This is a hands-on, execution-focused role within the Risk, Controls & Audit (RC&A) function. The Internal Controls Analyst is dedicated to the delivery of FMC's Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance programme, performing process walkthroughs and control testing across FMC's global business units.
The role is responsible for executing a defined annual SOX testing cycle: documenting process walkthroughs, testing the design and operating effectiveness of key controls, obtaining and evaluating supporting evidence, and recording results in line with FMC's SOX methodology and documentation standards.
The Analyst reports to the Internal Controls Manager and works directly with control owners across finance, operations and shared services, both in Cork and at FMC sites internationally.
The position is offered on a 12-month fixed-term contract, reviewed annually with a view to renewal. It is a specialist testing role focused solely on SOX testing and walkthroughs.
Main Tasks:
1. Process Walkthroughs & Documentation
· Perform annual process walkthroughs with control owners across key financial cycles (Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Record-to-Report, Inventory and Financial Close)
· Update and maintain narratives, process flows and Risk & Control Matrices (RACMs) so that they reflect current process and system reality
· Confirm that key controls remain appropriately designed, are assigned to an accountable owner, and are capable of preventing or detecting material error
· Record walkthrough outcomes and supporting evidence in the SOX documentation repository
2. SOX Control Testing & Evidence Evaluation
· Execute design and operating effectiveness testing for assigned key controls in line with the annual SOX testing plan
· Select samples in accordance with prescribed sample sizes and methodology, and issue evidence requests to control owners
· Assess evidence for completeness, accuracy and relevance, and document conclusions in a clear, reviewable format
· Prepare test workpapers to a standard that can be relied upon by management, Internal Audit and the external auditor
· Deliver assigned testing to agreed deadlines across the interim and year-end roll-forward cycles
3. Exceptions, Deficiencies & Remediation Tracking
· Identify and clearly document control exceptions, deviations and deficiencies
· Escalate exceptions promptly to the Internal Controls Manager with the supporting facts
· Log deficiencies and agreed remediation actions in the internal tracking system and monitor progress through to closure
· Re-test remediated controls and retain the supporting evidence
4. Systems, Data & Excel-Based Testing
· Extract transaction listings, control reports and system evidence from SAP S/4HANA and related applications
· Use Excel (lookups, pivot tables, filtering and reconciliation techniques) to analyse populations and support sample selection
· Verify the completeness and accuracy of key reports and information produced by the entity (IPE) used in the operation of controls
· Suggest practical improvements to testing templates, evidence requests and working practices
5. Stakeholder Engagement & Global Coverage
· Work directly with control owners across finance, operations and shared services to schedule walkthroughs and obtain evidence on time
· Follow up professionally and persistently on outstanding or incomplete evidence requests
· Engage with FMC sites internationally — including Portuguese-speaking sites — to perform walkthroughs and testing, with occasional travel where required
· Act as a credible, responsive first point of contact for day-to-day SOX queries from the business
6. Audit Support & Continuous Improvement
· Provide workpapers, documentation and evidence packs to internal and external auditors and respond to follow-up queries
· Support the annual management certification and SOX reporting process
· Contribute to the upkeep of control libraries, standard testing templates and evidence requirements
· Participate in ad-hoc Risk, Controls & Audit projects as required.
Qualification/competences:
The Internal Controls team in Cork supports FMC's global SOX compliance programme. This is a dedicated testing role within that team, suited to someone who wants to build genuine, practical expertise in internal control and SOX compliance rather than follow a rotational graduate pathway.
We are seeking a qualified Accounting Technician (ATI or IATI) or equivalent. The successful candidate will take pride in accurate, well-documented, on-time work and will be comfortable operating within a defined testing methodology.
Essential
- Qualified Accounting Technician (ATI / IATI) or equivalent accounting qualification, certificate or diploma
- Working knowledge of core finance processes (Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Record-to-Report) and an understanding of what a control is designed to achieve
- Good Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, filtering, reconciliations)
- Exposure to an ERP system, or a clear ability to learn new systems quickly
- High accuracy, strong attention to detail and disciplined documentation habits
- Ability to work to a defined methodology, template or checklist without deviation
- Fluent written and spoken English
Highly desirable
- Fluency in Portuguese (written and spoken) — highly favoured, to support walkthroughs and evidence gathering with Portuguese-speaking sites
- Previous experience in a finance, shared services, audit or controls environment
- Prior exposure to SOX testing, internal audit or internal control documentation
- Experience of SAP (S/4HANA in particular)
Personal competencies
- Meticulous attention to detail, with the confidence to say when evidence is incomplete
- Organised and self-managing — able to run a personal testing schedule and meet deadlines without being chased
- Polite, professional persistence when following up with busy stakeholders
- Clear written communication; able to document a test so that a third party can follow and re-perform it
- Comfortable working within established procedures and control frameworks
- Discreet and professional in handling sensitive financial information
What the role offers
- A specialist, highly marketable skill set in SOX and internal controls within a US-listed multinational
- Direct exposure to global end-to-end finance processes and SAP S/4HANA
- Day-to-day working relationships across FMC sites internationally
- Support for continued professional study and professional body subscriptions, in line with company policy
- A 12-month fixed-term contract, reviewed annually with a view to renewal
Pay: €30,000.00-€34,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee assistance program
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Little Island, County Cork
