Senior Accountant - Internal Controls & SOX Compliance

Hubbell Incorporated; Centralia (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hubbell Incorporated seeks a Senior Accountant focused on Internal Controls and SOX Compliance to strengthen the company’s control environment and support financial close processes. The role collaborates with Accounting, Finance, IT, and Internal Audit to ensure controls are designed, documented, and effectively executed.

Candidates should have 3–5+ years of related experience, strong GAAP knowledge, and ERP system experience (SAP/Oracle/JD Edwards).

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to identify root causes and implement solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across cross-functional teams.
• Experience with SOX, ICFR, and internal controls within financial close processes.
• Ability to partner with Accounting, Finance, IT, Internal Audit and process owners across the business.

Responsibilities

• Support execution and enhancement of the company’s SOX compliance program.
• Assist monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities and account reconciliations.
• Collaborate with close teams to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting controls.
• Coordinate with Internal Audit and external auditors for SOX walkthroughs and testing.
• Identify opportunities to standardize, automate, and improve controls and processes.
• Maintain process narratives and flowcharts with supporting documentation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Influence & collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance

CPA or CIA certification

Tools

SAP

Oracle

JD Edwards

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Senior Accountant - Internal Controls & SOX Compliance

We are seeking a Senior Accountant - Internal Controls & SOX Compliance to support the organization’s Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance program, financial close activities, and overall internal control environment. This role will partner closely with Accounting, Finance, Operations, IT, Internal Audit, and business process owners to ensure key financial controls are appropriately designed, documented, executed, and supported.

The ideal candidate combines strong accounting knowledge with an understanding of financial processes and internal controls and is comfortable working across functions to identify risks, resolve control issues, and drive sustainable process improvements.

• Support the execution and ongoing enhancement of the company’s SOX compliance program.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, including completion and review of assigned close activities, account reconciliations, journal entries, financial analysis, and related supporting documentation.
• Partner with Accounting and Finance teams during the close process to ensure key financial reporting controls are completed accurately and timely.
• Support quarter‑end and year‑end financial reporting requirements and external audit requests.
• Partner with process and control owners to maintain accurate process narratives, flowcharts, and supporting documentation.
• Evaluate the design and effectiveness of key financial controls and identify opportunities to strengthen the control environment.
• Coordinate SOX activities across business units and functions, including walkthroughs, control documentation, evidence requirements, and remediation activities.
• Review control evidence for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with established control requirements.
• Assist with the identification and assessment of financial reporting risks and ensure appropriate controls are in place to mitigate those risks.
• Partner with business teams to evaluate control implications associated with new processes, system implementations, organizational changes, and other business initiatives.
• Track control deficiencies and remediation plans and work with process owners to drive timely and sustainable resolution.
• Coordinate with Internal Audit and external auditors and support SOX walkthroughs, testing, and audit requests.
• Identify opportunities to standardize, automate, and improve controls and financial processes.
• Build effective relationships across functions and influence stakeholders to drive accountability and timely resolution of accounting and control matters.

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 3-5+ years of relevant experience in accounting, financial close, SOX compliance, internal controls, external audit, internal audit, or a related area.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting processes, and internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).
• Experience supporting monthly, quarterly, and/or annual financial close processes.
• Working knowledge of SOX requirements.
• Experience documenting and evaluating business processes and controls.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and develop practical solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders across functions and organizational levels.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines, particularly during financial close and reporting periods.
• Travel up to 20%
• CPA, CIA, or other relevant professional certification.
• Public accounting or large multinational/company SOX experience.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or JD Edwards.
• Experience with financial close, account reconciliations, journal entries, revenue recognition, inventory, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, fixed assets, or other key financial processes.
• Experience with control automation, data analytics, or continuous monitoring.
• Experience working across multiple business units, locations, or global operations.

Hubbell Incorporated

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.

We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.

Hubbell Utility Solutions

Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.

The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.