Senior Accountant - Sustainability - Remote

The job profile for this position is Accounting Senior Advisor, which is a Band 4 Senior Contributor Career Track Role.

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The Finance Sustainability team is seeking a control minded individual to assist with ensuring The Cigna Group’s Sustainability-related disclosures are auditable, reliable, complete and accurate. The role focuses on developing and deploying procedures to ensure accuracy, reliability and meaningful external disclosures. This highly visible role will work closely with various business partners throughout the organization in a cross-functional and collaborative manner.

Responsibilities:

Assist with project management responsibilities related to validation and control procedures for the Company’s Sustainability-related disclosures

Perform critical validation and audit related management tasks over the Corporate Impact Report, data and disclosures to ensure accuracy and integrity of the information

Work with various businesses within the organization to design, document and implement necessary internal controls over Sustainability related data

Drive awareness and communication to subject matter experts regarding effective control management, execution and proper evidence

Provide insight-driven recommendations and deliver analysis around current state processes, trends and improvement opportunities

Actively partner with various business partners, SOX PMO and Internal Audit in determining and delivering on processes and procedures necessary to advance the controls function

Work proficiently within the Workiva Sustainability and Assurance applications

Help drive an organizational understanding and importance of strong internal controls through education and communication

Position Requirements:

CPA or Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field

6+ years of business and financial management experience; Accounting and Audit experience ideal

Knowledge of internal controls

Demonstrative ability to build relationships with multiple business partners and influence others

Strong organizational and planning skills

Highly motivated individual, strong independent thinker, sense of urgency and shows initiative, ability to learn quickly

Must be able to shift comfortably between micro and macro, desk level discussions, and senior leader report-outs

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to deal with ambiguity

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 100,400 - 167,400 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. That’s why you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, visit Life at Cigna.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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