About this role
Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Patients are at the heart of what we do at Edwards Lifesciences. Our Finance teams work hard to optimize our current and long-term success and enable our ongoing strategy of innovation, leadership, and focus. As part of the team, whether providing analysis, forecasting, or reporting financial information, your application of accurate financial business practices will play a fundamental role in how we impact the quality of life for patients all over the world.
Applies professional expertise and judgment to support finance (Internal Audit) activities and business outcomes. Hybrid in Cartago-La Lima
How you’ll make an impact:
• Lead and perform business process control walkthroughs and testing for SOX Compliance across the Americas region (including Costa Rica and LATAM); prior hands-on SOX compliance experience is required, including internal control testing, documentation, and evaluation of control effectiveness
• Support Audit Lead in audit planning and independently execute operational audits, advisory engagements, and special projects in accordance with professional and departmental standards. As needed, lead and execute small-scale audits or projects.
Compliance in the Americas region (including Costa Rica and LATAM).
• Develop and communicate clear, concise, and impactful audit reports and presentations to management and senior leadership.
• Support external audit requests.
• Support continuous improvement of audit methodologies, tools, analytics, and processes.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
What you'll need (Required):
• Bachelor's Degree in related field is required
• 5 years of previous related experience is required
• Experience working in a medical device or a related environment is required
• 3 years relevant work experience, Big 4 or similar Preferred
• Public accounting experience (e.g., Big Four CPA firms) Preferred
What else we look for (Preferred):
• Strong knowledge of internal controls, risk assessment methodologies, audit practices, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
• Ability to independently manage multiple competing priorities and complex assignments in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrates a strong sense of urgency, ownership, and commitment to meeting established timelines.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to work quality.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills.
• Advanced analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Data analytic skills, ability to leverage AI to drive audit efficiency, and knowledge of audit management software preferred.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural team environment.
• Multi-lingual preferred.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally.
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control.
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels.