Associate Director

Associate Director, Audit and Assurance Services Responsibilities SOX scoping: Develop and maintain the SOX Audit Plan, including selection of entities and processes subject to MCAAS testing. Execute quarterly scoping reviews to confirm testing coverage aligns to MCAAS guidelines and evolving business changes. Audit planning and execution oversight: Support audit teams during fieldwork to ensure consistent application of testing attributes, timely deficiency vetting, and alignment on process improvements. Maintain AuditBoard accuracy and reporting for all control and testing documentation. Partner with SOX IT to evaluate the control impact of new system implementations and general changes to the control environment. Discuss control changes and significant findings with Global Process Owners (GPOs), Governance & Compliance leads, and PwC; serve as MCAAS’s liaison to PwC. Lead, coach, and train a small team during audits; provide technical guidance on policies, control design, testing methodology, and reporting. Produce senior leadership reporting on deficiency trends and audit results. Lead initiatives to streamline testing, improve efficiencies, and implement best practices across the SOX program. Participate in ad-hoc incident response and control impact assessments as required. Execute Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) Audits: Perform approx. four GRC audits per year, leading small teams through financial and compliance audits/assessments to evaluate internal control adequacy and deliver value-added audit reports. Qualifications Education: BS/BA degree in accounting. Required Experience: 7+ years of demonstrated technical accounting experience (preferably Big 4); Sarbanes-Oxley compliance experience. CPA. Ability to manage changing priorities and work under rigid time schedules. Travel up to 25% within assigned regions/entities (domestic/international); driving required for certain domestic audits. Required Skills Accountability; Administrative Policies; Asset Accounting; Audit Planning; Budgeting; Client Relationship Building; Compliance Awareness; Financial Analysis; Governance Risk Compliance (GRC); Internal Audit Controls; IS Audit; Leadership Reporting; Management Process; New System Implementations; Performance Monitoring; Persuasion; Policy Development; Policy Implementation; Preparation of Financial Reports; Project Governance; Report Writing; Risk Governance; Risk Management; Tax Return Analysis. #J-18808-Ljbffr