Senior Analyst - Internal Controls

Title: Senior Analyst – Internal Controls

Location: Downtown, Houston, TX

Schedule: Hybrid

Compensation

• Competitive target bonus %
• 401K - 6% match
• Benefits
• Significant Pension Plan
• PTO: Yes
• Paid Holidays: 13 paid holidays
• The team coordinates and executes nearly 1,000 Delegations of Authority, 50 separate SOX process document reviews, ensures thereliability, accuracy and completeness of the Company’s policies, processes, and procedures.
  
  

Activities

• Risk Assessment: Identify, assess, and mitigate risks to the company's financial reporting, compliance, and asset safeguarding objectives.
• Internal Control Framework: Design, develop and implement internal controls to mitigate identified risks.
• Testing and Evaluation: Test and evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls on a regular basis.
• Reporting and Communication: Communicate the results of internal control testing and evaluation to management and other stakeholders.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and recommend opportunities to improve the company's internal control program.
• Delegation of Authority (DOA): Coordinate and administer in the applications of Company and Branch rules for individual delegation ofauthorities; External, Internal and SAP purchasing powers for employee base of over 1,000 individuals.
• SOX Compliance: Coordinate the US Companies Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts; manage interaction with all departments, Company andexternal auditors. Serve as SOX Coordinator for . Direct compliance through self-testing, audits and reporting to ensurecompliance with the Group’s SOX standards. Key areas include risk analysis, process documents management of change and annual review,key controls are identified and reviewed, design test plan, analyze any deficiencies, design action plans to address the deficiencies identified,reporting to management.
• Segregation of Duty (SOD): Work closely with SAP security team to resolve conflicts, design and approve mitigations provide adequate controland review with business owners, work with IT to ensure the GRC system is properly managed to monitor SOD and conflicts. Approve allconfiguration and SOD rule changes.
• Audit: Serve as the coordinator for internal and external audit fieldwork performed on US affiliates; assist in preparation, issue resolutions,audit response, and closure of audit actions.
• Manage and complete projects as requested by management.
  
  

Context and Environment;

• The U.S. Internal Control team is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring internal controls and upholding the Company rules and procedures for mitigating and managing its risks in the US. This requires close collaboration with management and many other internal as well as external stakeholders.
  
  

Accountabilities

• Ensure compliance with the Company’s internal control standards (best practices), Sarbanes reporting requirements, and delegation ofauthority assignments.
• Assess Organizational risks, develop and document policies, procedures and processes that address the identified risks and ensure reliability,accuracy, and completeness of the information, educate and train the staff and management on the importance and benefits of internalcontrols and how to comply with them.
• Coordinate and collaborate with external and internal auditors, regulators, and other stakeholders on internal controls matters.
• Execute special projects, minimizing their impact on the business unit (BU) while maximizing project benefits.
  
  

Qualifications / Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 5 Years of Accounting or related Business/IT experience.
• Strong understanding of internal control concepts and principles including those specified by IFRS, US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley regulations, and the specific requirements of our Company and branches.
• Experience in risk assessment and management.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, project-oriented and adaptable to the evolving demands of business units and the financial landscape.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Additional Qualifications: CPA or CIA certification, SAP working knowledge, and/or Experience in the energy industry
  
  

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.