Senior Internal Controls Analyst – SOX & Audit

Transamerica Corporation; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Pension Plan 401k Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off 160 hours annually

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Transamerica Corporation is seeking a seasoned professional to support the day-to-day execution of the Business Controls program within the first line of defense. You will test controls to ensure they are designed and operating effectively to meet regulatory and risk management objectives in support of SOX and operational reviews.

You will assist external auditors, collect evidence, and help design controls in response to identified risks, collaborating with stakeholders and management to close

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or relevant field, or equivalent work experience.
• Seven years of experience in internal controls, audit or risk management within the financial services industry.
• In-depth experience working on internal audits and/or operational risk assessments.
• Ability to document and verbally communicate financial reporting processes in a clear and concise manner, including assessment of design and operating effectiveness of controls.
• Communication skills to educate/raise awareness of foundational elements/methodologies needed to support an internal control framework.

Responsibilities

• Perform testing, and in some cases review the testing of others, in support of first line of defense control evaluate program and Transamerica SOX program.
• Facilitate external audits (e.g. SOC) by pulling populations and support, and answering questions form external auditors.
• Support process reviews to identify risks, controls, control gaps, and control enhancement opportunities.
• Evaluate the design of internal controls and make recommendations for improvement.
• Identify control gaps and opportunities for control enhancement in response to actual and conceptual risks identified.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, keeping them informed of testing progress and findings.
• Collaborate with business management in development of action plans to assess the adequacy of action taken by management to correct reporting deficient conditions, accepting adequate corrective action and continuing reviews with appropriate management on action considered inadequate until satisfactory resolution.

Skills

Internal controls

Auditing

Risk management

SOX compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or relevant field

Job description

Transamerica Corporation is seeking a seasoned professional to support the day-to-day execution of the Business Controls program within the first line of defense. You will test controls to ensure they are designed and operating effectively to meet regulatory and risk management objectives in support of SOX and operational reviews.

You will assist external auditors, collect evidence, and help design controls in response to identified risks, collaborating with stakeholders and management to close