Assurance & Advisory Analyst

Company

Cox Enterprises

Finance

Audit Analyst II

Individual ContributorHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Yes, 25% of the time

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $65,500.00 - $98,300.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

The Cox Enterprises Assurance & Advisory Services (A&A) team is a value-added internal consulting group that acts as a business partner to all Cox entities, the Cox Enterprises management team, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, and the external auditors.

The mission of A&A is to provide consulting/advisory services and independent, objective assurance practices designed to add value and improve the company’s operations.  A&A helps the company accomplish these objectives by utilizing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the operational and financial effectiveness of the Cox family businesses while also enhancing their compliance controls and mitigating their exposure to risk.

A&A is seeking a full-time Analyst for the Operational Assurance team. The analyst workload is targeted for 40 hours a week. This position is based in Atlanta and has a hybrid in-office and flexible work-from-home schedule.

Responsibilities

A&A Analysts will support Cox business units by conducting and completing advisory and assurance engagements scoped around the following approaches and methodologies: financial, regulatory, and operational auditing, data analytics, risk management, cost-benefit analysis, process improvement, and voice of the customer assessments.

Responsibilities will include:

• Executing audit programs, including the test of design and operating effectiveness of financial, operational,l and technology controls

• Consulting with various Cox teams to enhance processes and internal controls through process mapping, analysis, and improvement

• Developing critical tools like risk assessments, audit programs, and testing procedures

• Presenting project results to senior leadership

• Networking with key project and business stakeholders to build business relationships

Qualifications

Professional Experience/Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, information technology, information systems audit, or business, with at least 2 years of experience in internal or external audit or a related field. Alternatively, candidates with a master's degree and up to 2 years of experience in internal or external audit or a similar area.

• Preferred CPA, CIA, CISA, Lean Six Sigma, other relevant certificates

Business Leadership/Skills

• Proven ability to work productively with people of diverse functional expertise and backgrounds; building and maintaining excellent working relationships; leading by example in embracing change, resolving conflicts, fostering positive team dynamics, and displaying team orientation and personal integrity

• Solid written and verbal communication and presentation skills demonstrating consistent attention to detail; solid organization and workflow skills

• Proficiency with data analysis and process mapping applications; Proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)

Professional Competencies

• Skilled interpersonally, exhibiting solid experience with collaboration, candor, openness, diplomacy, discretion, and integrity; easily establishing rapport and trust

• Results-oriented and self-motivated; demonstrated experience with quickly assimilating new knowledge and remaining current on new developments in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge

• Thriving on new challenges; Demonstrated experience with the following: working with little supervision; managing ambiguity and autonomy; flexibility to work in an unstructured environment; dealing effectively with uncertainty and change

Other

• Up to 25% travel

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.As our primary divisions Cox Automotive and Cox Communications drive new waves of innovation, Cox Enterprises is entering spaces like cleantech, healthcare, esports and more. We're a family business guided by a legacy of bold innovation that’s driven by those who want to make their mark. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.

 

Salary : $65,500 - $98,300