SOX Program Lead

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and the world. With revenue of more than $12 billion in FY23 and approximately 26,000 people globally working alongside 125,000 global customers, ADI ensures today’s innovators stay Ahead of What’s Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn.

SOX Program Lead, Global SOX Program Compliance

Requisite Experience:

The Global SOX Program Compliance team plays a critical role in overseeing ADI’s financial compliance efforts around the Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) internal controls program. The SOX Program Lead will report to the Senior Director of Global SOX Program Compliance. The ideal candidate will have experience in SOX Internal Controls and demonstrated expertise in understanding business processes, identifying associated risks, and designing and implementing effective controls to mitigate those risks.  This individual will need to have had experience partnering with the business and external audit, while working across a complex environment, to ensure effective governance, risk, and compliance practices in-line with regulatory reporting requirements.

Education & Experience Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in public accounting or in a large firm with a focus on SOX Internal controls, Big 4 experience a plus
• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA a plus
• Extensive knowledge of US GAAP, SOX, risk and controls standards and business process best practice
• Created and maintained SOX documentation including the risk and control matrix, control narratives and flowcharts
• Collaborated with control owners to identify and implement necessary changes to controls, capturing updates accurately in process maps and the risk and control matrix
• Identified and evaluated SOX control deficiencies highlighted by internal and external audits, working closely with control owners and other stakeholders to remediate deficiencies efficiently and effectively
• Consistently identified opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness of controls through rationalization, simplification and automation
• Assistance in conducting process walkthroughs and coordinated control testing, ensuring compliance with applicable standards
• Tracking, reporting and reviewing controls testing and remediation progress
• Familiarity with AuditBoard and other internal control program management software
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills required to lead, influence and drive change with key stakeholders
• CPA, CIA, or CISA strongly desired

Major Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve a second line program to support SOX compliance and to ensure effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).
• Manage key relationships across matrixed global Finance and Information technology (IT) organizations. This includes acting as the liaison and coordination point between the business control owners and internal/external audit on SOX control design, testing, and remediation.
• Coordinate walkthrough meetings and communicate PBC requests with applicable control owners, internal audit, and external audit.  Also, provide regular updates on audit status.
• Oversee the completion of key SOX deliverables including internal controls documentation, e.g., narratives, flowcharts, and risk and control matrices.
• Coordinate with applicable personnel to ensure SOX controls and control dependencies are appropriately identified, documented, and tested in support of external audit requirements.
• Identify, collect, and review SOC1 reports where third-party reliance impacts the company’s ICFR.
• Ensure that any changes to control processes or technology are appropriately risk assessed and vetted prior to the adoption of any new systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness of controls through rationalization, simplification, and automation.

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