SOX 404 Senior Analyst - Compliance

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SOX 404 Senior Analyst – Compliance

Location: Prague

Contract: full time, permanent

SOX 404 Senior Analyst - Compliance will identify, assess design, test, and monitor the company’s SOX 404 financial reporting risks. These professionals will focus on the testing of key controls for Management Reporting Companies (MRCs) across J&J. They are to have engagement with various business partners including senior leaders across the organization and will be the first level escalation for the compliance professionals.

The role is expected to handle various sectors or MRCs. They are required to have knowledge in finance processes and controls, strong analytical and risk leadership skills. These professionals are expected to optimally test controls and provide clear, concise, testing results to various business partners across the enterprise.

The responsibilities & the impact YOU will have:

Plans and performs SOX 404 testing and drive compliance of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements in coordination with SOX 404 Program Management Office (PMO).

• Designs test plans and testing approaches based on risk analysis and collects data to plan annual SOX testing.
• Performs process walkthroughs and documenting process narratives and/or process flows.

Evaluates the design and operating effectiveness of key controls and provides recommendations on improvements in execution and efficiencies where appropriate to other Finance teams via coordination with the SOX PMO.

• Conducts SOX Testing via interviews and paper trail investigations as required, including the completion of work papers and the summarization of findings and observation in accordance with Department standards and model audit program steps.
• Assesses for SOX 404 control impact for any identified control deficiencies and monitor/test for remediation efforts with process owners.
• Aligns any audit findings with Manager who coordinates with team to align findings with business collaborators.
• Reviews recommendations with Manager and relevant collaborators throughout the SOX audit.
• Participates-in or leads formal meetings to discuss and finalize findings and recommendations.
• Applies strategic and critical thinking and innovative proposals on identifying control testing efficiencies to SOX PMO.