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting base pay for this role is between $79,088.00 and $105,450.00 per year and may include cost of living adjustments. The actual base pay includes many factors and is subject to change and modification in the future. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation and benefits.
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