Responsible for assisting in the day-to-day execution of the Aegon Americas Sarbanes Oxley controls program within the first line of defense. Responsible for assisting in the identification, assessment, oversight reporting and disclosure of all key controls across the company and to ensure the business procedures and/or financial controls are in compliance with applicable regulatory and corporate standards and practices. Develop and maintain relationships with appropriate business management and process owners, as well as risk management personnel (second line of defense).

Responsibilities

  • Support the infrastructure, planning and execution of the SOX program through the use of tools like SharePoint, Alteryx and PowerBI, PowerAutomate

  • Engage the first line in testing the design and operating effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.

  • Evaluate the design of internal controls and make recommendations for improvement.

  • Work with external auditors to plan and implement an assessment of the control environment, coordination of timing and execution of process walkthroughs, and a process for timely sharing of potential issues for resolution with respect to internal controls.

  • Collaborate with the first line in development of action plans to assess the adequacy of action taken by management to correct reporting deficient conditions, accepting adequate corrective action and continuing reviews with appropriate management on action considered inadequate until satisfactory resolution.

  • Collaborate with the second line the in development and implementation of a system to capture and track control deficiencies, as well as internal and external audit findings to resolution.

  • Engage the second line in testing the design and operating effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or relevant field, or equivalent work experience.

  • Two years of experience in internal controls, audit or risk management within the financial services industry.

  • Experience working on internal audits and/or operational risk assessments.

  • Ability to document and verbally communicate financial reporting processes in a clear and concise manner, including assessment of design and operating effectiveness of controls.

  • Communication skills to educate/raise awareness of foundational elements/methodologies needed to support an internal control framework


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in internal controls, IT, audit, project management or risk management within the financial services industry.

  • Experience with Excel, SharePoint, Alteryx, PowerBI or PowerAutomate


Working Conditions

  • Hybrid (Tuesday - Thursday)

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