Global Audit and SOX Compliance, Senior Auditor

JOB DESCRIPTION

Calling all originals: At Levi Strauss & Co., you can be yourself — and be part of something bigger. We’re a company of people who like to forge our own path and leave the world better than we found it. Who believe that what makes us different makes us stronger. So add your voice. Make an impact. Find your fit — and your future. 

About the Job 

Levi Strauss & Co. is seeking a dynamic and talented individual to join the internal audit and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance team. In this role, you will support the Global Audit and SOX team which is integral to the successful completion of internal auditing and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of risk management, internal control processes, and program compliance for all of Levi Strauss & Co.

The ideal applicant will be a motivated self-starter who can successfully partner with members of the business and process owners to help support the accuracy and reliability of financial and management reporting, compliance with laws, regulations, and company policies.

Global Audit Responsibilities:

• Assist the audit team with planning and execution of internal audits related to a variety of business activities, processes, and operations to evaluate internal controls related to financial risks, operational activities, and compliance requirements.

• Monitor timely remediation of audit findings and assist / lead the preparation of quarterly status reports for the Global Audit and SoX Compliance Leadership Team.

• Assist with the preparation and presentation of audit findings and recommendations to audit sponsors.

• Participate in driving the department’s activities, including Risk Assessments, Enterprise Risk Management, Quality Assurance processes, and employee engagement.

• Ability to make well-reasoned and informed judgments based on observations and supporting information.

• Ability to multitask and work on various audits and projects in different phases (at the same time).

• Be highly analytical and inquisitive, dig deep to obtain a solid understanding of business processes and controls.

• Prioritize / assess findings based on significance and impact and collaborate with business partners to develop management action plans for remediation.

• Write / draft business audit reports, findings, and other communications in clear, concise business English with proper spelling and grammar.

• Identify process improvements, opportunities to complete audit work more efficiently, and apply new audit / compliance tools, techniques and ways-of-working (WoW).

• Stay current on developments and best practices in internal audit, the apparel industry, and within the company and apply this knowledge to plan and perform audits more effectively.

• Ability to apply knowledge learned to future projects.

SOX Responsibilities:

• Assist in the execution of the company’s global SOX compliance program for business processes and IT related processes.

• Assist with documentation of internal controls to support the SOX compliance program, including performing walkthroughs and developing process flowcharts by understanding the process, creating / updating the process map, drafting risk and control matrices, testing, and communicating to process owners.

• Execute the test of control design and effectiveness; ensure testing plans are appropriately followed, and findings are escalated and resolved

• Review control documentation and provide feedback to business process owners on improvements to help ensure public company documentation standards are met.

• Assess and test effectiveness of Entity Level Controls

• Work on ad hoc projects, including building a new team in our Bangalore office through interviewing, onboarding and training new team members

Key Expectations and Results

• Maintain strong partnership with the direct manager and across the matrix with audit and SoX team members, and audit stakeholders and functional stakeholders

• Deliver on assigned tasks within established deadlines and required standard of quality

• Ability to assess issue root-cause and propose resolutions

• Maintain costs within the approved budget, be conscious about project spent and submit expenses in a timely manner in compliance with LS&Co. Travel Policy