Senior Associate

1 day ago

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Cognizant Full time US$ 50,000 - US$ 90,000 per year

Job Description
*Senior- Controls Champion
Role Summary*
Cognizant's (the Company) Global Controllership function is seeking a Senior Associate to become part of the Control Champions team. The Control Champions team, which resides with the Global Controllership function, is responsible for various SOX/internal control activities and assists management in establishing and maintaining robust and effective internal controls. This position will have the opportunity to support management in evaluating and improving the effectiveness of the Company's processes and controls. The Senior Associate- Controls Champion will be based in the Chennai, India office and will report into the Senior Manager. If you are passionate about internal controls and eager to make a significant impact, we invite you to join our team and contribute to our mission.

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepares the supporting schedules and materials for the various SOX activities managed by the Global Controllership team.
  • Prepares and updates internal control and process documentation for the Company's business processes and IT applications.
  • Assists in evaluating the impact to the processes and controls for any new processes/applications or process/application changes.
  • Assists in making recommendations to management to improve the design of business process and IT controls.
  • Responsible for the day-to-day administration of the SOX application including processing of key control changes and user access provisioning.
  • Assists in making updates to the control deficiencies and management actions plans maintained in the SOX application.
  • Assists in the preparation of training materials that are used to provide periodic SOX training to senior management and the business process owners.
  • Responsible for maintaining documents and records related SOX activities managed by the Global Controllership team including planning, scoping, internal control templates and training material.
  • Assists and participates in other internal control initiatives, as required.

Experience / Education Requirements

  • Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a mix of public accounting, internal audit or internal control functions.
  • This position requires a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Accounting, Business, or Finance.
  • Experience with financial and IT general controls in a complex, public company environment.
  • Experience with COSO framework (and COBIT framework a plus)
  • Understanding of accounting principles & practices in accordance with US GAAP
  • Ability to communicate effectively.
  • Ability to set priorities and drive results.
  • Experience with global company operations is preferred.
  • Professional certification (CPA/Charted Accountant) and/or advanced business degree is preferred.

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