Internal Controls Analyst

Job description

Reporting to the Internal Controls Manager for Costa Rica Finance Center (CRFC), the Internal Controls Analyst will be responsible for ensuring that the processes managed at CRFC comply with SOX and the relevant policies and regulations, for the assigned entities. Supports projects and seeks process and control standardization

What you will do:

• Monitor the effective and timely execution of internal controls with control performers, owners, and functional leadership (AR, AP, RTR)

• Support the assessment of internal controls over financial reporting to ensure compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act of 2002

• Assess the internal controls environment and framework for improvement opportunities

• Ensure key risks are appropriately identified and documented

• Assist the teams to ensure internal control narratives, standard operating procedures and desktop procedures are kept up to date

• Coordinate testing with internal and external audit

• Interact with process and control owners to maintain current knowledge of business, organizational and technological changes and to ensure controls and process documentation are updated as needed.

• Train new staff to comply with internal controls requirements and Corporate Finance Policies

• Administer internal control systems including SharePoint and GRC

What you need:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or Accounting

• Certified Internal Auditor or similar certification preferred

• 2-3 years experience in a finance function in a matrix international company (preferably American or Multinational company) or public accounting

• Fluency in English required and Spanish preferred

• Public Accounting Experience a plus

• Other language, especially Portuguese, is a plus

• ERP technology (SAP and Oracle) experience an advantage, including ERP implementations