Internal Controls Associate - Clinton, NJ

Position Summary

The Internal Controls Associate will be responsible for assisting in all aspects of the Company's Sarbanes-Oxley ("SOX") controls including analyzing, documenting, monitoring, and confirming execution.

Essential Functions

Responsible for the following functions:

• Maintain the inventory of SOX controls and assist control owners in their knowledge and understanding of the controls they own.

• Support the design and documentation of SOX controls and identifying the appropriate framework, policy, and process documentation to support those controls.

• Help management identify opportunities to strengthen controls and improve operational efficiency and productivity.

• Act as the liaison between internal auditors and leadership.

• Assist in the annual risk assessment process and help management in identifying and mitigating risks.

• Identify areas of internal control deficiencies and escalate issues in a timely manner.

• Develop SOX certification process across critical bank areas.

• Work with outsourced internal audit firm to develop internal audit scope and audit plans.

• Monitor and track audit results and ensure remediation of audit findings.

• Maintain open communication with teams and leadership across the organization.

• Project manages internal audits, including the audit preparation process and communication between auditors and control owners.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field required.

• Comprehensive understanding of internal auditing, GAAP, PCAOB standards, SEC regulations, SOX Compliance, COSO Framework preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of accounting principles and practices and reporting of financial data.

• Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Excel.

• Ability to effectively present and communicate information and respond to inquiries.

• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.

• Ability to apply common sense logic and critical thinking to solve problems and make sound judgments and decisions.

• Ability to work independently with little supervision.

• Ability to provide direct supervision to subordinate staff members.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit for long periods of time over 75% of work hours.

• Ability to use hands to grasp, handle or feel.

• Ability to use computer keyboard and system to enter data and process information.

• Ability to talk, listen and see.

• Ability to use telephone to communicate with internal and external individuals.

Working Conditions

• Moderate sound as in business office with office machines, computers, and people traffic.

Compliance

• It is the responsibility of each bank staff member and of management to adhere to policies and procedures designed to implement compliance with the laws and regulations to which the bank is subject. Each bank staff and management member shall be accountable for understanding how compliance with laws and regulations affects the performance of their day-to-day duties, for completing compliance training as assigned and for carrying out those duties in a manner to achieve compliance with those laws and regulations.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract, implied or otherwise. Unity Bank maintains "at will" employment.

This document describes the position currently available. It is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and is not an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities, or working conditions associated with it. Unity Bank reserves the right to modify duties or job descriptions at any time. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods, or otherwise balance the workload.

Unity Bank is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and prohibits discrimination in hiring, promotion and terms and conditions of employment on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin/nationality, ancestry, religion/religious practices or observances, age, sex, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, disability or perceived disability, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, and status as a veteran or disabled veteran of, or liability for service in, the Armed Forces of the United States.

Unity Bank commits to making reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities and qualified disabled veterans provided the individual is able to perform the essential functions of the job, unless such accommodation would impose an undue hardship upon Unity Bank. A qualified employee or job applicant with a disability may request reasonable accommodation by contacting Unity Bank's human resources department.