SOX Analyst
About Opendoor:
Founded in 2014, Opendoor’s mission is to empower everyone with the freedom to move. We believe the traditional real estate process is broken and our goal is simple: build a digital, end-to-end customer experience that makes buying and selling a home simple, certain and fast. We have assembled a dedicated team with diverse backgrounds to support more than 100,000 homes bought and sold with us and the customers who have selected Opendoor as a trusted partner in handling one of their largest financial transactions. But the work is far from over as we continue to grow in new markets. Transforming the real estate industry takes tenacity and dedication. It takes problem solvers and builders. It takes a tight knit community of teammates doing the best work of their lives, pushing one another to transform a complicated process into a simple one. So where do you fit in? Whether you’re passionate about real estate, people, numbers, words, code, or strategy -- we have a place for you. Real estate is broken. Come help us fix it.
About The Role:
The SOX Compliance Analyst will play an integral role in enhancing the effectiveness, efficiency, and scalability of the Company's business processes and controls, whether through the SOX compliance efforts or by conducting special projects. This team member will have an understanding of financial reporting and SOX requirements and methodologies (risk assessment, process flow mapping, control documentation, testing strategies, evaluation of test exceptions, etc.) The role requires an understanding of key business processes and ability to identify financial and operational risks. The successful candidate will be someone looking to grow in their career while staying abreast of Company operations and the risk profile of assigned business areas to ensure relevancy of the SOX approach and applies industry best practices.
As a SOX Analyst, you will:
- Lead and execute the Company’s SOX 404 procedures focused on business processes and controls
- Conduct financial reporting risk assessments, perform process and control walkthroughs, facilitate process and control documentation updates, identify and evaluate risks applicable to processes and controls, and their inter-dependencies
- Manage the control evidence collection process; confirm documents requested and received are relevant and valid for the related control test(s), coordinate sharing of SOX documentation with the external audit team.
- Develop and execute test procedures to assess controls for design and operating effectiveness
- Evaluate control exceptions and perform follow-up of corrective actions including obtaining business owner acceptance and engagement for remediation actions or improvement recommendations
- Coordinate SOX status reporting process within and outside the SOX team
- Assist with maintenance of the SOX software including required control documentation and test results, coordinate file sharing with internal and external partners, and monitor action items
- Support other operational/special audit projects and compliance activities championing risks and controls considerations in enterprise-wide processes
- Stay abreast of and assess new accounting standards and guidance, and their impact on accounting processes and controls
- Serve as a key contact for business process owners, explaining the SOX audit process and scope, and effectively delivering SOX test results to all levels of management
- Foster strong relationships with the internal SOX team, business process owners, and external auditors
We're looking for Teammates who have:
- 2-4 years of SOX/internal audit work experience, including integrated-audit experience at a public accounting firm
- BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Relevant Certifications (CPA, CA, CIA, and/or CISA)
- Knowledge of US GAAP, COSO, PCAOB risk, control and audit requirements, and business process best practices
- Understanding of IIA Professional Practices and Standards
- Detail-oriented and accustomed to project work with tight deadlines and working in a fast-paced environment
- Strong time management and communication skills
- Team player with the ability to collaborate and coordinate well with internal and external teams.
More About Us:
Want to learn more about us and how we are revolutionizing the home buying and selling process? Learn more about us on our website, check out our profile on The Muse to learn more about our culture from our team members, or read our blog posts to hear about the work we are doing.
We Offer the Following Benefits and Perks:
- Full medical, dental, and vision with optional 85% coverage for dependents
- Flexible vacation policy
- Generous parental leave
- Paid time off to volunteer
Please note that these benefits and perks are available only to Full Time team members and do not apply to contract roles.
Opendoor Values Openness:
Our team celebrates our diverse backgrounds. We believe that being open about who we are and what we do allows us to be better. Individuals seeking employment at Opendoor are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other protected status under all applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. For California residents: for more information about the categories of personal information that we collect for recruiting purposes, please see our personnel Privacy Policy.