Associate Manager, Internal Audit

Role & responsibilities

The Children Places Internal Audit Department is searching for a hardworking, passionate and experienced Internal Audit professional to join our Finance Team in Hyderabad, India. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast paced environment with a foundation of Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Compliance, Internal Controls, Internal Audit, and IT General Controls.

This role will report to the Manager of Internal Audit, India and will be a critical member of our Internal Audit team. You will have the opportunity to interact with teams throughout the company including Accounting, External Auditors, SEC Reporting, and our IT Organization.

Key Accountabilities:-

• Assess design and operating effectiveness of internal controls to ensure they mitigate identified risks
• Prepare clear, concise, appropriately referenced work papers to document test procedures performed and conclusion drawn
• Maintain internal control documentation including process flow diagrams and risk and control matrices in Workiva,
• Monitor remediation of control deficiencies identified and provide recommendations for operational improvements
• Participate in annual SOX walkthroughs
• Drive project plans including tracking and communicating progress of projects while adhering to deadlines
• Support the administration of the Global Risk and Compliance platform (Workiva) to ensure test result data integrity, appropriate user security and the implementation and monitoring of automated workflows
• Review and analyze attestations reports (SSAE18) for service providers
• Participate in special projects, internal audits and company-wide initiatives as required
• Educating the workforce on risk, process, controls and emerging issues financial reporting and auditing standards

Skills and knowledge you should possess:

• 3+ years of Internal Audit / Internal Controls experience preferably within the retail industry
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field (i.e., finance)
• CPA, CIA or CISA is preferred
• Knowledge of US GAAP, COSO and SOX
• Ability to work independently
• Experience developing test plans, completing testing and concluding on the operating effectiveness of internal controls
• Experience flowcharting business processes, preparing risk and control matrices and writing process narratives
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to understand and summarize complex information
• Ability to come to clear, concise conclusions and provide recommendations for improvement
• God analytical and interpersonal skills

Bonus points (nice skills to have, but not needed):

• Experience with testing IT General Controls
• Experience with SAP
• Experience in retail industry
• Experience with Workiva
• Experience with data visualization and data analytics tools