ANALYST, FINANCIAL RISK & CONTROLS (HYBRID)

Compass Group USA

Charlotte (NC)

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance/AD&D

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Personal Leave

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Job summary

Compass Group USA is seeking an Analyst for Financial Risk & Controls in a hybrid role based in Charlotte. You will join the NA Internal Controls team, providing 2LOD oversight, testing, and documentation to strengthen the control environment.

The role requires a strong background in accounting controls, SOX-related experience, and effective communication with stakeholders. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package and growth opportunities within a global services company.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required.
2–3 years of financial controls, internal audits, or SOX audits.
Solid understanding of IFRS and/or US GAAP accounting principles.
Excellent PC skills (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio).

Responsibilities

Support implementation of Internal Controls framework and 2LOD testing strategy.
Perform day-to-day execution of 2LOD activities such as controls testing and monitoring.
Ensure financial and accounting processes have appropriate controls to manage financial risk.
Provide ongoing support and review to large sectors as they implement and improve controls.
Collaborate with process and controls owners to document process flows and procedures.
Evaluate control deficiencies and oversee remediation.
Stay up to date on changes impacting control design and operation; partner with stakeholders.
Support training initiatives on internal control requirements.
Coordinate with internal and external audit teams as needed.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Planning & organization

SOX/Internal controls

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

CPA / CIA / FRM / CRMP

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Visio

Access

Electronic audit work papers

Job description

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ANALYST, FINANCIAL RISK & CONTROLS (HYBRID)

A family of companies and experiences

As the leading foodservice and support services company, Compass Group USA is known for our great people, great service and our great results. If you’ve been hungry and away from home, chances are you’ve tasted Compass Group’s delicious food and experienced our outstanding service. We have over 284,000 US associates who work in award-winning restaurants, corporate cafes, hospitals, schools, arenas, museums, and more in all 50 states. Our reach is constantly expanding to shape the industry and create new opportunities for innovation. Join the Compass family today!

great people. great services. great results.

Each and every individual plays a key role in the growth and legacy of our company. We know the next big idea can come from anyone. We encourage developing and attracting expertise that differentiates us as a company as we continue to raise the bar.

Job Description

Reporting to the Financial Risks & Controls Manager, the Financial Risks & Controls Analyst role is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with a strong financial/internal controls background to join the North America Internal Controls team, based in our Charlotte Corporate Office. As part of the Second Line of Defense (2LOD), the team owns the Internal Controls framework and ensures the framework continues to meet UK Corporate Governance Code requirements and continues to evolve and grow. This includes working with colleagues across the organization to support a robust internal/financial risk and control environment by providing a 2LOD opinion, sharing best practice and guidance to ensure that risk and control issues are documented, challenged, monitored, tested, reported, and escalated according to the organization’s governance structure and control frameworks. This role is part of a growing team, where the candidate will have a hands-on opportunity to help augment the organization’s control environment as it progresses on a control enhancement journey.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Support the ongoing implementation of the Internal Controls framework and 2LOD testing strategy.
Perform day-to-day execution of 2LOD activities such as controls testing, monitoring, tracking, etc.
Ensure financial and accounting processes have appropriate controls to optimally manage financial risk, assisting with the execution of risk assessments where necessary.
Provide ongoing support and review to the organization’s largest and complex sectors as they implement, evidence, and improve their controls.
Collaborate with process and controls owners to obtain process understanding, documenting the process flows and/or procedure documents.
Evaluate control deficiencies and oversee remediation of those deficiencies.
Stay up to date on internal and external changes that may impact the design or operation of controls and partner with the appropriate stakeholders to make changes accordingly.
Support training initiatives across the organization to improve awareness and understanding of internal control requirements.
Partner with both internal and external audit teams to facilitate a streamlined and effective audit processes, when necessary.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Strong analytical skills, with strong risk awareness and understanding of processes and controls.
Confident stakeholder management, communication, and able to build relationships.
Excellent planning, coordination, and organization skills and managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.
Previous experience working in Finance Control, Internal Audit, External Audit, Risk Assurance, Controls Assurance; US SOX experience is preferred.
Self-starter with the ability to lead, work independently, and engage with teams at all levels in the organization.
Ability to translate and communicate technical or complex ideas in a simple, engaging, and concise manner.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels, and function effectively in teams.

Qualifications:

Four-year bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
Professional qualification such as CPA, CIA, FRM, or CRMP.
Two-Three years of experience in financial controls, internal audits, SOX audits, risk and controls assessment, risk assurance, preferably in a big-4 accounting firm or similar industry.
Solid understanding of IFRS and/or US GAAP accounting principles.
Excellent PC Skills (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, Electronic audit work papers, etc.)

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.

Compass Corporate maintains a drug-free workplace.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Associates at Corporate are offered many fantastic benefits.