What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT SOX Internal Controls Analyst position at Owens Corning?
Purpose of Job
The IT SOX Internal Controls Analyst is a role within Owens Corning’s Global Finance, Operations & Reporting (GFOR) organization responsible for supporting internal controls awareness, knowledge, and compliance throughout the Company. This role will interact with stakeholders throughout the organization, Global Information Systems (“GIS”), external auditors, and internal auditors. This role will be tasked to support and implement approaches based on Information Technology General Controls (“ITGC”), IT dependencies, and Information Produced by the Entity (“IPE”) best practices.
The position is suited to driven, curious individuals who are able to work with some oversight and support mid – large size projects. Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 1 year of IT auditing experience, preferably in multi-national corporations, and public accounting experience is strongly preferred. Candidates should possess excellent communication and analytical skills and must demonstrate the ability to be successful in a fast-paced and dynamic, team-oriented environment.
This position reports to the IT SOX Internal Controls Analyst.
Job Responsibilities
Supports the annual in-scope applications assessment for the Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX”) management testing scoping memo.
Experience
Owens Corning is a residential and commercial building products leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our products provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique capabilities and market-leading positions to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2024 sales of $11.0 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.
Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer. Except in limited circumstances such as formal apprenticeship programs, Owens Corning does not employ anyone under the age of 18.
The IT SOX Internal Controls Analyst is a role within Owens Corning’s Global Finance, Operations & Reporting (GFOR) organization responsible for supporting internal controls awareness, knowledge, and compliance throughout the Company. This role will interact with stakeholders throughout the organization, Global Information Systems (“GIS”), external auditors, and internal auditors. This role will be tasked to support and implement approaches based on Information Technology General Controls (“ITGC”), IT dependencies, and Information Produced by the Entity (“IPE”) best practices.
The position is suited to driven, curious individuals who are able to work with some oversight and support mid – large size projects. Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 1 year of IT auditing experience, preferably in multi-national corporations, and public accounting experience is strongly preferred. Candidates should possess excellent communication and analytical skills and must demonstrate the ability to be successful in a fast-paced and dynamic, team-oriented environment.
This position reports to the IT SOX Internal Controls Analyst.
Job Responsibilities
Supports the annual in-scope applications assessment for the Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX”) management testing scoping memo.
- Performs design and operating effectiveness testing for SOX IT General Controls (ITGC) with oversight.
- Completes detailed and quality work-papers that includes corroborative evidence to support management testing conclusions within the expected deadlines.
- Applies feedback or review comments from submitted work-papers and demonstrates continuous improvement in their documentation or testing.
- Communicates testing status and conclusions.
- Conducts ITGC walkthrough meetings (access security, IT operations, and change management) with control owners to understand the processes and gather evidence with support.
- Assists with key reports testing, critical spreadsheet testing, IPE governance, and special projects/assignments.
- Maintains strong relationships with GIS to ensure changes to the internal controls properly mitigate risks in an efficient manner
- Maintains stakeholders’ expectations while holding an independent view.
- Continuously accepts coaching in learning key management testing processes/testing framework/methodology.
- Provides information or facts to assist in drafting and communicating control deficiencies.
- Supports leader in partnering with GIS and owners of Service Organizations to implement ITGC’s, Complementary User Entity Controls, IPE best practices, and supports the assessment of SOC 1 Type II reports.
Experience
- Bachelor's Degree (Information Management, MIS, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting or related combinations or degrees with business and technical mix).
- 1-3 years of relevant work experience; preferably with a public accounting firm, consulting audit firm, or internal audit.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience auditing information technology control processes
- Pursuing or has obtained professional certifications (CISA, CPA, or CIA preferred).
- Big-four audit experience strongly preferred.
- Understanding of SOX.
- Understanding of IT risk and general information security concepts and technology infrastructure.
- Understanding of core IT general control processes (e.g., Information Security, Change Management, Software Development Lifecycle, IT Operations etc.).
- Knowledge of technical platforms, networks, security concepts, and data retrieval techniques.
- Experience in auditing/testing SAP is a plus.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Excel, PowerBI, Visio, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Dedication to ethical behavior and the ability to maintain objectivity.
- Goal oriented / Edge – Strives toward goals with decisiveness and determination. Demonstrates courage to take risks, demands excellence, and drives for results with speed. Faces into conflict, interacts with candor and addresses challenges with urgency.
- Integrity – Can be trusted to maintain financial integrity to the corporation, employees, and shareholders.
- Creativity – Strives for continuous and breakthrough improvement in business process and results; sets and encourages others to set continually higher goals; strives to achieve a best-practice approach; and takes and encourages others to take stands.
- Decision Making – Independently r ecognizes issues, problems, or opportunities, and determines whether action is needed; socializes ideas and judgmental decisions; is transparent and uses a risk-based approach when making tough calls.
- Elevates Performance – A ccepts responsibility for outcomes of one’s work; admits and learns from mistakes; refocuses efforts when appropriate.
- Self-Awareness – Continually assesses and appreciates the impact of own behavior upon others and the environment; adjusts behavior based upon understanding of own impact and desired outcomes.
Owens Corning is a residential and commercial building products leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our products provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique capabilities and market-leading positions to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2024 sales of $11.0 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.
Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer. Except in limited circumstances such as formal apprenticeship programs, Owens Corning does not employ anyone under the age of 18.