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Internal Controls Analyst
Description
INTERNAL CONTROLS ANALYST
Southern Company is a leading producer of clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy, and we approach each day as a vital step in building the future of energy. At Southern Company we are always looking ahead, and our innovations in the industry—from new nuclear to deployment of electric transportation and renewables —help brighten the lives and businesses of millions of customers nationwide.
This position will support the Controls Integration Team. This position will assist in the designing of financial (both Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) key controls and non-key controls), operational and regulatory controls for the new system. Throughout the course of the implementation this position will be responsible for the design and testing of controls and associated system functionality (configuration, enhancements, integrations, reports and security). This position will also be responsible for controls documentation and coordinating with the Organizational Readiness team for training/communication related to the new controls. Post implementation, this position will provide guidance for ongoing ASCEND support and SOX oversight. This position will work closely with all business and technology workstreams of the ASCEND Project and other members of the Controls Integration team.
Position is hybrid ( predominately remote , requiring the ability to commute to a local office (Atlanta or Birmingham). Travel is approximately 10%.
Job Requirements
Education & Certifications
- A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or Management Information Systems is required
- Certification (such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CRISC) is preferred
Experience
- At least 4-5 years experience in Internal Controls or Internal Auditing performing risk assessments, walk throughs, flowcharts, controls design, testing, and deficiency evaluations is required
- Experience implementing or reviewing Customer Information Systems is preferred
- Other major system implementation experience is preferred
Preferred Areas of Knowledge
- Control design and testing for major system implementations
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
- Auditing Standard 5
- COSO 2013 Internal Control Framework
- IT General Controls
- Financial risks and mitigating control design
- Information Provided by the Entity (Key Report) testing
- Data Analytics in control testing
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Security and Exchange Commission rules and reporting requirements
- Utility business processes in general, as well as specific knowledge of meter to cash processes
Major Job Responsibilities
- Design business process financial (SOX key controls and non-key controls), operational and regulatory controls
- Design test steps to test controls enabled by enhancements, reports, system configuration, and interfaces as well and manual controls
- Assist with IT General Controls design and testing as needed.
- Assist with Segregation of Duties and Sensitive Access assessments
- Assist with Application security design
- Ensure Data integrity and quality controls are designed and operating effectively
- Coordinate with Internal Audit and External Auditors
- Design and document flow charts and process narratives
- Assist Organizational Readiness with communication, training, and documentation of controls
- Work effectively on a team within the Controls Integration Team (assisting other team members as needed) as well as each business and technology ASCEND Workstream
Job Field: Accounting & Auditing
Job Type: Standard
Primary Location: Georgia-Metro Atlanta-Atlanta
Operating Company: Southern Company Services
Other Locations: Alabama-Metro Birmingham/Eastern AL-Birmingham
Job Type: Standard
Travel (Up to...): Yes, 25 % of the Time
Work Location(s):
Georgia Power Headquarters - 241 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE (241ATLANTA)
241 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE
Atlanta, 30308
APC Corporate Headquarters - 600 North 18th Street (600BIRMINGHAM)
600 North 18th Street
Birmingham, 35203
Req ID: SCS2011703
