Company Description
Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (VWTS) is a worldwide leader in water recovery, treatment, and reuse. We design and supply a range of water systems, from food and beverage applications, to municipal water, to microelectronics ultrapure water and heavy industrial wastewater treatment. We serve more than 50,000 customers worldwide and treat more than 11 million cubic meters of water every day. We simply aim to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation across the world.
At WTS, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We are an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We offer challenging and meaningful careers, with competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements.
Job Description
The Internal Financial Controls Specialist position will report to the Internal Financial Controls Manager within the global Controllership team under the global CFO. The Internal Financial Controls Specialist will collaborate with GPOs (global process owners) to formally document policies and procedures and also to continually improve the design, operation and effectiveness of internal controls. This position will also conduct IC reviews/audits (i.e., testing the effectiveness of controls).
Key Characteristics:
• Understanding processes having both a direct and indirect impact on financial accounting records and financial reporting
• Creating or improving process documentation (i.e., narratives, flowcharts).
• Performing tests of control effectiveness.
• Identifying gaps in processes and deficiencies in control design & operation of controls
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Assisting to lead Global Process Owners (GPOs) and Control Owners (COs) in the effort to document policies, processes and procedures, including but not limited to narratives and flow charts.
• Identify control gaps in processes.
• Identify deficiencies in control design and operation of control.
• Assisting to lead GPOs and COs to develop action plans for improving processes and remediating deficient controls/gaps.
• Conduct audit/review procedures for various planned internal financial control reviews/audits in accordance with the annual IC Plan.
• Collaborate with Internal Auditors and External Auditors when they seek information on the company & internal controls.
Qualifications
Required:
• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Accounting or Finance or Business Administration
• 2 - 3 years experience as a financial auditor (i.e., external auditor, internal auditor or internal controls staffer - testing effectiveness of controls)
Preferred:
• CPA, or Chartered Accountant, or equivalent (or, substantially in-progress), or CIA, CFE license
• Prior experience with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX 404) controls compliance
• Prior experience with a global company
• Prior experience auditing shared service center operations
Additional Information
• General office conditions with no physical demands
• Currently no travel is planned/expected. Occasional travel (less than 10%), including international travel, may be in future plans.
As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.
