Internal Controls Analyst

Trinseo is a different kind of global materials company – at the intersection of people, technology, and customers. We are a world leader in the production of plastics and latex binders. Our culture is built on passion and innovation. 

A career at Trinseo presents a unique opportunity to work in a highly collaborative environment. Helping customers solve their most complex material challenges is the reason we come to work each day. We are seeking innovative thinkers – ready to tackle any challenge and passionate about delivering value. 

As a global materials solutions provider focused on delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to our customers, we need people to feel respected and included so they can be more creative, innovative, and successful. We strive to create workplaces that reflect all communities and customers we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. That's why we're fully committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience to drive us forward every day. 

About the role: 

This job reports directly to the Senior manager of internal controls & DOA (Ireland), this position will assist in the management of the internal controls framework across the company through significant interaction with the Regional SOX Leads, PMO members and various process owners throughout the organization. The purpose of this job is support the internal controls senior manager in maintaining an effective internal control environment within the organization which is required to meet the compliance requirement for a public company. This role contributes to the organization by reducing the compliance costs within the various audit teams which can arise due to error and the inability to demonstrate effective controls. This role impacts the company by ensuring that the risks of the company are addressed in a timely and effective manner. 

Role Overview: 

• Assist in ongoing compliance and updates to process documentation and control matrices for existing SOX processes, as well as helping in the creation of documentation for new processes.
• Assist in strategic projects to improve processes and controls based on risk and design assessments or new regulations.
• Support control testing procedures completed by Internal Audit and/or management to ensure they address the objectives, scope, and risks of the SOX program and adhere to documentation standards and guidelines.
• Build and maintain a collaborative relationship with External Auditors related to the Company’s internal controls program to ensure an effective and efficient audit over internal controls
• Develop and maintain a collaborative relationship with Internal Audit and other risk and control professionals across the organization
• Help determine scoping for internal controls assessment based on risk and materiality assessments and educate business partners and control owners on requirements and expectations for internal controls assessments. 

Minimum Education Required: 

• College/University degree  

• 3+ years public accounting (Big 4 preferred) and/or internal audit experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 

• Qualified/Part qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA)

• Experience with SOX at multinational public companies and experience applying the COSO framework desirable

• Chemicals/Manufacturing industry experience a plus 

• SAP experience beneficial