Lead, SOX Controls Advisory

Role Overview

Reporting to the Manager, SOX Controls Advisory, the Lead, Controls Advisory is responsible for supporting Teck’s compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) and internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).

This outstanding candidate will assist management in crafting, implementing, and maintaining financial reporting controls in accordance with SOX requirements. The Lead will have the opportunity to work with various departments across the company’s global operations and should have excellent listening and communications skills to champion relationships, encourage cross-functional communication, and promote teamwork. The role will require supporting management in supervising and reporting of control deficiencies and remediation plans, and to ensure effective sharing of relevant information with control owners, internal & external auditors, and the Corporate Controller.

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Key Responsibilities

• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
• Support the Manager, Controls Advisory to develop and maintain Teck’s management controls, policies and advising documents, and supervise compliance
• Provide advice on financial reporting and internal control matters for stakeholders
• Support ERP implementations to SAP S/4HANA with process design and control assessments
• Participate in process walkthrough meetings to support updates to process flow diagrams, narratives, and Risk Control Matrices (RCMs), as required
• Liaise with other risk management functions, Assurance & Advisory (A&A) and external auditors to ensure SOX related activities are efficiently completed and control deficiencies are validated
• Collaborate closely with control owners to ensure control deficiencies are documented and appropriately remediated on a timely basis
• Supervise emerging ICFR and SOX issues and implications
• Act as a systems administrator for the Global Risk & Compliance (GRC) system and assist users in maintaining control documentation
• Implement internal controls framework to ensures compliance with SOX regulations across business processes
• Influence and collaborate with various stakeholders across Teck, including Teck Digital Systems (TDS), operating sites, business units, and other departments on projects
• Prepare and provide mentorship on optimal practices for crafting, implementing, and maintaining business processes, with SOX implications summarized in a clear and concise manner
• Identify and communicate gaps in existing process designs and offer optimized solutions that integrate with existing Teck processes and procedures
• Prepare presentations to inform key issues, gaps in process design and solutions to address problems
• Support ad hoc projects by identifying risks, developing a work plan, coordinating resources, and implementing the plan to address risks
• Collaborate with functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into effective internal controls.
• Advise on system implementations to implement project assurance protocols and project controls.
• Be an authority in issues resolution and being proactive with seeing opportunities to strengthen the overall risk management culture
• Be able to take the initiative and be responsible for analyzing big picture issues, while being able to scrutinize details

Qualifications

• 
  CPA, CA designation (or equivalent), with experience working for a Big 4 accounting firm

• 6+ years of post-qualification experience in a multi-national company or with an emphasis on internal controls and SOX

• Strong understanding of SOX legislation, systems, and internal controls over financial reporting, including Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) requirements

• A strong background in ERP implementation design, security, user access management, with relevant certifications (e.g., SAP Security Certified, CISSP) being beneficial

• Understanding of risk management frameworks such as the COSO framework and Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT)

• Experience crafting process flow diagrams, writing process narratives and designing key SOX controls

• Excellent attention to detail as well as effective written and oral communication skills

• Curiosity to learn and understand how things work and proven track record to evaluate and deconstruct business issues

• Critical thinking to creatively solve problems in a constantly evolving environment is a must

• Working knowledge of Spanish and understanding of the mining business are assets

• Strong management of self, learning agility and motivation for driving organizational results

• Ability to build positive relationships