Internal Controls SOX Specialist

Bunge (NYSE: BG) is a world leader in sourcing, processing and supplying oilseed and grain products and ingredients. Founded in 1818, Bunge’s expansive network feeds and fuels a growing world, creating sustainable products and opportunities for more than 70,000 farmers and the consumers they serve across the globe. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and has 25,000 employees worldwide who stand behind more than 350 port terminals, oilseed processing plants, grain facilities, and food and ingredient production and packaging facilities around the world.

The role is responsible for in regional internal control activities, including compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) act requirements. Assist in the performance of Bunge’s annual management testing program, including but not limited to controls walkthrough, testing, reporting, and deficiency remediation. Contribute to internal control activities not guided by SOX controls to help strengthen overall internal control environment and compliance with Bunge policies. The role will sssist the Regional Internal Controls Manager in internal control design and standardizing procedures, testing approach and documentation of best practice identification and roll-out, and alignment with global process designs.

Accountabilities :

• Testing: Perform /coordinate management testing of SOX control activities over Bunge processes, standardising testing methods and communicating the testing results. Work together with external testing resources as needed.
• Shared Services transition work: Assist in the identification of risks and related controls surrounding the migration of work from operating companies to Shared Services.
• Continuous improvement: Assist Regional Internal Controls Manager in improving internal control and risk environment across Shared Service and Bunge Global Hubs region (mainly Risk Management and Supply Chain (RM&SC) locations) for alignment with the global process design and policies.
• Systems: Maximise IT systems use, including SOX compliance software to structure and document our SOX processes and related test work. Leverage SAP to align practices/controls/IPE, etc. Perform user access rights requests/updates and reviews as per group requirements
• Deficiency remediation: Assist process owners with deficiency remediation activities in line with our zero deficiencies objective. Support local teams to develop and implement solutions, supported by quality process documentation.
• Communication: Perform quality and timely communication with Controller, Regional Internal Controls Managers as well as with Bunge coordinators and analysts (SOX testing, status updates, issues and solutions) and Global Internal Audit.
• Projects: Support the Regional Internal Controls Managers with other internal controls activities/projects as needed (new systems implementation, new accounting standards implementation, local procedures/policies update and implementation etc.).

Requirement :

• Degree in accounting/finance/controlling,
• 5-7 years of internal control/SOX exposure in an audit firm / international environment
• Travel: Approximately 10% of the time, depending on the regional work demands
• Computer literate: Microsoft Office & SAP experience
• Fluent in English