SOX Compliance and Advisory Auditor

Job Responsibility: We are looking for a SOX Compliance & Advisory Auditor for a 5-month contract position, with possible extensions in Calgary, Alberta. Must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Hybrid schedule, at least 4 days in the office. 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week. It is NOT a remote role. Role Description The ideal candidate will perform key activities, such as assisting with the planning and execution of SOX program, test SOX processes ranging from business processes, entity level controls (ELC) and disclosure controls and procedures. The auditor will have exposure to SOX advisory activities. Responsibilities

• Understand how internal controls relate to the Company's externally reported financial results as part of the SOX planning activities including the updating of risk assessments.
• Update process documentation for financial processes and perform tests to ensure processes are designed and operating effectively and risks are effectively mitigated (ensuring consistency of testing approach and documentation). Note that testing is performed within an automated SOX software solution (AuditBoard).
• Identify financial control exceptions in processes, assist Senior Manager with deficiency evaluations and facilitate remediation strategies with process owners to determine adequate activities that will allow timely compliance.
• Being alert to control improvement opportunities that satisfy operational objectives as well as leverage SOX findings.
• Assist with testing of key reports, spreadsheets and identification of interfaces and application controls, as well as refreshing the fraud risk assessment.
• Build and maintain a co-operative working relationship with stakeholders to facilitate effective communication with a key focus on assisting process owners with identifying opportunities to optimize business processes and controls and assess the impacts on controls from various company initiatives. The SOX Compliance Team is engaged in an advisory capacity for various projects therefore this role would have the development opportunity to participate in the related control assessments.
• Interact with the external auditors including responding to their various requests and facilitating communication between process owners and the auditors.
• Assess moderately complex information from multiple sources and draw logical conclusions (e.g. SOX scoping decisions, assessing changes to processes and controls).
• Assist with the testing of ELC and key DC&CP.

Key Deliverables:

• Planning activities - risk assessments including deconsolidation (mapping of financial statement accounts to risks and related controls) and determination of risk rankings and information requests (for four test phases).
• Testing - narratives, walkthrough documentation, test files and deficiency assessments (if required).
• Key reports and spreadsheets - scoping document and related test files for key reports and spreadsheets linked to in-scope SOX controls.
• Advisory - control assessments, walkthroughs, updated narratives, test scripts and test files.
• Fraud risk assessment (mapping fraud risk scenarios to SOX controls).
• COSO mapping (mapping COSO framework principles to SOX controls).

Required Skills and Experience

• Must have over 2-3 years of experience, preferably in a public accounting firm or in a group dedicated to audit, accounting or finance related activities.
• Undergraduate Degree with professional accounting designation (CA/CPA) or working towards designation within completion targeted for the next year.
• Must have an in-depth understanding of auditing and control practices.

Please note that while all applications are appreciated, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. InSync Systems Inc. is a privately-owned boutique Canadian Resourcing and Consulting Services Company that works closely with a range of corporate clients across multiple industries to bring them solutions that effectively address their business needs.