Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. EquipmentShare is a company on a mission to transform the construction industry through innovative technology and real-time support. They are hiring a Financial Systems Controls & Assurance Analyst to design and improve SOX-ready controls and assurance processes across financial systems, partnering with various stakeholders to enhance audit readiness and control reliability.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and improve scalable controls and assurance processes across financial systems, reporting platforms, operational workflows, and SOX-relevant business processes
- Partner with Finance, IT, Analytics, Engineering, system administrators, and business stakeholders to design, execute, and enhance controls supporting financial reporting, including ITGCs, application controls, key reports, and system-generated data
- Evaluate system and process changes to identify control impacts, embed appropriate control activities, and support sustainable operational readiness before go-live
- Build and operationalize scalable workflows, evidence standards, control documentation, and ownership models that improve audit readiness and long-term process sustainability
- Review system activity, reporting outputs, approvals, workflow data, and audit evidence to validate completeness, accuracy, authorization, and control effectiveness
- Use SQL, reporting tools, spreadsheet analysis, and system data to support control validation, reconciliation, exception analysis, and audit support activities
- Support access governance and related assurance activities, including user access reviews, privileged access considerations, segregation of duties (SoD), and access-related evidence validation
- Partner with control owners, auditors, and business stakeholders to support walkthroughs, remediation efforts, process improvements, and scalable operational execution
- Identify recurring control and operational pain points and drive practical improvements that reduce manual effort, strengthen control reliability, and improve process scalability
Skills
- Ability to work across technical and business teams, understand system behavior, and translate compliance requirements into practical operational solutions
- Demonstrated ability to identify control gaps, implement process improvements, and drive remediation efforts through completion
- Strong analytical, organizational, documentation, and communication skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- At least 3 years of experience in SOX compliance, IT controls, internal or external audit, financial systems, business process controls, or related assurance work
- Strong understanding of SOX, ITGCs, logical access, change management, key reports, interfaces, application controls, and IT-dependent manual controls
- Experience designing and evaluating controls, supporting audit walkthroughs, preparing evidence, and managing remediation activities
- At least 2 years of experience using SQL for data analysis, reporting, reconciliation, and control validation activities
- Must be able to sit for prolonged periods at a desk and work on a computer
- Experience in a publicly traded company or SOX-regulated environment
- Experience supporting financial systems, internally developed applications, ERP systems, reporting platforms, data warehouses, or system-generated reports used in financial reporting
- Experience with tools such as Workiva, Jira, ServiceNow, Freshservice, Okta, CyberArk IGA, Snowflake, dbt, Looker, Tableau, Monday.com, or similar platforms
- Experience supporting remediation of SOX gaps related to access management, change management, application controls, system-generated reports, interfaces, or evidence retention
- Familiarity with internal and external audit processes, control testing, deficiency evaluation, management responses, and remediation plan tracking
- Understanding of financial processes such as revenue, accounts payable, inventory, fixed assets, fleet, procurement, payroll, or financial reporting
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Full medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees
- Generous PTO + paid holidays
- 401(k) + company match
- Gym membership stipend + wellness programs (earn PTO and prizes!)
- Company events, food truck nights
- 16 hours of paid volunteer time per year — give back to the community you call home
- Career advancement, leadership training, and professional development opportunities
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