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Internal Controls & Compliance Manager

AT Accenture
Accenture

Internal Controls & Compliance Manager

Chicago, IL

Organization: Corporate Functions/Finance
Location: Chicago, IL
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions - underpinned by the world's largest delivery network - Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With 505,000 people serving clients in more than 200 cities with operations across 51 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

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Finance professionals prepare and interpret financial plans and reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable financial rules and regulations, including internal financial controls, to mitigate risk for the company. Finance professionals may also shape and execute client deals to maximize the use of Accenture's capital and resources, manage cash and/or liaise with the investor community.

Job Description
- Technology. Recommend improvements based on expanded utilization within the Internal Controls function for further integration of technology, and exposure to newer auditing/testing techniques and the application of technology in the conclusion of risk assessments.
- Be prepared to gain a detailed understanding of Accenture's processes, risks, and internal controls.
- Have a detailed understanding of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting Industry standards.
- Recommend and implement improvements to the processes and global standard design of internal controls
- Independently perform tasks assigned by team lead
- Organize tasks to meet deadlines and rearrange based on changes to team & business priorities
- Work with team leads & program lead to understand key milestones. Organize & assign tasks for team members.
- Monitor status of assigned tasks and work with team to prioritize to meet deadlines. Communicate status of projects and milestones to program lead
- Liaise with Internal & External Audit and other process organizations as necessary.
- Regularly communicate status or projects and key milestones as well as delays in projects and milestone to team leadership & propose solutions to delays.
- Serve as key contact for business partners in key process areas.
- Expert written and verbal communication skills to small and large audiences. Developing presentation skills to Senior Leadershi
- Coordinate with HR and lead recruitment, interview, and hiring process for new joiners
- Deliver training to wide variety of Accenture employees within key process areas
- Provide on-the-job training to team members
- Provide clear expectations and periodic performance evaluations to team members
- Lead the process walkthrough of end to end processes and related internal controls
- Organize and assign the documentation of narratives, flowcharts, and TOD.
- Monitor and follow up on status
- Serve as point person in questions/requests from KPMG following walkthrough
- Coordinate pre-calls with control owners to discuss expectations and answer questions
- Assign control testing to team and monitor status of completion. Document the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls.
- Document the Deficiency Analysis for any ineffective controls
- Summarize results of OE testing and communicate to Sr Leadership. Communicate issues in completing Action Plans or Deficiency Analysis items.
- Review test plans and propose changes each quarter

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Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree (±16 years)
- Minimum of 5 years experience of Big 4 or similar auditing experience utilizing technology/analytics in their risk assessment as the basis of their audit plus exposure to different types of testing.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Accounting or Finance
- CPA
- Auditing Experience
Professional Skills:
- Demonstrated leadership in professional setting; either military or civilian
- Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting; either military or civilian

What We Believe
We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.
Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

As required by theColorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, Accenture provides a reasonable range of minimum compensation for roles that may be hired in Colorado. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. For the state of Colorado only , the range of starting pay for this role is

$88,600-$139,399 and information on benefits offered is here.

What We Believe

We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.

Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

For details, view a copy of the Accenture Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement .

Requesting An Accommodation

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 (877) 889-9009, send us an email or speak with your recruiter.

Other Employment Statements

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.

Client-provided location(s): Chicago, IL, USA
Job ID: AccentureInc-00973696
Employment Type: Other