Quanta Services

Senior Associate, Accounting Systems Controls and Security

Quanta Services$80K — $110K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, Accounting or Management Information Systems
  • Minimum 3 years public accounting experience or 5 years relevant experience in ERP applications
  • Direct experience with SOX audit requirements and SOD controls
  • Familiarity with COSO frameworks for financial systems
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required, CISA a plus

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and enforce SOD rules in financial systems across operating units
  • Conduct ongoing SOD risk assessments during SOX integrations and recommend remediation plans
  • Develop strong knowledge of various financial systems' security frameworks
  • Facilitate collaboration across teams to address control-related issues
  • Provide advisory support on process improvements and transactions to operating units
  • Clearly communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a dynamic acquisition environment
  • Focus on professional development with a chance to improve processes
  • Collaborative team-oriented work culture
  • Engagement with multiple stakeholders across the organization
  • Exposure to diverse financial systems and tools
Full Job Description
About this Role

As a member of the Accounting Processes and Controls (7APC8) team, you will work under the direction of the Senior Manager, APC, to maintain a control environment that protects organizational value across Quanta and its operating units. You will have primary responsibility for supporting Quanta6s SOX compliance program maintaining the segregation-of-duties (7SOD8) ruleset across a large-scale, multi-entity environment.

Given Quanta6s active acquisition cadence, you will conduct ongoing SOD risk assessments during SOX integration, prioritize control gaps, and recommend time-bound remediation roadmaps. You will also advise operating units and communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

What You6ll Do
  • Maintain, update, and enforce the segregation-of-duties (SOD) ruleset across operating units6 in-scope financial systems.
  • Conduct ongoing SOD risk assessments during SOX integration of existing and newly acquired entities, prioritizing control gaps in their system environments and recommending time-bound remediation roadmaps for review.
  • Develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of the security frameworks and functional capabilities of diverse financial systems.
  • Support alignment among multiple stakeholders to address issues and identify opportunities, collaborating across teams to help develop appropriate solutions and actionable next steps1particularly in response to system risks that may affect SOD within financial applications.
  • Provide advisory and operational support to operating units, including newly acquired entities, on process improvements, complex transactions, and remediation efforts, assuring that mitigation strategies are effective and appropriate.
  • Communicate technical concepts in a clear, concise, and holistic manner to non-technical stakeholders, enabling informed decision-making and cross-functional collaboration.
What You6ll Bring

Required Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor6s degree in business administration, Accounting or Management Information Systems
  • Minimum 3 years public accounting experience or 5 years relevant experience focused on ERP applications and security controls in a complex, multi-entity environment
  • Direct experience meeting SOX audit requirements, including SOD controls and business process controls; familiarity with COSO frameworks as applied to financial systems is required.

Preferred Education and Experience:

  • Experience with a variety of ERP applications, including but not limited to JDE Enterprise One and Spectrum Cloud application security models and tools (ie. design and administration of end user security, security roles, table restrictions and menus)
  • Experience with SOD management and compliance tools (e.g., Pathlock, Fastpath)

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required; Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) a plus

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervises others: No

Has hiring and terminating responsibilities: No

Number of employees report to this job: 0 Subordinate Supervisory Employees, 0 Non-Supervisory Employees

 

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Travels: Yes,

Percent of time: +/-20%

 

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES

 

Communication Skills: Advanced level of knowledge required

Mathematical Skills: Intermediate level of knowledge required

Reasoning Skills/Abilities: Advanced level required

 

Computer Skills:

  • Advanced Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access skills
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Power Bi or other data visualization tools
  • Experience with variety of ERP applications, including Vista Viewpoint, NetSuite, a plus

COMPETENCIES

  • Excellent communication skills with a wide variety of stakeholders
  • Ability to interact with all levels, set objectives and create results
  • Ability and willingness to take initiative to address problems and make continuous process improvements
  • Build trusting relationships at all levels
  • Demonstrate inquisitiveness to understand root cause
  • Be able to adapt to a quickly growing environment and changing priorities
  • Demonstrates an audit mindset and evidence orientation: anticipates what external reviewers will scrutinize and ensures documentation is accurate, complete, and defensible before it is requested
  • Intellectual curiosity about ERP system architecture and how access model design drives downstream control risk

About Quanta Services

Quanta Services provides engineering, procurement, and construction services for comprehensive infrastructure needs in the electric power and oil and natural gas industries, both onshore and offshore.

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Learn more about Quanta Services
Size
43,700 employees
Market Cap
$20.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$445.6 million
Founded
2008
5 Year Trend
+11.1%
Revenue
$11.2 billion
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