Internal Controls Analyst

Job description

We are looking for an Internal Controls Analyst to join our team at Innomotics – A Siemens Business.

Your change engine.
Motors and drives are our business, redefining reliable motion from check-time per day to uptime per lifecycle, from simply on/off to everything smart in between. Our most powerful engine: more than 15,000 dedicated experts, doers, colleagues. For them, engineering the future means keeping businesses in motion – in e-motion. We are the “we” in power – and we can empower you.

15,000 and counting.
Are you looking for the stability of an established global player with the lean, innovative spirit of a mid-size hidden champion? That’s us! Are you looking to shape entire industries with a future-proof portfolio of more sustainable, energy efficient solutions? Deal, let’s go!

The role.
Ensuring the company's effective operations is achieved through a well-managed internal control system, the cornerstone of top management assurance. In the role of an Internal Controls Analyst at Innomotics, the primary responsibility is to lead internal controls for assigned business units or support functions. Responsibilities include coordinating audits, analyzing processes, identifying risks and gaps, testing control effectiveness, and designing solutions. As a partner and consultant to the business, there's a focus on sustainable solutions for control weaknesses, leading collaborative efforts, driving remediation, and applying creativity to enhance internal controls management efficiency.

This position reports to the CFO, and can be in Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary or Oakville.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that all business and support functions have covered the most significant risk attributes by well-defined and robust internal controls.
• Helping internal customers enhance the quality and efficiency of their internal controls through digitalization, automation, and sophisticated documentation, while maintaining or increasing overall assurance.
• Updating testing procedures for assessors to ensure clear understanding and efficient, high-quality testing of internal controls.
• Owning the remediation of internal control weaknesses in collaboration with various collaborators, prioritizing timely and sustainable solutions.
• Preparing and documenting well defined deficiency descriptions with a proper materiality calculation and root causes to allow for data and trend analysis within the region.
• Designing and delivering comprehensive training programs for the department and external partners, covering various topics related to Innomotics' risk and operational controls processes.
• Act as the main point of contact for selected internal customers and external auditors in all questions related to internal controls.
• Responsible for the entire assessment process end-to-end, including the scoping of controls to be tested, as well as the selection, training, guidance and monitoring of Independent Assessors.
• Facilitating clear ownership across all control processes by employing robust communication and alignment skills.
• Generating insights and continuous improvements to improve the efficiency and quality of the existing internal controls process.
• Offering regular updates on major achievements, supporting department management in presentations to Innomotics' US executive management.
• Supporting the quarterly Risk and Internal Control Meetings, quarterly internal certification for internal control over financial reporting and the annual in-control certification.
• Supporting standard process sharing, benchmarking with other regions and harmonization/standardization of internal processes.

Your profile.

Requirements:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field preferred. Advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., CPA, CIA) is an asset.
• 3+ years’ experience, with minimum of 2 years within accounting/finance or auditing environment is a plus
• Sharp analytical skills, capable of processing sophisticated data and making well-supported judgments.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with a shown ability to prepare and present information to all management levels.
• Validated ability to handle multiple assignments, meet deadlines, and deliver quality results in a team environment.
• Strong focus on efficiency and process improvement, along with a consultative approach.
• Proven track record to build positive relationships with teammates, key partners, and business and functional authorities and influence decision outcomes
• Preference for individuals with shown knowledge in internal control principles, experience in risk and control self-assessment, including testing, and business process improvement.
• Knowledge of SAP ERP system
• Ability to program macros (or other tools) as well as ability to automate processes through tools a plus.
• Flexibility to travel up to 5-10% (domestic to US)

What we offer.
At Innomotics, we are committed to an ownership culture, in which every employee takes personal responsibility for our company’s success. We apply lean principles and seek to continually improve our processes and customers’ experience.

Who designs your future? You do.

Make your mark in our exciting world. #JoinReliableMotion #TeamInnomotics

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