As part of the Corporate Accounting team at Waters Corporation this role will have global responsibility over managing and maintaining our internal control environment in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley 404.  Working cross functionally with global control owners, Waters Internal Audit Department, and our external auditors, this individual will be a resource to the global business ensuring our internal control environment remains up to date in both its design and effectiveness.  This includes ensuring our controls remain up to date considering changing business requirements and the facilitation of independent testing of key controls over financial reporting.  Control deficiencies identified should be monitored for remediation, and this person will assist in ensuring that any testing requirements from both Internal Audit and our external auditors are completed timely.

• Manage the developing team to support global business in the management of our global internal controls in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley 404.  This includes but is not limited to development/refinement of SOX and COSO frameworks, periodic risk assessments, key reports testing of our internal control environment, ensuring our controls remain up to date and relevant considering organizational changes or mergers and acquisitions.
• Manage and support efforts in conjunction with internal audit and external auditors, the integrated audit and independent assurance testing of key controls over financial reporting including the analysis of control deficiencies internally or externally identified and provide guidance to develop impactful, sustainable, and timely remedial action plans.
• Build a team with skillsets to support compliance of business process and ITGC internal controls and measure success and efficiency through KPI’s.

Education / Certifications:

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting or finance
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) preferred

Experience:

• Minimum of 8 to 12 years of experience as internal or external auditor for a multi-national organization.

Complexity:

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley along with SAP ERP systems
• Professional, proactive, and highly motivated
• Excellent problem solving and reasoning skills
• Excellent listening, verbal / non-verbal, and written communication skills

Demonstrates the ability to:

• Work independently and adhere to deadlines
• Manage relationships and influence change at all levels in the global organization
• Succeed in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Understand capabilities and technologies to promote data driven analysis and reporting
• Creative and flexible in understanding business constraints and requirements
• Team player and able to communicate with and influence transversal teams
• Results oriented with the ability to summarize and report issues and opportunities while providing alternative courses of action / solutions
• Ability to operate in a multi-national organization with business partners to build and cultivate effective communication and collaboration 
• Ability to gather information, develop and analyze complex data sets, cutting through challenges to arrive at quality insights / solutions
• Open to domestic and/or international travel, as required

Employee Success Model Requirements:

• Operates with integrity, transparency and humility
• Acts as a true company owner to advance the overall interests of Waters
• Carries a broad global perspective of markets, tech, and trends
• Balances clear strategic thinking and accountability in execution to deliver results
• Actively creates the conditions for Waters’ people and teams to succeed

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science. 

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.