Principal Associate, SOX Advisory Team

Capital One’s Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) team is a dedicated group of professionals focused on delivering top-quality external reporting risk advisory services.  They leverage a detailed understanding of the full end-to-end risk management and controls process to advise on Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and Regulatory Reporting principles, perform independent validation of financial and regulatory reporting data integrity and the associated control environment, and identify opportunities to further strengthen the financial and regulatory reporting environment to meet regulatory expectations.

We are seeking a self-motivated Principal Associate interested in becoming part of our SOX team. 

 Responsibilities include: 

• Lead one or more lines of business through our robust approach to risk management including scoping, risk assessment, control design, testing, deficiency analysis, reporting and quarterly certifications.

• Liaise between business process performers, risk offices, internal auditors and accountable executives and communicate identified risks or issues and recommended remediation actions to these stakeholders.

• Support technology and business transformation, including assessing potential control changes that may be required to enhance our financial reporting and risk management practices

• Perform analysis, capture and report control performance metrics and assist in preparing quarterly stakeholder reporting

• Interpret and communicate program and control information to senior leadership, including identified risks or issues and recommended remediation 

• Develop a high level of knowledge around reporting compliance, risk management, and evolving industry changes and understand the broader context of implication of reporting risks affecting the company

• May lead or perform substantive testing procedures, including, but not limited to, identifying and defining issues, reviewing and analyzing transactional evidence, documenting target area processes and procedures, and recommending remediation

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience

• At least 3 years of experience in Accounting, Internal Controls, Audit, or a combination 

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of experience in Accounting, Internal Controls, Audit, or a combination 

• Experience in Public Accounting, Financial Services, or a combination

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or a combination

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $117,300 - $133,900 for Principal Associate, AccountingRichmond, VA: $106,700 - $121,700 for Principal Associate, Accounting

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at theCapital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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