0800211- Sr. Analyst/Auditor 2

Thanks to the abilities and innovative thinking of our employees, DIRECTV has provided a superior alternative to cable since 1994.  We are the nation's leading satellite television service provider, offering digital satellite television entertainment delivered to homes, airports, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, office buildings, airplanes, automobiles and portable electronics.  Over 16.5 million subscribers in the United States enjoy industry-leading customer satisfaction (which has surpassed cable for seven years running) and access to over 250 channels of 100% digital picture and sound.  We offer the most comprehensive collection of sports programming available, a wide-range of international programming, and original programming including the Championship Gaming Series.   Our customers have enjoyed DIRECTV's unprecedented expansion of HD services - and soon we will have the capacity to offer over 150 national HD channels. Our innovations have led to Emmy® Awards and hundreds of filings for US patents as we introduce new must-have technologies into the TV viewing experience.  We make a commitment to challenge, inspire and reward the people who make the DIRECTV vision come to life -  Come join our winning team!Senior Analyst — Internal Control & Compliance

Develop and maintain US/Group business SOX process documentation. Support internal and external auditsto ensure process and control owners are aware of and prepared for the audit and facilitate documentation gathering. Assess process changes for significanceto internal controls. Independently prioritize and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframesTake self-directed initiative to streamline and strengthen processes and process documentation Work with process and control owners to develop process documentation for new processes brought into scope for SOX or other compliance framework(s).With the guidance of the process owners, maintain existing process documentation, including process narratives, risk & control matrices and process flowcharts. Maintain financial statement account & control linkages, Deloitte’s Risk and Control Knowledgebase (RACK) references, risk identifiers, and other user defined fields in the Certus SOX application. Assist process owners with completing quarterly certifications to support SOX 302 compliance.Work closely with Corporate Audit & Assurance (CAA) to determine the significance of changes to business processes that will require out-of-cycle testing by CAA. Monitor all changes to internal controls (via Certus audit trail reporting). Communicate to process and control owners the SOX testing that is to be performed by CAA and external auditors to fulfill quarterly, roll-forward and year-end testing requirements. Participate in audit Kick-Off and Closing meetings to support process owners and auditors. Assist in analyzing, suggesting improvements andreducing the number key controls (controls rationalization). Maintain a high degree of familiarity with Company policies and procedures, GAAP and GAAS.Perform special projects as assigned by ICC management.

Requirements:Education/Certification: A Bachelor’s degree is required. An emphasis in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems and/or related field is preferred. One of the following designations is preferred, but not required: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information Systems Analyst (CISA), Certified Management Accounting (CMA)

Experience:Qualified candidates will possess a solid understanding of general business practices and a minimum of four years audit or accounting experience. Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills (oral and written) are required due to the nature of involvement and interaction with employees at all levels of the organization. Intermediate level understanding of Microsoft Visio, Excel and Word required. Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing.