Senior Auditor: Montgomery Professional Services

Our client. is a $300M International, public company based in south bay (Environmental Space/High Tech/Instrument/Manufacturing) is actively looking for a strong Audit Senior ($80-105K base, bonus, stock and full benefits).

This person must have recent public accounting experience with an international firm and have a technical accounting background. CPA is highly preferred so must be just about finished with test and requirements to be seriously considered. This is a roll up your sleeves type roll as the department is small– test work through the report so this person must have a strong command of the English language-written and verbal. The last two seniors were promoted to Accounting/Operational roles in this well run and respected company.

Summary: The position includes SOX, Corporate Audits and External Audit Support Programs.

SOX: Assists and supports the organization with design, testing and assessment for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) section 404 Compliance.

Corporate Audits: Participate in audits of corporate initiatives and operations assigned by management from time to time.

External Audit: Perform and supervise, as needed, specific sections of external audit in support of the company's external audit work during interim and year-end audits.

Primary Responsibilities:

o Sox 404 compliance activities, corporate audits or external audit projects.

o SOX 404 assessments: reviewing controls and helping in designing them, reviewing process narratives, performing walkthroughs, designing testing plans, performing tests of effectiveness, and making assessments.

o Monitors existing process documentation including: confirmation with process owners that the documentation is current, reviewing amended documentation for processes that have changed, and recommending improvements in internal control where needed.

o Uses knowledge of Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002, AS-5, GAAP, Oracle, Visio and/or a variety of desktop applications.

o Performs corporate audits and operational audits in support of corporate initiatives as assigned by management from time to time. Helps in identifying areas for corporate and operational audits using analytical techniques.

o Performs external audits of agreed sections in support of external auditors. Reviews audit work done by other members of the corporate audit team.

o Communicates audit results and prepares written documentation / reports as they relates to SOX and Corporate Audits; and disclosing all significant deficiencies and issues to management.

o Contributes to building inter-organizational relationship through interaction and teamwork.

o Promotes professional and ethical standards.

o Performs other audit or accounting functions as required.

Requirements:

o Bachelor's degree in Accounting required. CPA Certification or equivalent is highly preferred.

o Minimum of 4 to 5 years of external auditing experience with an international accounting firm.

o Knowledge of SOX 404, AS-5, Revenue Recognition, FAS 123R3, and latest trends in accounting.

o Familiarity with Oracle R12 preferred.

o Exposure to Internal Audit, or willingness to learn audits of operations and corporate initiatives.

o Superior analytical skills of diverse scope.

o Superior writing skills.

o Excellent communication skills with internal departments / business units.

o Must be willing to travel to Europe and Asia as needed. Currently, the travel level is about 20% on international trips of two to three weeks duration. This could increase to up to 40% in the future depending on the business needs. Travel requirements will be uneven, higher in some months and lower in others.