Job description
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The Sr. Manager of Internal Controls reports to the Controller of AES Clean Energy. This individual will develop and lead internal control strategy for the Clean Energy Business and provide guidance to control owners to meet internal controls goals and objectives. This individual will also be part of the global Internal Control team and will perform certain activities in alignment with the global calendar, collaborate with other members of the team to tackle common issues and share best practices. This position’s primary responsibility will be to manage the internal controls risk assessment of functional business processes (ie. accounting, financial reporting, HR, etc.), the development of appropriate mitigating controls and the evaluation of control deficiencies, along with the development of associated remediation plans. This role is responsible for effectively integrating the work of the Internal Controls team with Internal Audit and External Audit and supporting Process Owners and Control Owners in the execution of Internal Control cycle activities. Support activities include: communicating requirements and timelines, scheduling and leading coordination discussions, monitoring progress, reporting, and management reviews, designing new controls as the business evolves into new areas.
This is a remote position, however, we require that the candidate be located within the US territory.
Responsibilities:
- Manage execution of Internal Control Risk Assessment, including fraud risk assessment
- Review the existing control framework for Clean Energy and provide recommendations for new controls and improvements to existing controls for both internal controls over financial reporting and IT general controls. Collaborate with the global Internal Controls team as necessary.
- Customize of AES level controls to the AES Clean Energy business.
- Manage the remediation of any control deficiencies.
- Understand and identify operational, financial, and compliance risks in order to formulate appropriate, practical, and cost-effective recommendations
- Provide guidelines and best practices to improve processes
- Ongoing monitoring of SoD risks and facilitating effective remediation of existing conflicts.
- Support the implementation of new systems by identifying risks and mapping existing controls and identifying new controls where needed
- Transfer and promote ownership of processes, controls, and control assessments to Business Users, including providing on-going training
- Evaluate control deficiencies and participate in the development of remediation plans with the control owners
- Liaise with key organizational stakeholders, subject matter experts, the global Internal Controls team, Internal Audit and External Audit
Qualifications:
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 7-10 years of combined experience working in Finance, Accounting, Risk Management or Internal / External Audit
- Solid understanding of SOX and internal controls
- Ability to design and develop control frameworks integrated to control cycles (both COSO and COBIT)
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Demonstrated ability to successfully work in a complex matrix type organizational structure, and manage direct and indirect reports
- Effective organizational and time management skills, with adherence to deadlines
- Established computer proficiency, with emphasis on SAP or other major ERP system
- Ability to travel inside and outside the US
- CPA / CIA / CFE or CISA certification (preferred)
- Experience in Utility, Energy or Telecom industry
Safety comes first at AES. To protect the health and safety of our people, customers, communities and partners, and to provide and maintain a workplace that is free of known hazards, AES requires all newly-hired people or current AES people applying for U.S.-based role(s), to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or be willing to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by their date of hire. Except where prohibited by law or not specifically covered in a collective bargaining agreement, new hires and transfers will be required to provide proof of vaccination during onboarding and periodically thereafter. This policy will comply with all applicable laws and is based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health authorities, as applicable.
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