Finance Manager - Internal Controls (CPA)

Posted:
9/10/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Wisconsin, United States ⋅ Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Finance & Banking

About Pierce, an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

SUMMARY

The Internal Controls Manager for Finance reports to the Sr. Director - Finance and leads the internal controls function for Oshkosh Corporation’s Vocational Segment. This role is responsible for ensuring internal control compliance across all business units in the segment, analyzing the impact of new accounting standards and internal control requirements, integrating acquisitions, identification and communication of internal control issues and opportunities, and the support of the resolution of these issues and opportunities.  The Vocational Internal Controls Analyst Lead will report to this position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Ensure compliance with established global and local policies, processes and internal control frameworks.

  • Responsible for the management and execution of the Sarbanes-Oxley program, including approving updates to process documentation, as well as working with external and internal audit teams on Sarbanes-Oxley controls testing and walkthroughs. 

  • Responsible for reviewing system access requests at the Vocational Segment business units for potential segregation of duties conflicts.

  • Liaison with Oshkosh Corporation Internal Audit team and external auditors for interim and year-end financial statement audit testing, internal control compliance program and other site-visit procedures at the Vocational Segment business units.

  • Investigate potential control weaknesses and provide recommendations for control improvements.

  • Identify areas for process improvement and implement best practices.

  • Responsible for working with the business unit leadership team and others to ensure adequate internal controls are in place during the implementation of new systems and processes.

  • Responsible for the implementation of internal controls compliance for future acquisitions.

  • Perform other duties as assigned.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field.

  • 7+ years of related experience required.

  • CPA certification.

  • U.S. GAAP experience.

  • Knowledge and experience in a variety of internal audit concepts, practices, and procedures.

  • Knowledge in business and industry standards, internal controls, governance, risk and compliance, components of financial statements, accrual accounting, and Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

  • Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, analytical and attention to detail skills.

  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

  • Ability to travel up to 25%.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • CIA, CMA or CFE certification.

  • Big four external audit experience.

  • Experience with internal auditing in a manufacturing environment.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

  • Physical Demands: Frequent Hearing, Talking, Visual, Sitting, Typing; Occasional Standing, Walking/Running, Fine Dexterity, Manual Dexterity; Seldom Driving, Bending/Kneeling, Upper Extremity Repetitive Motion, Lifting/Carrying up to 20lbs., Pushing/Pulling up to 20lbs.

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