Director SOX Compliance and Controls - Global Accounting Advisory and Reporting
Director SOX Compliance and Controls - Global Accounting Advisory and Reporting
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$ 210375 - 272250
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Job Description
At Gilead were creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years weve tackled diseases such as HIV viral hepatitis COVID19 and cancer working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the worlds biggest health challenges and our mission requires collaboration determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
Every member of Gileads team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of lifechanging scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions and were looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible together.
Job Description
The SOX Compliance team is part of the Controllership group at Gilead and is responsible for the SOX internal controls over financial reporting. This is an audit advisory role with crossfunctional involvement with U.S. and international finance teams and business partners. Key area of responsibility include: design of key controls (business processes interfaces and IT application controls) identification of audit process improvements financial reporting risk mitigation and remediation of control deficiencies.
As part of this unique business structure the SOX PMO group works closely with external auditors and Gilead Internal audit teams to ensure that the global SOX audit program applies the appropriate audit scope evaluation of financial risk development of controls over complex processes and application of best practices. The team is also responsible for facilitating audit process improvement and leveraging the use of technology to drive efficient and effective audits.
The SOX PMO team is currently working on a multiyear global SAP implementation that involves the redesign of key processes leveraging ERP enhancements evaluation of sophisticated boundary systems and building well designed control frameworks.
This role offers a very good opportunity for team members to transition from public accounting and gain indepth knowledge over the biopharmaceutical industry overall accounting processes and complex accounting areas.
Key knowledge and skills
Comprehensive knowledge and experience working on SOX audit including:
Assessment of audit risks inherent risk and controls risk
Understanding of appropriate audit evidence and documentation
Materiality assessments
Audit planning and coordination based on risk and complexity
Auditing of complex areas including significant estimates areas of judgement and controls that use prospective financial information
Evaluating results of the audit and determining if adjustments are required due to changes in business and overall internal/external risk factors
Experience and expertise in working thought areas of audit judgment including:
Assessment of potential control deficiencies
Evaluation of aggregation risks
Process stabilization and overall improvement of audit strategy
Experience and expertise in the design and of complex management review controls
Design of management review controls and specific attributes
Evaluation of expectations (how are expectations developed and reviewed as part of the control activity)
Experience guiding teams on the level of appropriate evidence required for management review controls and overall level of precision
Consideration when using estimates and forecasts
Audit experience with complex accounting areas including:
GrosstoNet
Corporate income tax
Pharmaceutical development and manufacturing
M&A accounting and integration
Strong technical acumen
Comprehensive understanding of US GAAP and overall accounting knowledge
Comfort and experience auditing all core audit areas (significant financial statement line items and SEC reporting disclosures).
Technical experience with SAP environment and controls consideration
Development of segregation of duties rule sets
SAP IT application controls
Design and audit of key reports
Additional considerations
Having relevant working experience on internal controls and SOX compliance (strongly prefer external audit experience including leading complex multinational audit engagements)
Partnering with the business process owners during design modification or streamlining of processes and controls for a more efficient/effective control environment
Ensuring appropriate documentation of internal controls analysis to comply with SOX requirements and/or internal policy
Partnering with and/or becoming the liaison between business process owners and Internal Audit and External Audit during resolution of control findings
Developing and producing reports on SOX related project status trends and remediation of deficiencies as needed
Partnering with IT SOX team to ensure appropriate IT controls design on current and/or future state processes
Maintaining a positive attitude and embracing change learn new technology (SAP data analytics and reporting tools)
Being a selfstarter that can solve problems independently and works proactively to identify advocate for and execute improvements
Interest in joining and fun and dynamic team
Additional considerations and experience
Bachelors degree in business Finance or Accounting
CPA with experience working on multinational audits is strongly preferred
Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience
Strong planning project management and analytical skills
Excellent leadership communication and influencing skills
Proficiency in US GAAP and general accounting policies and procedures is required
Proficiency with Microsoft tool (Excel Outlook and Word) required
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Employment Type
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