Associate Director
Merck
2 months ago
Remote friendly (Rahway, NJ)
United States
Other
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.
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.