Financial Controls Manager/SOX Controls/Internal Controls

Work Location:

Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States of America

Hours:

40

Pay Details:

$91,000 - $145,600 USD

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Line of Business:

Finance

Job Description:

The Finance Manager provides a range of strategic Finance advice, analysis and support for key business areas/portfolios as assigned. Proactively manages senior relationships in order to provide seasoned and deep business insights, decision support and guidance and works closely with various stakeholders and team members as required.

The Financial Controls team is a newly established function within the AMCB Finance division, designed to strengthen AMCB's governance and control environment over financial reporting and operational processes. It aims to do so by building a Finance 1B function to Bank Standards and increasing collaboration, communication and support to 1A. Its primary objective is to proactively manage, monitor, and enhance the effectiveness of financial controls, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and risk mitigation across the bank’s financial reporting and operations.

Depth & Scope:

• Scope of role may have pan-business impact and focus is on comprehensive reviews, specialized analysis, audits and/or initiatives with a yearly time span
• Accountable for conducting financial analysis/research, reviews and/or audits to support functional goals/objectives
• May act as interface with Finance partners/leaders and external parties
• Serves as a source of advice to senior management in field of specialty; may lead team(s) of related specialists/experts
• Undertakes and completes a variety of complex projects and initiatives requiring seasoned business partner specialist knowledge and/or the integration of cross functional processes within own area of expertise
• Work is guided by policies and industry standards/methods
• Requires innovative thinking to develop new solutions
• Communicates difficult concepts; converts information to compelling business context and advice; influences and gains alignment across increasingly senior stakeholders
• Works autonomously as the lead and guides others within area of expertise

Education & Experience:

• Undergraduate degree
• 7+ years of relevant experience
• Accounting or financial designation preferred

Preferred:

• Progressive experience in financial controls, internal audit, within a large, complex organization — ideally within the financial services or banking sector.
• Deep knowledge and experience of key processes and internal controls over financial reporting
• Strong working knowledge of SOX 404, internal control frameworks (COSO), FDICIA regulatory requirements
• Experience designing, implementing, and evaluating operating effectiveness of internal controls
• Excellent stakeholder management skills – able to influence and collaborate with process owners, auditors and senior leadership.
• Provides training, guidance, and support to process/control owners on SOX requirements and best practices.
• Drives continuous improvement in the bank’s ICFR control environment through assessments and remediation tracking.
• CPA highly preferred

Customer Accountabilities:

• Works closely with business partners to gain deep understanding of the business and relevant objectives in order to contribute to the strategic direction of respective business and/or the enterprise
• Formulates relevant and meaningful data analysis through comprehensive data visualization tools, profiling tools, segmentation, as well as leveraging advanced modeling and analytics
• Leads on the interpretation of complex business issues, generates multifaceted insights and identifies opportunities to help drive business growth or address business/enterprise needs 
• Effectively communicates relevant/meaningful recommendations on a range of finance management issues or related operational processes to all levels within the organization
• Acts as a subject