Corporate Finance and SOX Compliance Senior Accountant

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Albemarle is hiring for a Senior Corporate Finance and SOX Compliance Analyst. The Analyst will support compliance related to enterprise-wide AI, automation, and agility efforts. Additionally, they will support SEC reporting deadlines, SOX compliance management, audit support, and other recurring financial close deliverables.

This position is hybrid (3 days/week in office) and located in Charlotte.

·       Bring creativity and curiosity to our talented team

·       Utilize your strong accounting knowledge and can-do attitude to collaborate with your team

·       Prepare journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and rollforwards

·       Prepare fluctuation analyses to understand and explain changes in account balances over time

·       Research and consider the accounting for special projects and transactions

·       Team with and support internal and external audit teams

·       Support SOX compliance activities including segregation of duty analyses, SOC reporting review management, and SAP Upgrade SOX assessment management.

·       Partner with control owners to assess control design, identify process or documentation gaps, and drive timely resolution of SOX-related issues

·       Use creativity to problem solve and suggest opportunities for improvement

·       Leverage artificial intelligence and make recommendations on how use of AI can be expanded

·       Manage the governance framework for artificial intelligence impacting SOX

·       BS in Accounting or Finance

·       Minimum of 2 years of relevant accounting experience

·       Strong interpersonal skills, superior intellect

·       Proven ability to work in fast-paced, detailed, and deadline-oriented environment

·       High proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel

·       Financial analysis and critical thinking skills, oral and written communication skills, and presentation ability

·       Team player with flexibility to shift priorities

·       SAP & BPC experience

·       2+ years of public accounting experience

·       CPA

·       An interest in AI and automation