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Staff SOX Analyst
Overview: GrowGeneration is the nation’s largest specialty hydroponic and organic garden center supplier, serving commercial and home growers across the U.S. Our mission is to provide the tools, products, and expertise to empower growers at every level. With over 20 locations nationwide and a robust online presence, GrowGeneration is at the forefront of driving growth in hydroponics, Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), greenhouse and nursery solutions, and gardening centers.
Position Reports To: Sr SOX Manager
Salary Range: $75K - $95K Annually / DOQ
Purpose of Position: Responsible for monitoring, and testing control activities for SOX Compliance with a focus on continuous improvement related to the tools, processes, and procedures in the SOX area.
**Role to remain posted until at least February 14, 2025
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the planning, execution, and documentation of SOX testing for key controls across the organization’s financial reporting process.
- Ensure effectiveness of business process controls, while assisting with ITGCs.
- Assist in the preparation of SOX 404 documentation, including control narratives, risk assessments, and test plans.
- Work closely with our external auditors to support their SOX testing process, provide requested documentation, and detailed reviews.
- Assist with control assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).
- Help manage audit readiness and evidence administration for PCI, SOX and other frameworks as required.
- Train functional and business owners, approvers, and mitigation reviewers on their key responsibilities.
- Perform policy and procedure administration responsibilities ensuring proper change management protocols and approvals.
- Monitor the control environment and ensure that controls are operational and in-line with established expectations, policies, procedures, and control methodology.
- Collaborate with business units to ensure timely completion of testing and facilitation of control deficiency remediation.
- Provide risk metrics to management regarding audit performance and findings.
- Assist control owners with root cause analysis and track risk management action plan progress.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, or other quantitative discipline
- 1 years of audit/assessment experience with SOX, Accounting, or IT Compliance
- Experience with project management practices
- Proficient understanding of business processes / financial controls. Understanding of ITGCs, automated, and application controls a plus
- In-depth knowledge of SOX regulations, COSO Framework, financial reporting processes, and auditing standards
- Work experience must be related to accounting, auditing, or compliance
- Active CPA or CIA certification preferred, but not required
- Experience working with Workiva or similar GRC tools preferred
- Solid analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Advanced Excel skills for use in analysis, reporting, and data management
- Ability and willingness to meet business critical deadlines
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Compensation includes a salary commensurate with experience, participation in group insurance plans upon eligibility, paid time off, sick leave, parental leave and more. Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons. We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees and their dependents that includes:
- Two (2) Medical Plans, with GrowGeneration contributing 80% to employee only coverage and 50% to employee dependent(s) coverage
- Dental and Vision Plan
- Short & Long-Term Disability
- Company paid Life and AD&D policy
- Voluntary Life and AD&D
- Accident and Critical Illness
- At least ten (10) days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per anniversary year
- Up to ten (10) paid holidays
- Up to six (6) days of Paid Sick Leave, subject to state and local laws
- Retirement Savings Plan (401k)
- Four (4) weeks of company paid Parental Leave
Part-time employees are eligible for up to six (6) days of paid sick leave (subject to state and local laws), two (2) weeks of paid parental leave, and participation in the 401k. Employees that move from part-time to full-time status may receive less than ten (10) PTO days based on their anniversary date. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.
Criminal background checks are part of the GrowGeneration hiring process. GrowGeneration is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
Salary : $75,000 - $95,000
