ECHO Incorporated is an industry leader in developing and manufacturing high-performance, professional-grade, handheld outdoor power equipment. With distributors and thousands of dealers across North and South America, ECHO is constantly anticipating the future of the outdoor power equipment industry and the need for environmental sustainability. Working for ECHO means joining a team of people who are committed to collaboration, innovation, creativity, and high-quality products that make us a globally competitive brand.

ECHO is adding to our Finance Team! We are looking for a Senior Accountant - Internal Controls. The Senior Accountant will focus on improvements specifically in JSOX compliance.

This is a hybrid position that will offer the flexibility of working from home and on-site at our Lake Zurich facility.

Some of our benefits include:

• 11 paid holidays
• Extremely affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid PTO
• 5% 401K match
• Tuition Reimbursement

Senior Accountant Duties/Responsibilities:

• Lead controls readiness, testing and JSOX assessments, review risk and control structure.
• Conduct process walkthroughs to evaluate design and perform key controls testing to determine effectiveness of internal controls.
• Work closely with process owners to ensure corrective action plans are in place to remediate gaps or deficiencies, recommend process improvements.
• Perform follow up audits to ensure remediation of findings and report the status of remediation efforts.
• Communicate effectively and professionally, both in writing and verbally, with management, team members, and external auditors.
• Lead ad hoc projects – identify risks, execute and document business processes, conduct walkthroughs, and report and present findings, including making recommendations on improving processes and mitigating risks.
• Administer and execute part or all of certain financial and operational audits.
• Provide training and education to process owners around SOX topics: sufficiency of control evidence, management review controls, IPE, etc.
• After Year 1 responsibilities could expand to include:
• Execution of traditional internal audit projects (financial, operational, and IT).
• Participation in enterprise risk assessment.
• Identify process improvement opportunities.

Senior Accountant Job Experience/Skills:

• 3+ years of experience in internal audit, external audit, risk management, and/or compliance either in public accounting or in internal audit.
• Knowledge of nuance of JSOX (versus SOX)
• Willingness or ability to learn and work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively with a team.
• Project management, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead a team cross-functionally and achieve results through others.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, risk management, or a related field. CPA or CIA a plus.

Equal Opportunity Employment:

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and celebrate our employees' differences, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status.

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