Everything we do starts with people
Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. Volvo Cars' continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people.
Global Accounting Delivery (GAD) - Let's introduce ourselves
You will be part of the Global Accounting Delivery (GAD) team, where we strive for smart and nimble finance processes by analyzing financials to support the business in the best way. Working at GAD gives you the opportunity to work in a truly global environment, with colleagues all over the world. Our culture is human-centric and we embrace honesty, transparency, respect, empowerment and authenticity.
Global Accounting Delivery (GAD) is a team of 400 people operating from six different countries and representing over 30 nationalities! Our focus is to deliver compliant and quality assured financial information faster and smarter to support business decisions. In GAD, dedicated professionals are working in a dynamic and customer focused environment.
We are now looking for an Expert Accountant who will be a SOX Lead for the Cluster team for Polestar to be based in Madrid (metro Cuzco). Polestar is an all-electric Swedish car brand, which sells directly and online to consumers and listed on Nasdaq. Our continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment.
What's in it for you
People are at the heart of our business. We want you to innovate, challenge and build a career at Volvo Cars. In return we offer flexible working hours and hybrid working* to allow for greater flexibility and work-life balance, further enabling us to reduce our environmental impact and support your personal circumstance. You can even work 15 days per year from any location in the world. Did you know that every Volvo Cars employee worldwide has the right to our Family Bond, our new all-gender, 24 weeks paid parental leave policy**? You'll also enjoy a culture and benefits package that's made us one of the world's most awarded and progressive employers.
What you'll do
The SOX Lead is expected to have a deep understanding of accounting principles, financial analysis skills, knowledge of the COSO framework and experience from SOX. This position is to build up and strengthen our SOX compliance within our Polestar Cluster team responsible for the reporting of several entities that fall under the U.S. jurisdiction.
The Polestar Group headquarters are responsible for the SOX framework, and this role will be to interpret and put the controls into practice. As a SOX Lead, you will have the overall responsibility of overseeing the progress for all the controls, as well as being Control Owner for a number of Key Controls.
You will be working closely with the Internal Control department at our headquarters, different stakeholders within the company, as well as the other Control Owners in the other teams and wider GAD community. This makes collaboration and trust vital to secure an efficient way of working and securing the reported figures.
Other responsibilities:
The SOX Lead will oversee and manage SOX compliance across the Cluster team, provide advice and guidelines to the Cluster team as well as the rest of the GAD team if needed, collaborate with audit teams and cross-functional departments to ensure accurate and compliant financial reporting, act as the single point of contact for all the Control Owners where the Cluster is preparing the underlying calculations, and maintain documentation and reporting for regulatory purposes.
Additionally, the SOX Lead will lead the design, implementation, documentation, and monitoring of key internal controls based on the Polestar SOX Framework, actively seek standardization, automation, and best practices for managing internal controls, and engage with internal and external auditors to address relevant risks and audit findings. The SOX Lead will also be the person of reference for the rest of the GAD team members, helping them when needed.
What you'll bring
A minimum of 7 years in a similar position in a multinational group or Big 4 audit firm is required. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
Other requirements:
- Knowledge of the COSO framework and experience from SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) environments
- Be a fast learner adaptable to evolving business environments
- Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Have effective communication skills for presenting internal control and risk matters
- Have a strong understanding of financial reporting.
- Fluent in written and oral English communication (C1)
Curious to know more? We hope so
We're excited to receive and review your application. Kindly apply for this position through our jobs portal, enclosing your CV in English before 23rd October 2024 and note that due to GDPR we do not accept applications through email.
There will be qualifying questions, therefore a motivation letter will not be required. Once you receive a confirmation email from the system, your application will be acknowledged.
Volvo Cars - Driving change together
Volvo Cars' continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential.
By 2025, we aim to sell 1.2 million cars annually, 50% of which will be electric vehicles and sold directly to customers through digital channels. Join us on the journey of a lifetime as we create the driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.
- Currently Volvo Car Spain offers up to 50% home office policy, which will be reviewed on a yearly basis. The 15 days per year where you can work from any location in the world are part of the 50% home office policy.
** In Spain the difference between legal parental leave and the 24 weeks will be reimbursed at 80% of gross salary
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