Analyst, SOX Compliance

The Opportunity

As part of the SOX and Compliance team, this is an analyst position in the Corporate accounting group located in Montreal, Canada with a significant role in ensuring that financial processes and controls are in place to support SOX certification, and in the annual and quarter-end closing and reporting process.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Maintain process and controls documentation for key transaction cycles and accounting processes at head office and assist with the co-ordination these effort at operating hubs
• Participate in overall scoping & risk assessment process and assess impact of developments in the business on transaction processing and financial reporting risks
• Identify control design and performance issues, and support process owners with design and implementation of new controls
• Plan and perform testing of control design & effectiveness, document conclusions and remediation plans
• Involves co-ordination with financial controllers in various operating hubs
• Preparation of various financial analyses supporting the quarterly & year-end closing process, including certain financial statement notes
• Support external audit process
• Participate in special projects (including access reviews and financial reporting)

Profile & Core Competencies

• CPA, CA designation with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 2-4 years of recent experience in a public accounting firm or public company, demonstrating work experience with business process analysis and internal controls, (experience with SEC registrants is considered an asset)
• Strong financial background with the ability to analyze and synthesize information and complex issues to develop meaningful analyses to help make informed decisions
• Experience in the consumer goods/retail sector, and manufacturing sector
• Can perform tasks independently, yet capable to work in a team environment
• Strong work ethic and able to work under pressure and perform under tight deadlines
• Strong time management and organizational skills with attention to detail
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and ethics
• Ability to implement new processes and create efficiencies
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving and growing environment
• Demonstrated ability to use date query and reporting tools
• Readily voices opinions (supported by facts), escalate issues and ideas, and able to positively manage conflict.
• Strong computer skills (Excel, Word, Visio and Power Point)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in both English and French; working knowledge of Spanish is considered an asset
• Experience in IT Audit is considered an asset

Additional Information

We thank you for your interest in a career at Gildan, however only those candidates retained for an interview will be contacted.

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