Senior SOX Analyst

Blommer Chocolate Careers
  • Chicago, Illinois
    22 days ago

    Job Description

    Blommer has been providing delicious, high-quality chocolate and cocoa products to customers since 1939. Built as a family business, we are continuing to grow and are looking for motivated and reliable associates to help in our mission of Bringing Chocolate to Life! 

     

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

    • SOX Testing & Execution: Perform testing across entity level controls, order to cash, procurement to pay, accounting and reporting, inventory, and fixed assets
    • Documentation & Workpapers: Prepare audit-ready documentation supporting all testing
    • Remediation & Partnership: Collaborate with stakeholders to remediate deficiencies and validate corrective actions
    • Quality Assurance: Review SOX documentation and ensure consistency with standards
    • Policies & Procedures: Maintain and improve control documentation and SOPs
    • Operate within the core values of respect and care for others

    Note: The employer reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position

    Physical Requirements:

    • Work is primarily performed in a professional office environment.
    • Extended periods of computer use and screen time.
    • Ability to travel to manufacturing facilities as required.

    Safety, Quality and Hygiene Requirements:

    • Comply with all company policies, procedures, and standards.
    • Follow all workplace safety requirements and utilize required personal protective equipment (PPE) when visiting production facilities.
    • Support and promote a culture of safety, quality, and operational excellence.
    • Adhere to food safety, GMP, and quality requirements when working in manufacturing locations.

      Performance Expectations:

      • Complete SOX testing accurately and within established timelines.
      • Maintain audit-ready documentation that supports testing conclusions.
      • Build strong working relationships with corporate and plant control owners.
      • Communicate control issues clearly and professionally.
      • Support timely remediation and continuous improvement of internal controls.

      Skills and Work Experience Requirements:

      • 3+ years SOX or internal audit experience; strong understanding of COSO and business processes
      • Preferred: CPA/CIA
      • Familiarity with IT general controls, system access controls, change management, and ERP-related control dependencies preferred.
      • Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills
      • Experience testing controls in a public company or SOX-regulated environment.
      • Familiarity with manufacturing, inventory, costing, plant operations, or supply chain controls preferred.
      • Strong understanding of financial reporting risks and internal control frameworks.
      • Ability to work independently, manage multiple deadlines, and communicate effectively with finance, operations, and plant leadership.
      • Experience with SAP or other large ERP systems preferred.
      • Ability to translate audit findings into practical business recommendations.

      Education:

      • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.

      Career Progression:

      • Employees are encouraged to express interest in internal career opportunities throughout Blommer
      • Expectations for promotion or job role change are driven by proficiency and performance in current role
      • Career progression would align to other corporate leadership roles within Blommer

      A reasonable estimate of the current base salary range at the time of posting is below. The base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits. The actual base salary within the specified range is based on several factors, including but not limited to applicant's skills, prior relevant experience, education, certifications, job responsibilities, market considerations and, if applicable, the location of the position.

      This role is eligible for either a discretionary annual bonus (based on company, business unit and individual performance).  

      Salary Range: $95K-115K

      Benefits: Blommer understands that our employees are our biggest assets. With this in mind we offer a generous benefits package.  

      • Health, Dental & Vision- eligibility begins day 1 of hire!
      • 401(K)
      • Pet insurance
      • Tuition reimbursement
      • 10 pounds of free chocolate for your birthday

      Blommer Chocolate Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 

       Note to External Recruiters / Search Firms: Blommer Chocolate Company does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not pay for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Any unsolicited resumes received will not be considered as a valid submission.  

       

      Numbers & Facts

      LocationChicago, Illinois
      Websitehttps://www.blommer.com/careers.php

      Skills

      • Access Controlunmatched
      • Accountingunmatched
      • Analysis Skillsunmatched
      • Auditingunmatched
      • Business Processesunmatched
      • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
      • Change Controlunmatched
      • Change Managementunmatched
      • Cocoa Programming Languageunmatched
      • Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)unmatched
      • Communication Skillsunmatched
      • Continuous Improvementunmatched
      • Corrective Actionunmatched
      • Documentationunmatched
      • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
      • Financeunmatched
      • Financial Operationsunmatched
      • Financial Reportingunmatched
      • Financial Riskunmatched
      • Fixed Assetsunmatched
      • Food Safetyunmatched
      • GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)unmatched
      • Insuranceunmatched
      • Internal Auditunmatched
      • Inventory Costingunmatched
      • Inventory Reportsunmatched
      • Leadershipunmatched
      • Manufacturingunmatched
      • Order to Cashunmatched
      • Organizational Skillsunmatched
      • Physical Demandsunmatched
      • Procure to Pay/Purchase to Pay (P2P)unmatched
      • Quality Assuranceunmatched
      • Risk Managementunmatched
      • SAPunmatched
      • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
      • Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)unmatched
      • Supply Chain Operationsunmatched
      • Support Documentationunmatched
      • Testingunmatched
      • Time Managementunmatched
      • Willing to Travelunmatched

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