Internal Controls Manager - (MA26130)

General Role Description Define, develop, and lead the internal controls function to enable the international, multi-entity, multi-currency organization to meet its business and regulatory commitments Role Accountabilities · Lead day-to-day JSOX compliance activities and serve as the primary point of contact for internal controls matters for the organization · Develop and maintain JSOX documentation, including risk control matrices (RCMs), process narratives, and flowcharts, ensuring alignment with applicable J-SOX (Financial Instruments and Exchange Act) requirements and COSO framework · Coordinate with finance, operations, and IT process owners to complete control activities and remediate identified deficiencies within established timelines · Advise process owners on control design, documentation, and evidence requirements to promote consistent and effective control execution · Serve as the primary contact for Global Internal Audit, external auditors, and co-source partners to coordinate JSOX requests, walkthroughs, testing, and related activities · Monitor remediation plans, accountable owners, milestones, and target completion dates, escalating delays and emerging risks as appropriate · Prepare and present JSOX status reports, control deficiency summaries, remediation updates, and compliance metrics to senior management and Global Internal Audit team · Lead continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen control automation, testing efficiency, and scalability across business units · Evaluate internal control considerations before and after implementation of new ERP and other relevant business systems, including changes to automated controls, access, data, and financial reporting processes · Analyze audit findings and communicate clear recommendations, ownership and expected follow-up actions to management and relevant stakeholders General Employee Accountabilities · Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager · Give manager best advice · Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified · Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager · Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment · Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws · Recommend viable improvements proactively · Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes Requirements - · Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field. - · 5 years of experience in JSOX or SOX compliance, internal audit, public accounting, or internal controls. - · Demonstrated hands-on experience with JSOX or SOX compliance programs, including risk assessment, process walkthrough, control design evaluations, control testing, and remediation of identified deficiencies - · Demonstrated working knowledge of COSO Internal Control Framework and financial reporting processes - · Demonstrated project management, written and verbal communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills. - · Demonstrated working knowledge of IT general controls (ITGC) and IT automated controls (ITAC), including system interfaces, report dependencies, and automated control activities - · Demonstrated personal leadership to reflect influence, judgement, and cross-functional leadership without direct-report responsibility - · Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts - · Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills - · Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility - · Proficiency in Excel, Word, Outlook and Windows - · Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 15%, sometimes with limited notice Preferred Qualifications · Experience with ERP or other enterprise system implementations · Proficiency in Oracle · Experience in a business with foreign ownership, preferably Japanese · CPA, CIA, CISA, or equivalent certification Link to TMEIC Corporation Americas website https://www.tmeic.com/. To be considered an applicant for any available positions, individuals must complete an online job application for each posting. A resume may be attached to the online application but is not considered a substitute for the information in the application. Applications will be considered only for the specific position for which the application is submitted. EEO/AA/M/F/Vet/Disability Employer