Company Description
Saga Communications, Inc. is a media company primarily focused on acquiring, developing, and operating broadcast properties including opportunities complimentary to our core radio business including digital advertising, ecommerce, and promotional events. The company owns or operates broadcast properties in 28 markets, including 82 FM and 31 AM radio stations. Saga’s strategy is to operate top billing radio stations in mid-sized markets, offering a variety of programming formats like Active Rock, Adult Contemporary, Country, and News/Talk. Saga promotes strong decentralized local management to run day-to-day operations and achieve financial objectives. Saga began operations in 1986 and is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “SGA”. Saga Communications, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Role Description
This is a full-time on-site role for a Senior Financial Analyst / Internal Auditor located in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. The role involves managing and analyzing financial data, conducting financial, IT and operational audit projects, and providing input in the annual audit plan. We are looking for an accounting professional that can evaluate processes for streamlining opportunities and implement change. This hybrid role combines accounting duties with audit expertise to support companywide risk assessment, compliance, and control evaluations in an evolving media industry.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with finance, IT, and broadcast operations teams to identify and provide improvements in inefficiencies in accounting workflows, particularly around manual processing.
- Manage and prepare financial reporting for lease accounting utilizing lease software
- Support the integration of financial data with billing and receivables system.
- Review and analyze financial statement reporting packages for assigned markets.
- Prepare special reports and analyses as requested by management to assist in strategic decision making.
- Conducts audit procedures, identifies issues, reviews/analyzes evidence, and documents processes.
- Compile, document, and present audit findings and recommendations.
- Documents fieldwork in clear and concise workpapers according to department standards.
- Assists in determining that the company’s operating units follow corporate standard operating procedures and policies.
- Assists in development of the internal audit plan based on relevant work experience.
- Facilitate external audit performed by public accounting firm.
- Tests internal controls in connection with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and works with the Audit Manager/Director, CFO, and Controller to satisfy its requirements
- Pursues professional development opportunities, including external and internal training and professional certifications.
- Represents internal audit on organizational project teams and at external organization meetings.
- 5-10% travel required.
Education/Prior Work Experience:
A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or other business-related field is required. Professional certification is preferred (CPA, CIA, or CISA)
Other key qualifications are as follows:
- 2 to 4 years of accounting and/or audit related experience
- Experience working with senior management in a corporate environment with access to confidential information.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong written and verbal communication, problem-solving, analytical, and accounting skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, including advanced functions.
- Hands-on experience with accounting software, ERP, or broadcast-specific financial software (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics, GP, Marketron, Bi360 or similar software).
- Understanding of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, COBIT and COSO Internal Control frameworks.
- Knowledge of IT control concepts and system development methodologies.
- Experience auditing IT general controls and applications controls, as well as system security.
- Motivated, self-starter with ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with all levels of management.
Please send your resume including salary requirements in MS Word or PDF format to internalauditor@sagacom.com
