Hybrid Director

at CFGI

• Job title: Director
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Paris, France

About the role

• Director or Senior Manager for Risk Advisory SOX at CFGI in Paris. Leading SOX compliance projects and team within a hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

• Project management
• Lead multiple simultaneous SOX projects at different stages of maturity (new implementations, recurring projects, limited-scope engagements).
• Execute projects with full autonomy, without constant supervision.
• Set realistic timelines with clients and internally.
• Be recognized as the primary point of contact by the client and by management for each project.
• Engagement management
• Plan and supervise teams of varying seniority according to project needs and scope.
• Effectively manage team workloads while meeting milestones and delivering on time and within budget.
• Actively monitor budgets and anticipate variances; obtain client approval before performing any additional services.
• Ensure accurate timesheets and control budget variances and billing.
• Regularly communicate project progress (email, phone, video conference, or in person) to the client and the Partner in charge.
• Technical expertise
• Full mastery of SOX implementation for newly public companies, including designing controls appropriate to management maturity, providing practical guidance, and managing/remediating deficiencies.
• Expertise in drafting and reviewing control descriptions, organizational charts, process narratives, and in defining the scope of systems and applications.
• Deep knowledge of Big Four methodologies for sampling, testing, and evaluating deficiencies.
• Proven experience reviewing SOC 1 Type II reports and mapping CUEC (key user/entity controls), including for third-party service providers.
• Good understanding of IT general controls (ITGCs), SEC guidance related to SOX requirements by filer type, and PCAOB and ISA standards.
• Team development
• Lead by example.
• Provide real-time constructive feedback and formal evaluations.
• Identify development opportunities and assign staff strategically.
• Maintain team motivation and cohesion.

Requirements

• More than 10 years of experience, with part of that experience gained at a Big Four or a leading national firm.
• Strong hands-on experience implementing SOX, acting as an expert on implementation projects.
• Fluent in English.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, autonomous, ethical, and reliable.
• Business school degree, university degree in accounting, or a related field.
• CPA and/or DEC combined with strong accounting experience appreciated but not required.
• Excellent interpersonal and writing skills, comfortable integrating into teams.
• Understanding of client-service demands and flexibility to handle unforeseen circumstances (schedules, travel) to meet deadlines and requests.

Benefits

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