Internal Controls Manager - (MA26130)

General Role Description

Define, develop, and lead the internal controls function to enable the international, multi-entity, multi-currency organization to meet its business and regulatory commitments

Role Accountabilities

·         Lead day-to-day JSOX compliance activities and serve as the primary point of contact for internal controls matters for the organization

·         Develop and maintain JSOX documentation, including risk control matrices (RCMs), process narratives, and flowcharts, ensuring alignment with applicable J-SOX (Financial Instruments and Exchange Act) requirements and COSO framework

·         Coordinate with finance, operations, and IT process owners to complete control activities and remediate identified deficiencies within established timelines

·         Advise process owners on control design, documentation, and evidence requirements to promote consistent and effective control execution

·         Serve as the primary contact for Global Internal Audit, external auditors, and co-source partners to coordinate JSOX requests, walkthroughs, testing, and related activities

·         Monitor remediation plans, accountable owners, milestones, and target completion dates, escalating delays and emerging risks as appropriate

·         Prepare and present JSOX status reports, control deficiency summaries, remediation updates, and compliance metrics to senior management and Global Internal Audit team

·         Lead continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen control automation, testing efficiency, and scalability across business units

·         Evaluate internal control considerations before and after implementation of new ERP and other relevant business systems, including changes to automated controls, access, data, and financial reporting processes

·         Analyze audit findings and communicate clear recommendations, ownership and expected follow-up actions to management and relevant stakeholders

General Employee Accountabilities

·         Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager

·         Give manager best advice

·         Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified

·         Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager

·         Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment

·         Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws

·         Recommend viable improvements proactively

·         Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes

Requirements

·         Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.

·         5 years of experience in JSOX or SOX compliance, internal audit, public accounting, or internal controls.

·         Demonstrated hands-on experience with JSOX or SOX compliance programs, including risk assessment, process walkthrough, control design evaluations, control testing, and remediation of identified deficiencies

·         Demonstrated working knowledge of COSO Internal Control Framework and financial reporting processes

·         Demonstrated project management, written and verbal communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

·         Demonstrated working knowledge of IT general controls (ITGC) and IT automated controls (ITAC), including system interfaces, report dependencies, and automated control activities

·         Demonstrated personal leadership to reflect influence, judgement, and cross-functional leadership without direct-report responsibility

·         Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts

·         Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills

·         Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility

·         Proficiency in Excel, Word, Outlook and Windows

·         Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 15%, sometimes with limited notice

Preferred Qualifications

·         Experience with ERP or other enterprise system implementations

·         Proficiency in Oracle

·         Experience in a business with foreign ownership, preferably Japanese

·         CPA, CIA, CISA, or equivalent certification

Link to TMEIC Corporation Americas website

https://www.tmeic.com/. To be considered an applicant for any available positions, individuals must complete an online job application for each posting. A resume may be attached to the online application but is not considered a substitute for the information in the application. Applications will be considered only for the specific position for which the application is submitted.

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