Manager, Financial Risk & Controls at CooperVision, Inc in Rochester, New York

Job Description:

CooperVision, a division of CooperCompanies (NYSE:COO), is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of soft contact lenses. The Company produces a full array of daily disposable, two-week and monthly contact lenses, all featuring advanced materials and optics. CooperVision has a strong heritage of solving the toughest vision challenges such as astigmatism, presbyopia and childhood myopia; and offers the most complete collection of spherical, toric and multifocal products available. Through a combination of innovative products and focused practitioner support, the company brings a refreshing perspective to the marketplace, creating real advantages for customers and wearers. For more information, visit www.coopervision.com

Job Summary:

This role will help manage the global control environment by improving our accounting operations through risk management, controls, and policy setting. The successful candidate will have a strong accounting and internal control background will work with multiple teams across the Company to ensure that standard, updated internal controls, finance policies, and technical accounting guidance are being appropriately applied on a consistent basis.

This is a highly visible role requiring excellent communication skills and a sharp finance and accounting focus and business sense.

The role is based in the San Ramon office, reporting into the Senior Manager, Financial Risk & Controls, and managing direct reports.

Essential Functions & Accountabilities:

• Extensive liaison with Corporate and Regional finance teams on improvements to global policies and processes, setting controls around risk to help enable growth underpinned with excellence in compliance and relevant controls.


• Collaborate with the Technical Accounting Team at Corporate HQ to provide technical guidance, policy interpretation and advice.


• Assist where internal control issues arise, including fact gathering & documentation, providing root cause analysis (including deficiency exposures) and recommendations for improvements to the design of existing financial processes and procedures.


• Collaborate with the Corporate and Regional finance teams to identify, address and remediate high risk, material accounting and finance control deficiencies.


• Collaborate on updates to our Risk and Controls Matrix while at the same time help to ensure that current controls are embedded into normal day-to-day processes and procedures.


• Assist in roll out and maintenance of Global Balance Sheet review process.


• Assist in preparation of quarterly compliance and reporting tasks.


• Manage annual statutory audit reporting process.


• Manage quarterly review of Segregation of Duties violations and work with sites to ensure these are appropriately mitigated.


• Develop periodic risk assessments process to roll out and implement globally. 


• Maintain and review policies, advising on required and recommended updates on a regular basis.


• Review Management Review Control and Flowchart documentation prepared by sites and provide feedback. Manage roll out and maintenance program globally.


• Collaborate with Oracle ERP implementation team to update global design flowcharts and tailor for local implementations.


• Provide as needed support to local sites and Oracle ERP team to ensure smooth transition of controls compliance as sites move to the new environment.


• Assist with IPE Project support and long-term process development.


• Ad hoc reporting and project management, as required.


• Directly manage staff and provide on-going training and development; set goals and objectives and evaluate performance and achievements.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Appropriate certificate in accounting and/or auditing, including Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor or Certified Information System Analyst


• Experience and understanding of SOX requirements, including experience in defining and designing controls


• Extensive U.S. GAAP policy experience


• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, including written and verbal communication, especially in developing positions and presenting to management, auditors, and non-accounting stakeholders


• Ability to independently research, analyze and interpret data


• Flexibility in handling conflicting priorities working under strict deadlines


• Sound independent judgment

Work Environment:

• Typical office work environment


• Occasional domestic and international travel where needed

Experience:

• 5-8 years of experience within an external audit, internal controls / audit or public accounting environment


• Understanding of internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance


• Experience in global operations, manufacturing and compliance, a plus


• Knowledge of Oracle, COGNOS, ServiceNow, WDesk, Blackline, Agile, BAAN or other major ERP systems, a plus

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or Accounting is required; Master’s degree a plus


• Appropriate certificate in accounting and/or auditing, (eg Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor or Certified Information System Analyst) required