Audit Readiness Lead, xScale Controllership

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Responsibilities

Main Duties

• Serve as the xScale Controllership primary point of contact for External Auditor and the Statutory reporting team

• Ensuring clarity on PBC requests, including challenging vague or duplicative requests to reduce unnecessary rework. Ensure PBCs are supported by complete, audit‑ready documentation rather than raw backups

• Coordinate with the Controllership team to ensure agreed audit adjustments are appropriately assessed, approved, and recorded in the primary ledgers, with clear traceability to audit support and conclusions.

• Lead structured root‑cause analysis of audit adjustments, identifying systemic drivers and coordinating remediation actions to strengthen processes and reduce future audit findings.

• Lead audit readiness activities across Controllership, ensuring teams are aligned on audit requirements, expectations, and timelines ahead of audit commencement.

• Drive continuous improvement of the Controllership audit process by identifying opportunities to streamline Controllership workflows, strengthen documentation, and improve audit readiness and efficiency over time.

• Establish audit readiness and quality metrics to monitor audit execution, identify recurring issues, and support data‑driven improvements across Controllership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

• CPA required

• Strong audit experience essential

• 5+ years accounting experience

• Strong communication and organizational skills

• Experience with Oracle preferred and strong Excel skills required

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