Internal Controls Manager / ALC989 Job in Houston 77056, Texas US
Internal Controls Manager / ALC989
American Air Liquide offers industrial gases and related services to a variety of customers including those in large industry, industrial manufacturing, electronics and healthcare marketplaces.
Position Description:
Job Responsibilities:
•The Manager of Internal Controls is responsible for leading the company's internal controls (IC) effort and helping to ensure compliance with the Group's 62 key control principles (KCP's). Work will cover corporate departments and 7+ U.S. operating units, focused primarily on financial and IT business processes. Although the Manager is not solely responsible for documenting the key controls, s/he is responsible for facilitating, teaching, reviewing and driving the process to ensure that controls are appropriately designed, documented, and maintained. The Manager will be involved with monitoring and leveraging opportunities to improve controls through automation and preventative status. The Manager will also monitor changing business environment to ensure timely control updates and will routinely report progress to the Internal Controls Oversight Team and other management. In addition, this responsibility includes limited involvement with Group and Local internal audit projects. More specifically, the Manager will assist the CFO, Controller, and others respond to internal/external audit findings, identifying compensating controls where appropriate and helping to drive remedial efforts within the corporate departments and business units as applicable. From time to time, the Manager will be called on to analyze, document, and/or develop new policies or procedures. This may include substantial involvement in documenting or updating processes or controls relevant to a full ERP upgrade of Oracle 11i to r12.
•Work with corporate and business unit personnel to develop and document controls supporting the 62 KCP's promulgated by the Air Liquide Group in Paris;
•Understand internal control concepts and experience in applying them to plan, perform, manage and report on the evaluation of various business processes/areas/functions;
•Ability to work independently, with limited direction and guidance;
•Strong verbal and written communication skills, to effectively present to peers and senior management;
•Exhibit the leadership skills needed to sell ideas and obtain management buy-in for constructive change;
•Understanding of internal auditing standards, the COSO framework, and risk management practices;
•Understanding of accounting and financial reporting concepts and principles;
•Experience in performing multiple projects and working with team members who do not necessarily report into this function or have a background in financial accounting or internal controls
General Requirements:
•Bachelor Degree in Business, Accounting or Finance required
•Experience in supporting management with the development and maintenance of key controls identified for Sarbanes-Oxley or similar internal control requirements
•Strong verbal and written communication skills, to effectively present to peers and management
•Understanding of the technical aspects of accounting and financial reporting
•Experience in performing multiple projects and working with diverse teams
•5+ years of public accounting and/or private industry experience with knowledge of accounting, finance and internal control areas.
•CPA / CIA / CMA designation a strong plus