at Wintrust Financial Corporation in Rosemont, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Wintrust is a financial holding company with approximately $50 billion assets under management and traded on the NASDAQ:WTFC. Built on the "HAVE IT ALL" model, Wintrust offers sophisticated technology and resources of a large bank while focusing on providing service-based community banking to each and every customer. Wintrust operates fifteen community bank subsidiaries with over 170 banking locations in the greater Chicago and southern Wisconsin market areas. Additionally, Wintrust operates various non-bank business units including commercial and life insurance premium financing, short-term accounts receivable financing, out-sourced administrative services, mortgage origination and purchase, wealth management services and qualified intermediary services for tax-deferred exchanges.
Why join us?
- An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 10 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)
- Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible
- Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few
- Family-friendly work hours
- With 175+ community bank locations, we offer opportunities to grow and develop in your career
- Promote from within culture
Why join this team?
- We have a culture that encourages an entrepreneurial spirit
- We offer multiple opportunities for development and upward mobility
Job Description Summary
This position within the Chief Accounting Officer and Controllers Group is focused on ensuring effective design and operation of internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) for Wintrust Financial Corporation in accordance with financial control requirements, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Primary responsibilities include process documentation, risk assessment, and control identification, in addition to control enhancement and issue remediation. This position serves as a valued control advisor to the Company and provides hands-on exposure, interacting frequently with all management levels, as well as internal and external auditors. This is a newly created position with growth opportunity within the CAO group.
What Youll Do
- Collaborate with business partners to maintain SOX risk and control matrices and process flowcharts. Identify areas where control or documentation enhancements are needed. Facilitate the annual SOX walkthrough process with business partners and internal and external audit.
- Lead corporate initiatives and special projects relating to accounting and financial reporting matters through risk assessment and control evaluation in response to new accounting standards, system conversions/implementations, and new business processes.
- Analyze control exceptions and work with various levels of management to identify root causes and planned corrective actions/ paths to remediation.
- Provide guidance and coaching for personnel regarding risks, processes, controls, control assessments and control deficiency root cause analysis and remediation.
- Support audit groups including internal and external audit in coordinating and completing their audit engagements.
- Lead and manage various SOX meetings (e.g., SOX working team meetings, internal and external auditor touchpoints, and other SOX meetings as...
Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity
