Intuit
HR Shared Services SOX & Compliance Principal Business Analyst
Intuit, San Diego, California, United States, 92189
HR Shared Services SOX & Compliance Principal Business Analyst
HR Shared Services SOX & Compliance Principal Business Analyst is responsible for managing, monitoring, and reporting on compliance efforts to achieve and maintain compliance with SOX regulations. The role works in collaboration with internal partners across HR Shared Services, including payroll, benefits, global mobility, HR data services, as well as partners across internal audit, finance, information technology, and other partners as needed to ensure end‑to‑end compliance and controls are in place, operating, and executed as expected.
This role assists in the development of annual financial and third‑party risk assessment processes while evaluating financial risks and controls. It prepares and implements a risk‑based audit plan to assess, report on, and suggest ways to improve the HRSS internal controls, finance activities, and operations. In addition, it ensures data security controls are in place, including understanding systems access controls and policies while managing and maintaining associated access logs. It supports and protects company financial data and the reporting process.
Strong background with and working knowledge of end‑to‑end operations across the HR Shared Services organization, including upstream and downstream impacts on partner organizations. Focus on continuous process improvement, through SOPs, systems, integrations, etc., is key to ensuring controls remain best‑in‑class. Must be able to work through ambiguity, be self‑motivated, and piece together facts and data necessary to identify compliance and control issues, propose solutions through necessary process and control changes, and collaborate with partners on solution implementation and resolution.
To be successful in this role, the candidate must be a subject matter expert on SOX controls, associated compliance requirements and regulations, with the ability to handle responsibilities in a large, complex operation timely and accurately. The individual must be an independent thinker able to work with little day‑to‑day direction, foster collaboration, engagement, trust, transparency, and accountability across HR Shared Services, and move with agility and velocity while maintaining ownership and accountability leading to accurate financial and compliance outcomes.
Responsibilities
Understand the SOX process flows, narratives, risk and control matrices of business processes, and information technology platforms relevant to financial reporting
Conduct or participate in walkthroughs and other meetings with process and control owners to ensure SOX testing plans are properly created to address financial reporting risks
Participate in the development of testing plans over key controls, reports, spreadsheets, and audits performed by partners supported by this role
Coordinate with Finance/Accounting/Internal Audit team(s) to support development and execution of Internal Audit plans and programs, reviews, validations, and responsibilities
Manage assigned and/or ad‑hoc internal audit assignments as appropriate and necessary
Evaluate the operational effectiveness of entity‑level controls and business process key controls, while offering control changes that more closely align with partner needs, including IA and Finance/Accounting
Verify and maintain compliance with applicable government regulations/requirements
Review and audit current processes to ensure compliance, while recommending and implementing changes where needed
Research, determine root cause, and resolve associated SOX and control issues that arise
Participate in internal or external audits and review of records, worker’s compensation, tax filings, SOX, and other related documentation
Partner closely with various organizational partners to ensure accurate GL & tax reporting
Lead work and provide direction for transitions in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, particularly as it relates to the review and understanding of controls and deliverables within the acquiring organization
Communicate effectively with partners and various levels of management to ensure high level of support
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree preferred
Working knowledge of and experience with SOX and associated internal control framework
Excellent communication skills including written, verbal, listening and presentation
Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to foster, develop, and maintain trusted and collaborative working relationships with partners across the organization
Team player with a strong work ethic and ability to work autonomously
High degree of professionalism with an extreme focus on attention to detail
Multiple years working in large, complex organizations
Apply documented rules, past practices, or instructions on an independent level
Ability to work in a fast‑paced, agile environment
Ability to process and connect information in times of ambiguity
Demonstrated ability to hold information confidential with excellent judgment
Ability to manage time, prioritize deliverables, multi‑task and work under pressure in a dynamic work environment
Exceptional organizational, analytical, research and problem solving skills
Intermediate to advanced analytical skillset, including the use of Excel, Alteryx and/or other tools
Experience with Workday and ADP systems highly preferred
Compensation Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay‑for‑performance rewards approach. This position will be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards, and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs. Pay offered is based on factors such as job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender. The expected base pay range for this position is:
Southern California $183,500 – $248,500
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Human Resources
Industry Software Development
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This role assists in the development of annual financial and third‑party risk assessment processes while evaluating financial risks and controls. It prepares and implements a risk‑based audit plan to assess, report on, and suggest ways to improve the HRSS internal controls, finance activities, and operations. In addition, it ensures data security controls are in place, including understanding systems access controls and policies while managing and maintaining associated access logs. It supports and protects company financial data and the reporting process.
