Senior Internal Controls & Process Improvement Lead

Park Place Technologies; Highland Heights (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Park Place Technologies is seeking a Senior Accountant to strengthen the control environment through process documentation, risk identification, and control design. This role will work closely with cross-functional business groups to understand and document key financial and operational processes, identify gaps where controls may be needed, and advise process owners on practical control solutions.

This position offers growth into leading an internal audit function, collaboration with business

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant experience in accounting, internal audit, SOX, internal controls, process improvement, or risk advisory.
• Strong understanding of internal control principles, process risk assessment, and control design.
• Experience developing process narratives, flowcharts, and control documentation.
• Experience identifying process gaps and recommending practical improvements.
• Exposure to process improvement initiatives, including automation of manual processes, strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and functional leaders to document and maintain end-to-end financial and operational processes.
• Develop, refine, and maintain detailed process narratives for key business cycles, ensuring documentation accurately reflects current-state activities, ownership, risks, and control points.
• Create and update process flowcharts and workflow maps to clearly illustrate end-to-end processes, handoffs, decision points, and control activities.
• Assess existing processes to identify control gaps, inefficiencies, and areas of risk.
• Recommend practical internal controls to address identified risks and improve the overall control environment.
• Advise process owners on control design, implementation, and process improvements.
• Propose and help implement process enhancements, including strengthening controls, simplifying workflows, reducing redundant steps, and standardizing procedures.
• Evaluate manual processes for opportunities to improve efficiency and control effectiveness, including the automation of manual activities where appropriate.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to help define and support implementation of more efficient, scalable, and well-controlled future-state processes.
• Assist in redesigning processes where needed to better align with internal control expectations, operational needs, and business growth.
• Support efforts to standardize process and control documentation across the organization.
• Monitor control effectiveness and recommend enhancements as processes evolve.
• Help prepare the organization for a more formalized internal audit framework over time.
• Serve as a developing leader with the potential to grow into a broader internal controls or internal audit leadership role.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Process docs

Internal controls

SOX compliance

Leadership potential

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA, CIA, or similar certification preferred

Job description

Park Place Technologies is seeking a Senior Accountant to strengthen the control environment through process documentation, risk identification, and control design. This role will work closely with cross-functional business groups to understand and document key financial and operational processes, identify gaps where controls may be needed, and advise process owners on practical control solutions.

This position offers growth into leading an internal audit function, collaboration with business