Compliance & SOX Manager (US)

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.
Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.
Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Compliance & SOX Manager to oversee the timely and complete design, implementation, documentation, assessment and continuous improvement of our accounting and financial reporting processes and internal controls, in support of all finance operations across all business units. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, the Compliance & SOX Manager will interact regularly with all finance leadership to evolve Turner & Townsend’s internal control structure as the Company expands.

Turner & Townsend seeks an individual who will work effectively throughout the organization to ensure compliance with all internal and external requirements for the operating effectiveness of internal controls, including requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This will include a meaningful contribution to the development and scaling of new processes and controls required by the continuing growth of our business.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Compliance & SOX Manager is an important role for the USA business to support anticipated growth for this $235+m construction and management consulting firm focused on three industry segments: real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources.  The Compliance & SOX Manager must be able to rapidly establish credibility and trust with all levels of the T&T organization and comfortable interacting with and influencing the business unit leaders and USA leadership team.

Specifically, the Compliance & SOX Manager will:

• Manage the internal control / SOX efforts, preparing all information essential to the understanding and assessment of internal controls, including risk and control matrices and narrative descriptions and/or flowcharts of processes
• Identify and communicate to the Finance team observations and recommendations for the enhancement of processes and internal controls
• Assist the Finance team with the design and implementation of processes and internal controls
• Work with Finance leadership to consider the need for the design and implementation of new controls in response to new accounting standards or policies
• Assist in the training and development of Turner & Townsend’s personnel to support compliance with established processes and controls
• Monitor for changes to regulatory requirements or standards over internal control and implement modifications to Turner & Townsend’s internal control structure, as required
• Maintain best practices for the oversight of outsourced service providers and their SOX compliance policies and procedures
• Manage the compliance efforts of the USA entities, ensuring timely filings and preparing all information essential to the understanding and assessment of compliance, including the Company’s compliance tracker and descriptions and/or flowcharts of processes
• Monitor Corporate Governance compliance including the creation of a structured approach and central repository evidencing that all transactions were completed in accordance with the appropriate financial authorities. 
• Lead the tax process including working with external resources on the preparation of all tax returns and managing appropriate tax policies
• Lead the annual audit of the Company’s 401(k) plan
• Lead the audit of the Company’s overhead rate in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations for its Infrastructure and AMCL units
• Support the Finance team on special projects as required

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in public accounting, including experience auditing the internal control over financial reporting of publicly traded companies.
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree
• CPA or CIA strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with:
  • Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  • Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)
  • Auditing Standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
  • International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

Strong organization skills wit