In a world of exponential change, BCW is a creative business that solves complex problems by #Moving People. This starts with our people.
Across our global team, we share a common practice: cultivating an open, curious mindset that is committed to growing. We create, contribute and challenge, but we don’t conform.
Our core belief is that the growth of our people fuels the growth of our clients, which powers the growth of our agency. No one aspect of BCW stands alone when everything is growing together, anything is possible.
At BCW, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (I.D.E.A.) are embedded into everything we do for our people, agency, clients and communities we serve. We wholly believe that creating truly inclusive and innovative solutions by growing talent that mirrors the marketplace is critical to our success.
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The Role:
This position is for a team member of the Risk amp; Controls Group within BCW reporting directly to BCW’s Global Head of Risk amp; Controls who sits in NYC. This role entails being a collaborative team member that works to maintain a strong control environment and operates as a bridge between BCW process areas and the WPP Internal Audit team and as an extension, WPP’s external auditors. This includes advising the company on remediation solutions for control deficiencies identified. WPP’s requirements include a comprehensive risk and controls framework that is formed by Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls and various accounting and control policies.
The CFO and his global finance team will rely heavily on this group, who will also assist with other compliance areas, as needed. Audit related work is approximately 75% of the position, with the remaining 25% being other types of projects, reviews, analyses, or investigations (e.g., investigating potential fraud, performing balance sheet reviews, reviewing a global client staffing plan from a more operational process perspective or any other type of review requested by the Global CFO).
Responsibilities:
Requirements
- Experience as an internal/external auditor (Big 4) a plus
- Experience with the PR industry a plus
- An effective communicator with native-level English fluency, both written and oral
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work under pressure in an environment with constantly changing variables.
- Smart with a willingness to learn and assist at all level
- Possess a collaborative and team first mindset
- Support the team lead and keep them of high priority items/issue
- Can communicate diplomatically and skillfully; can settle issues calmly and win concessions without damaging relationships
- Ability to work independently, troubleshoot, and collaborate with others both within the team and externally
- Experience with Microsoft Suite and Visio
- Must be able to travel domestically and inter