Strong background with and working knowledge of end‑to‑end operations across the HR Shared Services organization, including upstream and downstream impacts on partner organizations. Focus on continuous process improvement, through SOPs, systems, integrations, etc., is key to ensuring controls remain best‑in‑class. Must be able to work through ambiguity, be self‑motivated, and piece together facts and data necessary to identify compliance and control issues, propose solutions through necessary process and control changes, and collaborate with partners on solution implementation and resolution.
To be successful in this role, the candidate must be a subject matter expert on SOX controls, associated compliance requirements and regulations, with the ability to handle responsibilities in a large, complex operation timely and accurately. The individual must be an independent thinker able to work with little day‑to‑day direction, foster collaboration, engagement, trust, transparency, and accountability across HR Shared Services, and move with agility and velocity while maintaining ownership and accountability leading to accurate financial and compliance outcomes.
Responsibilities
Understand the SOX process flows, narratives, risk and control matrices of business processes, and information technology platforms relevant to financial reporting
Conduct or participate in walkthroughs and other meetings with process and control owners to ensure SOX testing plans are properly created to address financial reporting risks
Participate in the development of testing plans over key controls, reports, spreadsheets, and audits performed by partners supported by this role
Coordinate with Finance/Accounting/Internal Audit team(s) to support development and execution of Internal Audit plans and programs, reviews, validations, and responsibilities
Manage assigned and/or ad‑hoc internal audit assignments as appropriate and necessary
Evaluate the operational effectiveness of entity‑level controls and business process key controls, while offering control changes that more closely align with partner needs, including IA and Finance/Accounting
Verify and maintain compliance with applicable government regulations/requirements
Review and audit current processes to ensure compliance, while recommending and implementing changes where needed
Research, determine root cause, and resolve associated SOX and control issues that arise
Participate in internal or external audits and review of records, worker’s compensation, tax filings, SOX, and other related documentation
Partner closely with various organizational partners to ensure accurate GL & tax reporting
Lead work and provide direction for transitions in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, particularly as it relates to the review and understanding of controls and deliverables within the acquiring organization
Communicate effectively with partners and various levels of management to ensure high level of support
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree preferred
Working knowledge of and experience with SOX and associated internal control framework
Excellent communication skills including written, verbal, listening and presentation
Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to foster, develop, and maintain trusted and collaborative working relationships with partners across the organization
Team player with a strong work ethic and ability to work autonomously
High degree of professionalism with an extreme focus on attention to detail
Multiple years working in large, complex organizations
Apply documented rules, past practices, or instructions on an independent level
Ability to work in a fast‑paced, agile environment
Ability to process and connect information in times of ambiguity
Demonstrated ability to hold information confidential with excellent judgment
Ability to manage time, prioritize deliverables, multi‑task and work under pressure in a dynamic work environment
Exceptional organizational, analytical, research and problem solving skills
Intermediate to advanced analytical skillset, including the use of Excel, Alteryx and/or other tools
Experience with Workday and ADP systems highly preferred
Compensation Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay‑for‑performance rewards approach. This position will be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards, and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs. Pay offered is based on factors such as job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender. The expected base pay range for this position is:
Southern California $183,500 – $248,500
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Human Resources
Industry Software Development
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