External Reporting - Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance Team

The objective of the External Reporting Quality Assurance Program (QA) is to assist with mitigating the risk of reporting errors and provide ongoing assurance to management on the integrity of external reporting.

The scope of QA Program is External Financial Reporting (e.g. U.S Regulatory Financial Reporting, SEC Filings, and other US GAAP financial reporting) as established in the External Financial Reporting Accountability Policy. Key program elements include Risk Assessment, Annual Planning, Review Execution and Management Reporting. The External Reporting Quality Assurance Charter and Framework provides associated details to drive delivery of consistent and uniform approach of QA review activities.

Marketing language:

Join the team to gain exposure to the Quality Assurance process, which is aimed at mitigating the risk of external reporting errors through independent review and validation, ensuring the integrity of financial reporting.

Job summary:

As a Control Manager Analyst within the Quality Assurance Team, you will play a crucial role in mitigating the risk of external reporting errors. You will conduct risk assessments, participate in Quality Assurance reviews, and communicate findings to management. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with finance controllers and other teams, stay current with industry changes, and influence business processes while maintaining strong relationships.

Job responsibilities:

• Conducting risk assessments to prioritize areas requiring detailed reviews
• Participating in Quality Assurance reviews from end to end, including developing testing strategies, executing testing, and analyzing results
• Communicating findings to management and obtaining corresponding action plans to facilitate timely escalation and resolution
• Executing testing on critical data elements relied on for external reporting
• Providing additional oversight to Quality Assurance teams to drive consistent practices and help create a cohesive Quality Assurance center of excellence
• Stay current with evolving industry and regulatory changes, analyzing their impact to business objectives, processes, and compliance
• Collaborating with finance controllers, line of business controller teams, risk and operations areas

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• 1+ years of related experience within Audit or External Financial Reporting
• Chartered Accountant (CA) or Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Finance
• Working knowledge of US GAAP standards
• Strong analytical skills through experience with data analytics or similar processes
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to quickly understand complex subject matter and demonstrate critical thinking
• Ability to challenge the status quo while maintaining relationships
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence LOB (Line of Business) partners

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Knowledge of US Regulatory and SEC reporting requirements, external reporting control concepts, and/or financial services and related products
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint