If you find science, speed, and helping address serious infectious diseases exhilarating, you have come to the right place. Individually, we’re skilled, driven, and confident risk-takers. Collectively we're collaborative and accomplished. We're Super. Novas! Together we use our unique experiences, cultures, and learnings to turn innovation into reality while maintaining the highest standards. We value balance, encourage growth, and recognize that you are our most important asset. Build your futu... more details
If you find science, speed, and helping address serious infectious diseases exhilarating, you have come to the right place.
Individually, we’re skilled, driven, and confident risk-takers. Collectively we're collaborative and accomplished. We're SuperNovas! Together we use our unique experiences, cultures, and learnings to turn innovation into reality while maintaining the highest standards. We value balance, encourage growth, and recognize that you are our most important asset. Build your future with us while bringing innovative vaccines to the world. We have a place for you!
Novavax, Inc (Nasdaq:NVAX) is a biotechnology committed to helping address serious infectious diseases globally through the discovery, development and delivery of innovative vaccines to patients around the world. We have more than a decade of experience contending with some of the world’s most devastating diseases, and we are here to make a difference. Hard-won lessons and significant advances illustrate that our proven technology based on solid science tested by decades of research, has tremendous potential to make a substantial contribution to public health worldwide.
Job Summary
The Senior Manager, SOX Compliance will assist with the Company’s ongoing SOX compliance program including enhancing the effectiveness, efficiency, and scalability of the Company's processes, systems, and underlying internal control environment. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to effectively manage internal and external partners (process owners, external auditors, external SOX compliance partner), demonstrate proficient project management skills, superior communication, and organizational skills.
This position will be located in Gaithersburg, MD and reports to the Senior Director of SEC Reporting, Accounting Policy and SOX Compliance.
Essential Functions
Assist in the review of SOX financial statement mapping, risk assessment and scoping including working with the external SOX compliance partner to ensure identified business process controls are efficient and effective.
Coordinate and maintain management’s SOX process controls documentation including flowcharts, RACMs and control descriptions, review controls regularly to ensure adequate design and identification of key controls and recommend ways to rationalize and optimize controls through automation.
Assist in the development of company-wide control activity checklists for key reports and spreadsheets and management review controls.
Track and work with external SOX compliance partner in the preparation and execution of control/process walkthroughs and manage the status of periodic testing of internal controls against audit timelines and schedules.
Provide guidance, research, and support to business partners as they address control deficiencies or make significant process changes including impact assessment for changes in people, processes, or technology.
Liaise with external auditors and proactively coordinate the audits to ensure coordination of the PBC request process to minimize the impact on the business and align test results.
Assist on new business initiatives, system implementations, accounting policy changes, personnel changes and acquisitions to assess the impact of the changes on internal controls.
Ad hoc projects, as required.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Minimum 5-7 years of SOX compliance or internal audit experience including two years with a big four or large public accounting firm.
Life Science industry experience a plus
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to effectively present information to internal and external associates.
Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
Demonstrated sense of professionalism.
Ability to gain solid understanding of the organization's business operations and industry.
Demonstrated ability to take initiative and ownership with focus on continuous improvement.
Demonstrated ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret with excellent attention to detail.
Experience working in or with global high growth companies a plus.
Education, Experience, Licenses & Certifications
Novavax offers a base salary, annual bonus, equity grants, professional career development/growth opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, Rx, STD, LTD, Life, Optional Life, 401(k) plan.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Novavax is an equal employment opportunity employer. Employment and advancement opportunities are available to all individuals on an at-will basis, regardless of their race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, protective hairstyle, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Except where prohibited by applicable state law, this position requires that you be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless you need a reasonable accommodation or qualify for an exemption.