Financial Controls Reporting Specialist

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Finance & AccountingReporting Specialist

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This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Financial Controls Reporting Specialist based in United States.

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Finance & AccountingReporting Specialist

This is an opportunity to support a critical internal controls over financial reporting program within a fast-moving fintech and banking environment.
The role focuses on evaluating partner controls and performing targeted, risk-based testing when assurance gaps are identified.
You will translate control deficiencies into practical testing procedures, assess evidence, and document clear, supportable conclusions.
Working across Financial Controls, Risk, Internal Audit, and external partners, you will help strengthen financial reporting integrity and audit readiness.
The position offers meaningful exposure to SOC reports, CUECs, ITGCs, SOX/ICFR, and business process controls.
You will operate independently across multiple assessments while collaborating closely with stakeholders and control owners.
This fully remote role is well suited to a detail-oriented controls professional who enjoys analytical work and a dynamic financial services environment.

Document partner controls relevant to internal controls over financial reporting requirements and map them to the applicable partner ICFR framework.
Maintain control inventories, testing documentation, evidence repositories, gap trackers, and remediation records.
Review identified control and assurance gaps and determine the specific control or control objective requiring targeted testing.
Develop and execute alternative control testing procedures based on approved methodologies and identified financial reporting risks.
Perform targeted testing of identified Complementary User Entity Control (CUEC) gaps and conduct control walkthroughs when needed to understand design and operating effectiveness.
Evaluate evidence supporting control design and operating effectiveness, including testing populations and sample selections where applicable.
Prepare detailed workpapers covering the controls tested, testing periods, populations, evidence reviewed, testing attributes, results, exceptions, remediation, and preliminary conclusions.
Identify control deficiencies, missing evidence, testing exceptions, or insufficient support and escalate issues appropriately.
Track remediation activities and perform follow-up testing as assigned.
Support the Financial Controls Manager in determining whether testing adequately addresses identified control or assurance gaps.
Coordinate with Partner Risk and Internal Control Testing teams on matters involving SOC reports, ITGCs, CUECs, transaction testing, and account-level testing.
Communicate testing status, exceptions, remediation progress, and potential financial reporting impacts while supporting management and audit reporting.

Requirements

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Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
5+ years of experience in internal controls, SOX/ICFR, internal audit, public accounting, financial controls, risk management, or related control testing.
Strong understanding of internal controls over financial reporting and control testing methodologies.
Working knowledge of SOX, ICFR, and the COSO framework.
Familiarity with SOC 1 and SOC 2 reports, CUECs, IT General Controls, and business process controls.
Demonstrated ability to translate identified control or assurance gaps into practical, risk-based testing procedures.
Experience evaluating evidence, performing sample-based testing, analyzing exceptions, and preparing comprehensive testing workpapers.
Ability to distinguish between missing controls, missing evidence, insufficient testing, and gaps in audit or assurance coverage.
Strong analytical judgment and the ability to assess control issues, potential financial reporting impacts, and preliminary conclusions.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with fintech or BaaS partners, Risk, Financial Controls, auditors, management, and testing teams.
Ability to independently manage multiple control assessments and testing assignments while meeting established deadlines.
Strong attention to detail and proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and other documentation and testing tools.
Experience with business process control testing, alternative control procedures, SOC reports, CUEC assessments, or ITGC audit results is preferred.
Experience in fintech, Banking-as-a-Service, banking, or financial services is preferred.
Working knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting concepts is a plus.