Senior SOX & Financial Controls Analyst

Wintrust Financial Corporation; Illinois; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) with company match

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Job summary

Wintrust Financial Corporation in Rosemont, IL seeks a Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Controls to ensure effective design and operation of ICFR under SOX. You will document processes, assess risk, identify controls, and drive remediation with management and auditors.

You will partner across business areas to support SOX scoping, quarterly reporting, and program administration, while contributing to special projects in accounting and financial reporting matters.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of SOX experience in public accounting, consulting or internal audit preferred.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in accounting; CPA or CIA preferred.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills with strong organizational abilities.
• Independent yet collaborative in a fast-paced cross-functional environment.
• Experience implementing a SOX/internal controls program at a large organization

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business partners to maintain SOX risk and control matrices and process flowcharts.
• Facilitate the annual SOX walkthrough and SOC1 process with business partners and internal/external audit.
• Assist with risk assessment and control evaluation for new accounting standards and system changes.
• Analyze control exceptions with management to identify remediation paths.
• Support audit groups in planning and completing audit engagements

Skills

SOX knowledge

Internal controls

Financial reporting

Auditing

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting

CPA or CIA preferred

Tools

GRC tool

Job description

Wintrust Financial Corporation in Rosemont, IL seeks a Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Controls to ensure effective design and operation of ICFR under SOX. You will document processes, assess risk, identify controls, and drive remediation with management and auditors.

You will partner across business areas to support SOX scoping, quarterly reporting, and program administration, while contributing to special projects in accounting and financial reporting matters.