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At Evotec’s headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, the Global Internal Risk & Control Team is looking a highly motivated and dedicated Global SOX Manager .
Responsibilities:
- Global contact point for process and control owners regarding support for SOX documentation, testing, evaluation, and necessary remediation
- Manages with his team and process and control owners to design key internal controls and identify changes in existing and/or new activities, which require controls and control process enhancement.
- Identifies gaps in the internal controls design that could lead to financial reporting risk and correct design deficiencies.
- Assesses the impact of known control deficiencies and analyzes the magnitude of design and execution issues reported throughout the year.
- Monitors implementation of recommendations made by both the internal and external auditors to ensure improvements in systems and controls.
- Coordinates with internal and external auditors to align on efforts and ensure alignment on conclusions.
- Initiates and participates as a key player in internal projects with impacts on the SOX program and monitors compliance with SOX requirements in IT implementation and process transformation projects.
- Manages or participates in internal committees and working groups (e.g. Disclosure committee or SOX steering committee)
- Prepares and presents periodic update reports to senior management and other stakeholders, communicating known controls issues and deficiencies, and discussing strategies for enhancing the control environment.
- Reports on updates on the progress of the SOX program, with reference to status of testing, deficiencies noted, remediation activities, etc. to the SVP Global Head of Risk & Control and CFO
- Development of the annual SOX scoping assessment and plan.
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with process and control owners, Internal and external Auditor, IT, and other enabling functions.
Knowledge and skills
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting, Finance, or other finance related degree
- A minimum of 7+ years of related audit & accounting experience, preferably gained in both public accounting and private industry.
- Previous strong experience supporting a company’s SOX program and designing and implementing a system of internal controls.
- Strong knowledge of the internal control framework (specifically COSO 2013) , SOX 2002 framework and SOX related SEC requirements
- Strong knowledge of IFRS and german HGB
- Strong IT and COBIT know how advantageous.
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with business leaders & teams across the organization.
- Strong assertiveness and ability to work independently and consistently meet strict deadlines.
- Ability to identify problems, recommend effective solutions, and ensure that those solutions are implemented effectively and timely.
- Well-developed communication and presentation skills indicative of an ability to effectively make presentations to and influence senior management, and communicate with all levels of management in a decentralized environment.
FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.
ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.
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