Associate Director-SOX Compliance

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it.

Markel Ventures, a subsidiary of Fortune 500 company Markel Group, is made up of high-quality businesses that serve a variety of business and consumer markets. Markel Ventures companies were thriving long before their association with Markel Group. Our approach and principles reflect a devotion to sustaining and fostering that long-term success. The leadership teams of these businesses operate with a high degree of independence, while at the same time living the values that we call the Markel Style. Our decentralized approach is built upon a foundation of trust: we win with the right people making the right decisions in the right way. Markel Group has a unique opportunity for an experienced compliance-minded, team-first professional to join the Markel Ventures family. This individual will support our mission to “be the best home for our businesses” by coordinating SOX compliance efforts for our holding company.

As a small team, we have the privilege and the responsibility of serving the 20 unique companies in our family in their ‘forever’ journey – one that enables them to operate with a high degree of autonomy and an uncompromising commitment to the long-term. You will quickly have the opportunity to work with great businesses and great leaders as they achieve SOX readiness and maintain SOX compliance within their companies, supporting them in a manner consistent with the Markel Style.

At Markel Ventures no two days will ever be the same. We cannot imagine it any other way.
This position assists with the coordination and execution of SOX compliance efforts for Markel Ventures and its affiliate companies.

Responsibilities include:

• Ongoing design and execution of the Markel Ventures SOX compliance model as it relates to the Markel Ventures companies
• Periodic evaluation of risk, taking into consideration the impact of any changes in identified risk at Markel Ventures or Markel Group to the existing compliance model
• Close working relationship with other functional areas to resolve issues and achieve business goals
• Coordination of the quarterly Management Representation Letter process
• Coordination of and point of contact for third party auditors as it relates to the Markel Group audit and the standalone audits of the Markel Ventures companies
• Assistance with acquisition due diligence, as requested
• Continuous improvement of processes

Such activities require demonstrated experience in/with:

• Current knowledge of the Sarbanes Oxley Act requirements
• Recent experience with control framework implementations
• High level of customer service, putting the needs of others first
• Project management
• Leading cross-functional teams

Who we are looking for:

• Self-motivated problem solver/critical thinker
  • Takes direction well, but doesn’t always need it
  • Patience to work through varied challenges
• Leads by influence, not power – tough conversations, gentle approach
• Appreciates large company resources, prefers small company feel
• Team-first mentality
  • Willing and able to work on what is needed (no such thing as “not my job”)
  • 100% accountable/willing to admit mistakes
  • Enjoys having fun, yet knows when to focus
  • Embraces the Markel Style

Experience, Education, Certifications:

• 8-10 years experience as a SOX compliance professional whether as a consultant, in industry, or a combination of both
•  Accounting or Finance degree
• CPA or other applicable certification preferred

US Work Authorization

US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Who we are: 

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world. 

 

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better 

 

We enjoy the everyday | We think further 

 

What’s in it for you: 

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.  

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