Financial Compliance Advisor

• Lead HTA SOX PLC (Profit Level Controls) testing compliance: Work with HTA business operations associates, accounting associates, and Accounting & Finance Management, as well as, outside SOX audit providers, to ensure that the HTA NA SOX PLC testing requirements are completed timely (in accordance with HM/HTJ schedules). This includes:
  • Using thorough understanding of SOX control requirements and HT business operations, the incumbent will work closely with each operations group to develop SOX remediation plans for identified deficiencies.
  • Support SOX documentation for each department. Ensure SOX remediation plans are met.
  • SOX Process Level Controls Lead on the HTA SOX committee and report status of SOX compliance and testing to the HTA Executives.
• Overall responsibility for corporate financial audit compliance activities. Work with HTA Accounting & Finance Management and external auditor (KPMG), to ensure successful financial audit. This includes:
  • Primary contact for external corporate auditors and lead overall coordination of internal audit review with all departments.
  • Assist with the actioning and responding to financial statement audit footnotes and deficiencies identified by external auditors.
  • Support analysis and review of various Balance Sheet and Income Statement items, per external auditor request to provide detailed explanation of identified variances.
  • Responsible for incorporating changes to GAAP and IFRS regulations in to various HTNA corporate policies and procedures. Provide advice on necessary changes to comply with changing regulations.
• HTA Corporate Income Tax compliance activities: Work with HTA Accounting & Finance Management and external tax services provider (E&Y), to ensure overall corporate income tax compliance. This includes:
  • Overall responsibility for all corporate tax audits – responding to auditors, collecting data, and representing company responses. Provide required tax information to External Auditor for calculation of tax provision for year-end financial statements.
  • Overall responsibility for filing estimated corporate income tax payments with all localities (include local, federal, etc.).
  • Assist in the preparation of the Client Assisted Prepared (CAP) file which is required to complete corporate income tax returns.
  • Provide financial information and audit reports to Honda Trading Japan and Honda Motor.

Required Experience

• 1 year or more

• Bachelors degree with Accounting or similar major with 1-3 years experience or HS Diploma with 6-8 or more years of similar accounting and financial analysis related work experience.

• General accounting experience, including inventory control, SOX, and financial reporting & analysis.
• Solid understanding of US GAAP and IFRS; a demonstrated ability to related this understanding to the current job function and HTNA financial statements.
• Working knowledge and familiarity with federal and state corporate income taxes.
• Understanding of correlation between balance sheet and income statement.
• Microsoft Office knowledge and skills including advanced Excel skills.
• Strong organizational and communications skills.

• No. of direct reports: 0
• No. of indirect reports: 0
• Financial dimensions: e.g. annual revenue, operating budget

• Lead identification of SOX deficiencies and support management in the efficient application of SOX controls, tax regulations, and audit requirements.
• Provide advise on ways to improve the design and/or effectiveness of SOX, internal controls, tax regulations, or accounting pronouncements.
• Identify opportunities to improve the timeliness and flow of information between business units and outside auditors.

Additional Position Factors:

• Workstyle: Hybrid
• Travel: 10%
• Overtime as needed