at Salesforce in Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About Salesforce
We're Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI+ Data +CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too - driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good - you've come to the right place.
Salesforce is looking for a dedicated and dynamic Senior Manager to join the management-led SOX 360 Program Office team to support our team's strategy, growth, process excellence and innovation. We are currently seeking a highly effective individual with passion and a proven track record for success in understanding business processes as well as identifying risks and potential gaps in relevant controls. Reporting to the Director of the SOX team focusing on End-to-End Business Processes, this role requires strong discernment, emotional intelligence, and the ability to transform business knowledge into useful solutions. This person will also be responsible for applying business knowledge into the systems, process or reporting solutions that are proposed and delivered for an effective control environment.
The ideal candidate is expected to lead change, think independently, clearly communicate and support a point-of-view and recommendations, perform SOX risk assessments and scoping, participate in readiness and process/control improvement initiatives, and exercise influence to drive action in a cross-functional environment. Additionally, the candidate for this role will have a deep understanding of auditing requirements including Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) requirements, US GAAP, and standard methodologies and emerging trends relevant for establishing an outstanding SOX program.
Your Impact
Work cross-functionally to support a changing SOX landscape and drive process improvement - we are strategic advisors to the company!
Provide end-to-end business knowledge and expertise to assist in SOX readiness activities and SOX program maturation activities
Take ownership for all assigned process areas, which includes acquiring a comprehensive grasp of Business process activities and controls as well as related company policies and external accounting and reporting guidelines and act as a subject matter authority for each of these assigned areas
Assist in the development of the annual SOX prioritization assessment and plan
Work with current functional teams within the organization to review current processes and identify risk areas and areas for improvement and design controls around these to reduce risk and exposure to avoid operational surprises as well as evaluate and assess deficiencies
Bring your knowledge and experience designing, implementing and testing internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) per the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to respond to identified risks
Partner with the business to ensure SOX documentation, including flowcharts, narratives, and controls are up to date, accurate and properly handled
Collaborate with functional teams for compliance to outlined processes and ensure that all key controls are being performed satisfactorily
Work effectively in a dynamic, high growth environment, think quickly and creatively, recognize interrelationships early and enable innovation
Drive breakthrough solutions, encourage shifts in approach, and build the momentum to help excel Salesforce to $50 billion and beyond
Minimum Qualifications
8+ years of related audit & accounting experience, preferably gained in both public accounting
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant experience required. Experience will be evaluated based on the values and behaviors for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)
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