Senior Financial Controls & Risk Analyst

Zurich 56 Company Ltd; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 73,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Annual bonus eligibility

Job summary

Zurich North America in Schaumburg, IL is seeking a Senior Internal Controls Analyst to support management in ensuring robust financial controls aligned with ICIF. You will work with an experienced team to strengthen the control environment and drive remediation plans.

The role emphasizes analyzing processes for risk, designing controls, documenting processes, and testing controls, with opportunities to automate controls and improve efficiency. Local market pay and strong benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years in Accounting/Finance
• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 6+ years in Accounting/Finance
• Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 4+ years in Accounting/Finance
• Knowledge of accounting principles
• General ledger or transactional experience
• Experience with financial reporting systems, business objects and financial query tools
• Insurance industry experience
• 1+ years’ experience related to internal / external audit
• Knowledge of accounting principles

Responsibilities

• Analyze processes to identify risks and control weaknesses
• Design and implement controls to strengthen the control environment
• Recognize impact of major changes to the control environment
• Document processes with SMEs
• Design and execute testing of internal controls and remediation
• Promote education of control owners on importance of controls
• Support automation of controls and testing where appropriate

Skills

Internal controls

Process analysis

Documentation

Remediation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice with Associate Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Visio

Business Objects

Financial query tools

Job description

Zurich North America in Schaumburg, IL is seeking a Senior Internal Controls Analyst to support management in ensuring robust financial controls aligned with ICIF. You will work with an experienced team to strengthen the control environment and drive remediation plans.

The role emphasizes analyzing processes for risk, designing controls, documenting processes, and testing controls, with opportunities to automate controls and improve efficiency. Local market pay and strong benefits offered.