AbbVie Hiring for Internal Controls Finance Program Manager at North Chicago, Illinois, United States Full Time

The Internal Controls CoE manages the organization’s compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) and control improvement initiatives.

This position provides support, and management of AbbVie’s program for compliance with SOX Section 404, which requires all functions to document, test and assess internal controls over financial reporting.

• This position will assist with Program Management Office functions including : program planning, testing scoping, scheduling, and guidance;
• communication with Division and Corporate functions; updating or developing program tools and processes; monitoring of program status and schedule;
• and leading training and process improvement initiatives; assisting in the management and resolution of issues; review of internal control deficiencies;

providing guidance for the evaluation and remediation of deficiencies; monitoring of remediation activities; and determination of readiness for review by internal and external auditors.

Responsibilities :

• The Sarbanes-Oxley Finance Project Manager assists with the responsibility of the quality of Division and Corporate financial SOX work and their compliance with AbbVie’s SOX program standards.
• Manage the program schedule to ensure deliverables are met (includes all AbbVie deliverables to PMO and PMO deliverables to external auditors).
• Reviews completed internal control documentation, evaluates testing results, reviews ratings and conclusions, and evaluate / prioritize all deficiencies.

Communicate expectations for remediation of deficiencies and monitor remediation efforts

• Act as subject matter expert for internal control matters globally by advising management and control owners in various functions such as Corporate, Commercial, Operations, and R&D.
• Provides functional leadership and comprehensive ongoing support to all Sarbanes Managers for the completion of all AbbVie SOX Section 404 and 302 requirements.

In addition, serve as primary resource for technical guidance on Section 404 requirements.

Manages testing schedule and liaises with third-party resources, Internal Audit, and external auditors. Assists in completing the annual scoping activities in a timely and thorough manner.

Assists in identifying and analyzing all relevant matters that could impact SOX scope and propose related approaches (during annual scoping and ongoing).

• Manages impacts to and making updates to the control environment through various projects within the company such as process changes, system implementations, reorganizations, and business combinations / acquisitions.
• Prepares ongoing / periodic status and deficiency reports for management.
• Identify opportunities to improve / streamline current processes and procedures
• Complete ad hoc analysis and reviews of internal controls within all functions.
• Management responsibilities of Internal Controls Senior and / or SOX contractors.
• Management and maintenance of program tools (including Workiva and the SharePoint Site based solution SOX Internal Controls).

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 7+ years of Auditing, Sarbanes-Oxley, Accounting, or Finance experience
• Minimum 2+ years’ of management experience
• CPA preferred or other relevant certifications a plus (e.g. CIA, CFE)
• Ability to work independently and adjust priorities to achieve accurate and timely results
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to collaborate across functions
• Ability to identify process improvement opportunities and aptitude for continuous improvement and change
• Ability to understand the big picture while leveraging technical knowledge at a process / control level
• Proficiency in Workiva, Power BI, and Microsoft Office tools (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
• Availability to travel up to 5%

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