Truist SOX Manager II 

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte 

552114062

Regular or Temporary:

English (Required)

1st shift (United States of America)
Please review the following job description:

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

• Provide guidance and support teammates to ensure proper execution of the program's deliverables.
• Serve as a SOX, risk and control Subject Matter Expert and advise business and risk partners, including control owners, issue owners and Governance Control Officers.
• Support highly complex and high visibility projects with elevated risk profile.
• Identify and resolve technical, operational, risk management, business, and organizational challenges.
• Make leadership decisions within established policies & procedures.
• Execute program deliverables, track status, and provide updates, including risk escalations via governance routines.
• Actively participate in SOX walkthroughs and/or process, risk, control discussions to ensure that key controls, applications, models, vendors, and IT dependencies are identified.
• Partner with other stakeholders but also effectively challenge to ensure appropriate controls are identified and documented sufficiently to mitigate ICFR risk.
• Perform quality assurance procedures of SOX control testing of design and operating effectiveness.
• Evaluate and finalize SOX testing findings, including understanding impacts, root causes, mitigants and broader implications of aggregated or cross-functional impacts.
• Identify process enhancement opportunities at the program level and at the control/process level.
• Continue developing strong risk management, audit approaches and techniques and internal control acumen as well as deep knowledge of organization, business, and operations.
• Effectively engage with external audit partners to ensure robust planning, process streamlining, discussion and challenge.

Required Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting or equivalent education and related training.
• 6 years of relevant experience in internal audit, public accounting, or SOX/Risk compliance
• Ability to build consensus through communication and presentation of factual and relevant information.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced analytical skills and the ability exercise judgment and solve complex problems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of PCAOB and SEC requirements for compliance with SOX.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP, SOX and FDICIA reporting requirements.
• Proven track record in applying broad business knowledge and practical experience to understanding & evaluating financial reporting risk and controls.
• Demonstrated strong proficiency in computer applications and proven experience with tools such as Microsoft Office software products.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Possess appropriate professional certification.
• Advanced degree.
• Proficiency in using Alteryx, SAS, Python.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP, SOX and FDICIA reporting requirements.
• Manager/supervisor experience.
• Prior banking and/or public accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of PCAOB and SEC requirements for compliance with SOX