Senior Associate - Control Champions

3 - 7 years

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As a Senior Associate- Controls Champion at Cognizant, you will be a part of the Global Controllership function and the Control Champions team. Your role is crucial in supporting management to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of the company's processes and controls. Based in the Chennai, India office, you will report to the Senior Manager and play a key role in various SOX/internal control activities. Key Responsibilities: - Prepare supporting schedules and materials for SOX activities managed by the Global Controllership team. - Update internal control and process documentation for the company's business processes and IT applications. - Evaluate the impact of new processes/applications or changes on existing processes and controls. - Make recommendations to management for enhancing the design of business process and IT controls. - Administer the SOX application on a day-to-day basis, including processing key control changes and user access provisioning. - Update control deficiencies and management action plans in the SOX application. - Assist in creating training materials for senior management and business process owners for periodic SOX training. - Maintain documents and records related to SOX activities such as planning, scoping, internal control templates, and training material. - Participate in other internal control initiatives as required. Experience / Education Requirements: - Minimum 3-5 years of experience in public accounting, internal audit, or internal control functions. - Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Accounting, Business, or Finance. - Experience with financial and IT general controls in a complex, public company environment. - Familiarity with COSO framework (knowledge of COBIT framework is a plus). - Understanding of accounting principles & practices in line with US GAAP. - Strong communication skills. - Ability to prioritize tasks and achieve results. - Experience in global company operations preferred. - Professional certification (CPA/Charted Accountant) and/or advanced business degree preferred. If you are passionate about internal controls and looking to make a significant impact, join our team at Cognizant as a Senior Associate- Controls Champion. As a Senior Associate- Controls Champion at Cognizant, you will be a part of the Global Controllership function and the Control Champions team. Your role is crucial in supporting management to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of the company's processes and controls. Based in the Chennai, India office, you will report to the Senior Manager and play a key role in various SOX/internal control activities. Key Responsibilities: - Prepare supporting schedules and materials for SOX activities managed by the Global Controllership team. - Update internal control and process documentation for the company's business processes and IT applications. - Evaluate the impact of new processes/applications or changes on existing processes and controls. - Make recommendations to management for enhancing the design of business process and IT controls. - Administer the SOX application on a day-to-day basis, including processing key control changes and user access provisioning. - Update control deficiencies and management action plans in the SOX application. - Assist in creating training materials for senior management and business process owners for periodic SOX training. - Maintain documents and records related to SOX activities such as planning, scoping, internal control templates, and training material. - Participate in other internal control initiatives as required. Experience / Education Requirements: - Minimum 3-5 years of experience in public accounting, internal audit, or internal control functions. - Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Accounting, Business, or Finance. - Experience with financial and IT general controls in a complex, public company environment. - Familiarity with COSO framework (knowledge of COBIT framework is a plus). - Understanding of accounting principles & practices in line with US GAAP. - Strong communication skills. - Ability to prioritize tasks and achieve results. - Experience in global company operations preferred. - Professional certification (CPA/Charted Accountant) and/or advanced business degree preferred. If you are passionate about internal controls and looking to make a significant impact, join our team at Cognizant as a Senior Associate- Controls Champion.

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