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Location: Chicago, IL | Schedule: Full-time, Hybrid | Compensation: $85,000–$110,000 base salary plus annual bonus

Overview

A large, growing financial services organization with strong financial performance is seeking a Senior Analyst to join its corporate accounting team and support its SOX and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) program. This is a strong opportunity for a public accounting audit senior or corporate internal auditor seeking challenging, visible work with broad exposure across accounting, finance, operations, and audit—while maintaining a strong quality of life with 40–45 hour workweeks.

What you'll do

• Support the organization's SOX and ICFR program
• Maintain and enhance SOX risk and control matrices, process documentation and flowcharts
• Participate in and help lead SOX walkthroughs with business partners and auditors
• Identify and evaluate key controls across accounting and financial reporting processes
• Evaluate control design and identify opportunities for enhancement
• Analyze control exceptions and work with management to develop remediation plans
• Evaluate risks and controls associated with system implementations, new accounting requirements and changing business processes
• Partner with internal and external auditors throughout audit engagements
• Assist with SOX scoping, quarterly reporting and ongoing program administration
• Participate in special projects involving accounting, financial reporting, risk and controls

Required qualifications

• 2–5 years of relevant experience in public accounting audit, corporate internal audit, SOX, financial controls or consulting
• Bachelor's or master's degree in Accounting
• Public accounting candidates should have progressed to in-charge or senior-level responsibility on audit engagements
• Corporate internal audit candidates should have experience planning or managing audit work, identifying and evaluating controls, and working with control deficiencies or enhancements
• Hands-on SOX / ICFR experience
• Experience identifying, evaluating, designing or enhancing internal controls
• Understanding of accounting and financial reporting processes
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work across functions and with different levels of management

Preferred qualifications

• Financial services experience is a plus, but not required
• CPA or CIA preferred, but not required
• GRC systems experience is a plus

Compensation and benefits

• $85,000–$110,000 base salary plus annual bonus
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid parental leave and additional employee benefits

Why this role

This position offers interesting work, meaningful responsibility, and broad exposure across accounting, finance, operations, internal audit, external audit and management, with a strong emphasis on quality of life through 40–45 hour workweeks in a hybrid environment.