Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
5+ Years of Accounting or related Business/IT experience.
Strong understanding of internal control concepts and principles including those specified by IFRS, US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley regulations, and the specific requirements of our Company and branches.
Experience in risk assessment and management.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, project-oriented and adaptable to the evolving demands of business units and the financial landscape.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Additional Qualifications: CPA or CIA certification, SAP working knowledge, and/or Experience in the energy industry.
Activities• Ensure compliance with the Company’s internal control standards (best practices), Sarbanes reporting requirements, and delegation of authority assignments.
• Assess Organizational risks, develop and document policies, procedures and processes that address the identified risks and ensure reliability, accuracy, and completeness of the information, educate and train the staff and management on the importance and benefits of internal controls and how to comply with them.
• Coordinate and collaborate with external and internal auditors, regulators, and other stakeholders on internal controls matters.
• Execute special projects, minimizing their impact on the business unit (BU) while maximizing project benefits.
Context & EnvironmentThe U.S. Internal Control team is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring internal controls and upholding the Company rules and procedures for mitigating and managing its risks in the US. This requires close collaboration with management and many other internal as well as external stakeholders.
• Risk Assessment: Identify, assess, and mitigate risks to the company's financial reporting, compliance, and asset safeguarding objectives.
• Internal Control Framework: Design, develop and implement internal controls to mitigate identified risks.
• Testing and Evaluation: Test and evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls on a regular basis.
• Reporting and Communication: Communicate the results of internal control testing and evaluation to management and other stakeholders.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and recommend opportunities to improve the company's internal control program.
• Delegation of Authority (DOA): Coordinate and administer in the applications of Company and Branch rules for individual delegation of authorities; External, Internal and SAP purchasing powers for employee base of over 1,000 individuals.
• SOX Compliance: Coordinate the US Companies Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts; manage interaction with all departments, Company and external auditors. Serve as SOX Coordinator for <an affiliate>. Direct compliance through self-testing, audits and reporting to ensure compliance with the Group’s SOX standards. Key areas include risk analysis, process documents management of change and annual review, key controls are identified and reviewed, design test plan, analyze any deficiencies, design action plans to address the deficiencies identified, reporting to management.
• Segregation of Duty (SOD): Work closely with SAP security team to resolve conflicts, design and approve mitigations provide adequate control and review with business owners, work with IT to ensure the GRC system is properly managed to monitor SOD and conflicts. Approve all configuration and SOD rule changes.
• Audit: Serve as the coordinator for internal and external audit fieldwork performed on US affiliates; assist in preparation, issue resolutions, audit response, and closure of audit actions.
• Manage and complete projects as requested by management.
Additional InformationAbout TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies is a major energy company, which produces and markets fuels, natural gas and low-carbon electricity. Over 100,000 employees are committed to better energy that is safer, more affordable, cleaner and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies ambition is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 or sooner. The US Government is engineering a major transformation of the US economy with ambitious goals to cut GHG emissions in half by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
What We Provide
TotalEnergies offers a robust comprehensive benefits package available to employees on the first day of hire. These benefits include but are not limited to generous PTO, medical, dental & vision care, HSA with company contributions, health FSA, commuter benefits or paid parking, 401(k) plan with employer match, pension plan, life & accident insurances, generous parental leave, education assistance, fitness subsidy and more.
TotalEnergies celebrates diversity and is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected under applicable federal, state or local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.
TotalEnergies believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
International Consideration
TotalEnergies regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited visa status for this position.