Accounting Process and Control Specialist

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Primary Office Location:

626 Washington Place. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 15219.

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Position Title: Accounting Process and Control Specialist

Business Unit: Finance

Reports to: Accounting Policy Manager

Position Overview:

This position is primarily responsible for the administration of the Corporation's internal controls over financial reporting process under section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), including management's process in support of the SEC's certification requirements for periodic filings and the administration and maintenance of the internal SOX database.

Primary Responsibilities:

Implements effective and efficient processes to ensure regulatory compliance and/or assists management and key control owners with instituting effective processes and controls.

Works closely with external/internal auditors and/or regulators on internal control and reporting matters and plays a major role in annual external audits.

Serves as an active member of the Corporation's SOX Steering Committee, maintains the database repository of key controls and testing results to facilitate the periodic reporting to senior management and the Audit Committee, and champions internal control and corporate governance concepts throughout the organization.

Identifies risks and key controls in conjunction with business process owners through a periodic SOX scoping process. Assists with the remediation of key control failures with process owners to evaluate root causes for the failure and to determine potential solutions to improve the internal control environment. Assesses the significance of potential findings.

Establishes and maintains an effective system of disclosure and internal controls, procedures and policies and understands and enhances financial systems to meet objectives.

Brings excellent and current knowledge of financial systems and practices to ensure a high level of efficiency eliminating unnecessary or duplicate tasks, reports, processes, etc.

Performs other related duties and projects as assigned.

All employees have the responsibility and the accountability to serve as risk managers for their businesses by understanding, reporting, responding to, managing and monitoring the risk they encounter daily as required by F.N.B. Corporation's risk management program.

F.N.B. Corporation is committed to achieving superior levels of compliance by adhering to regulatory laws and guidelines. Compliance with regulatory laws and company procedures is a required component of all position descriptions.

Minimum Level of Education Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:

BA or BS

Minimum # of Years of Job Related Experience Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:

3

Skills Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:

Excellent management skills

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Excellent organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills

Detail-oriented

Ability to use a personal computer and job-related software

MS Word - Basic Level

MS Excel - Intermediate Level

MS PowerPoint - Basic Level

Strong knowledge of United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Public Accounting and/or Banking industry experience preferred.

Licensures/Certifications Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:

CPA preferred

Physical Requirements or Work Conditions Beyond Traditional Office Work:

N/A

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO):

It is the policy of F.N.B. Corporation (FNB) and its affiliates not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other category protected by law. It is also the policy of FNB and its affiliates to employ and advance in employment all persons regardless of their status as individuals with disabilities or veterans, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. FNB provides all applicants and employees a discrimination and harassment free workplace.