Internal Controls Manager

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Internal Controls Manager

Date: Aug 30, 2022

Location: Baltimore, MD, US, 21230

Company: Under Armour

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Position Summary

Under Armour is looking for a qualified, driven Manager, Internal Controls teammate to help support Under Armour’s Global Internal Controls team. This Manager will assist in executing the vision for global internal controls compliance with Global support and will interact directly with controllership and global functional process owners. This role provides an exciting opportunity to support UA in our goal to achieve operational excellence and monitor management’s commitment to those efforts. In addition, this role will also support our UA recurring SOX activities to further drive a clear compliance objective of achieving effective process, risk and control oversight at Under Armour.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Internal Controls

Support management of SOX for Corporate and Americas regions; including risk assessment design of controls, controls implementation, and remediation; includes conducting and documenting process walkthroughs and related narratives, with a focus on internal controls and ownership of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance

Oversee and lead SOX for the EMEA region; including risk assessment design of controls, controls implementation, and remediation; includes conducting and documenting process walkthroughs and related narratives, with a focus on internal controls and ownership of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance

Maintain an efficient internal control environment- including monitoring of key control executions, preparation of accurate and timely formal written reports/oral presentations to cross-functional management on findings, management control remediation plans, and recommendations

Support process improvement, implementation, and remediation actions related to operational control projects.

Implementation of both key and non-key operational controls, support the establishment of the current management self-assessment program and continuous risk identification during projects

Partner with management to identify risks and monitor implementations

Develop, lead and execute the management self-assessment (MSA) program through review of KPIs and actions plans

Support the execution of management’s SOX risk assessment and scoping activities to ensure proper risk identification, process, and controls linkage for a sustainable internal control framework

Analyze large sets of data to support conclusions, controls implementation, and key performance indicator (KPI) tracking

Prepare and review materials for the global internal controls reporting and other critical internal reports

Lead and collaborate with management on the development, remediation, and follow-thorough for management actions related to exceptions and deficiencies

Work independently as needed, leading initiation, execution, and completion to finalization and reporting for projects, whether SOX, operational, or other special projects defined

Apply data analytic skills and risk identification, to support recurring and special projects

Liaison with the UA regional Internal Controls Managers, partnering on local projects and providing clear support for applying standardized processes and controls; support regional standardization and consistency

Implement efficiency initiatives to improve the Internal Controls processes at UA

Serve as a primary resource and/or system administrator relative to our global SOX compliance tool

Maintain internal and external audit deliverables

Partner with the IT Compliance Lead to support IT dependencies identified for projects and business process documentation

Other

Ensure completion of assigned projects in a timely and efficient manner

Willingness to challenge status quo processes and desire to implement process improvements by providing lean ideas, enforcing an environment with uncompromising controls, and improving quality

Support the Under Armour Corporate team on ad hoc issues and improvement projects where required

Other ad hoc duties deemed necessary by the Senior Manager, Internal Controls

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

Strong analytical and technical skills

Proven track of working with leaders from across geographies and managing the deliverables under a fast-changing expectation with accurate quality in a matrix environment

Strong interpersonal (verbal and written) communication skills

Team player with demonstrated ability to lead and influence others outside of direct-reporting lines

Attention to detail

Strong organizational skills supported by defined processes

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment

Ability to identify and resolve business problems within a team setting

Understanding of business processes and related internal controls

Ability to research and apply to specific scenarios

Sound project management skills

Education And / Or Experience

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business

5-7 years of accounting or internal audit experience required, a mix of public accounting and private/corporate accounting preferred

Experience with SOX 404 compliance key activities required

Extensive knowledge of US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley

Advanced Excel skills

Other Requirements

Location: This individual must reside within commuting distance from our global headquarters in Baltimore, MD

Work-Life Integration (WLI) Designation: Two (2) days a week in-office, the remainder of work week remote at home

Travel: Up to 15% annually, domestic and international

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification preferred

Relocation

No relocation provided

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Company info

Under Armour, Inc.
Website : http://www.underarmour.com