What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead, Internal Controls position at Countrymark Refining and Logistics?
Position Summary:
Responsible for monitoring and improving the quality, integrity, and reliability of the data and processes used to prepare CountryMark’s financial statements and support sound business decisions. The ideal candidate can choose to work out of our Indianapolis location or our Mt. Vernon, IN, location.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to the following):
- Identify and implement improvements to internal controls via process changes, technology, and training of personnel.
- Maintain Balance Sheet Risk Assessment.
- Maintain Journal Entry Approval Hierarchy.
- Lead External Audit process, including interfacing with External Audit Team, facilitation of data request responses, gathering of constructive feedback to improve future audit efficiency, and being mindful of opportunities to reduce audit fees.
- Own implementation of fraud prevention action items, compliance measurement and future fraud assessments.
- Lead organizational training on fraud, segregation of duties, and internal controls.
- Maintain standard operating procedure (SOPs) inventory to improve succession and cross training capability.
- Maintain excel workbook inventory.
- Review SOC1’s of key service providers.
- Perform sampling analytics/auditing including, but not limited to the following:
Capital vs Expense cost classification
Balance Sheet reconciliation compliance
Master Data D365/System Setups
Joint Interest Billing Splits and data results for billing proper amount to working interest partners
ARO Setup
SOP inventory completeness and compliance
Excel workbook inventory completeness and compliance with excel workbook standards
- Other projects and responsibilities as needed.
Job Qualifications (refers to job, not incumbent):
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required along with 8 to 12 years accounting experience, including 3 to 5 years internal controls experience.
Certified Public Accountant, or has passed or demonstrated intent to pass CPA examination is preferred.
Other:
- Solid knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles
- Good interpersonal and teamwork skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office platform.
- Must be able to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team and take on new tasks with only moderate supervision
- Highly detail oriented and organized in work.
- Must demonstrate good judgment
- Requires good oral and written communication skills.
- Communicate in a courteous and professional manner.
