Financial Analyst - SOX Business Auditor

  • Full-time
  • Job Family Group: Finance

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive.

When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.

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Job Description

Visa is looking for a Financial Analyst to focus on SOX Business Process. As a r SOX Business Process Analyst, you will participate on large-scale engagements of company SOX activities with the support of the SOX manager. You will assist in the walkthrough, design and operating effectiveness documentation and testing of key SOX processes and drive the execution key process areas with external auditors. Will serve as a key contact and trusted business partner with business process owners, external auditors and other stakeholders, explaining the SOX audit process and scope, keeping management apprised of SOX audit progress and issues, and effectively delivering SOX audit results to all levels of management. To be successful in this role, you will need to stay abreast of company business strategies, industry advances and the risk profile of assigned business areas to ensure relevancy of SOX audit approach.

Essential Functions:

  • Manage a team of testers and /or external consultants for business controls, review their work and provide feedback.
  • Manage and coordinate the overall SOX Business Controls process with external auditors and other parties as needed.
  • Work with business process owners on controls documentation, review, testing and remediation.
  • Perform and document annual walkthroughs (test of design) of company’s business controls.
  • Manage performance and documentation of testing (test of effectiveness) of company’s business controls.
  • Support the SOX Business Manager in the overall execution of SOX program.
  • Coordination of SOX related activities with multiple stakeholders, timely performance of related activities to ensure flawless execution of the program.
  • Help to evaluate, monitor, and resolve findings from internal and external audits.
  • Evaluate control deficiencies, develop remediation plans and impacts to financial statements.
  • Assess new accounting standards and guidance etc. to ensure enhancement/reengineering of current accounting processes and controls.
  • Identify opportunities for streamlining and automating control activities within financial processes.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office two days a week, Tuesdays and Wednesdays with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% of the time based on business needs.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
• 4 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD degree.
• Experience in the execution of the field work of SOX audit or similar, must have strong business controls experience.
• -Experience in Public Accounting, Internal Auditing and/or Internal controls or a combination of the experience would be a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Good understanding of risks and controls for Business Processes.
• Detail-oriented and able to work well under pressure and accustomed to project work with tight deadlines.
• Creative, self-starter, quick thinker and dedicated individual who is eager to put his/her stamp on this job role.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor.
• Team-oriented, collaborative, diplomatic and flexible.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively across regional and/or functional lines.

Additional Information

Visa has adopted a COVID-19 vaccination policy. As a condition of employment, all employees based in the country where this job is located are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved or as otherwise required by law.
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