Financial Compliance Advisor

We are seeking a Financial Compliance Advisor to join our team at American Honda Motor Company. This senior individual contributor role is responsible for leading financial compliance, internal controls (SOX), audit coordination, and tax activities. The successful candidate will act as a key advisor to Accounting & Finance leadership and business partners to ensure financial integrity, regulatory compliance, and effective control environments.

Key Responsibilities

SOX & Internal Controls

• Lead HTA SOX PLC (Process Level Controls) compliance, ensuring timely completion of testing in alignment with corporate requirements.
• Partner with Accounting, Operations (LOBs), and external SOX auditors to evaluate control effectiveness and address identified deficiencies.
• Drive development, tracking, and closure of remediation plans across departments.
• Maintain Accounting SOX documentation and support continuous improvement of control design and execution.
• Serve as a key member of the SOX governance structure, providing regular updates to leadership and executive stakeholders.

Audit & Financial Compliance

• Serve as primary liaison with external and internal auditors (e.g. KPMG, EY, Internal Audit) leading coordination of annual audits.
• Coordinate the preparation, review, and audit support of financial statement disclosures and footnotes, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and alignment with US GAAP and IFRS requirements.
• Analyze and explain financial statement variances, ensuring alignment with underlying business activity.
• Monitor and implement changes related to US GAAP and IFRS, providing guidance on accounting treatment and policy updates.
• Support ongoing strengthening of financial reporting processes and controls.

Tax Compliance & Regulatory Coordination

• Lead coordination of corporate income tax activities in partnership with external providers (e.g. EY).
• Manage tax audit activities, including data gathering, analysis, and response development.
• Support preparation of tax provisions and required filings, including estimated payments across jurisdictions.
• Oversee the end-to-end sales and use tax process, including data aggregation, reconciliation, compliance reporting, and timely remittance of tax liabilities.
• Compile and submit mandatory governmental and statistical surveys to ensure ongoing regulatory compliance.
• Prepare required documentation (e.g., CAP files) to support timely and accurate filings.
• Advise internal stakeholders on tax-related considerations and opportunities for efficient business structuring.

Financial Review & Governance

• Perform supervisory review of financial transactions, journal entries, and monthly closing documentation in accordance with SOX and accounting standards.
• Validate accuracy and completeness of financial reporting, including intercompany activity and profit analysis.
• Partner with Accounting and business teams to review financial results, identify key drivers, and validate variance explanations.
• Support governance over management reporting (e.g. BRM, RP2) to ensure consistency and integrity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field or equivalent relevant experience.
• CPA or similar certification is preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in accounting, financial reporting, audit, or compliance-related roles.
• Experience with SOX compliance and internal controls frameworks.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP & IFRS.
• Working knowledge of corporate income tax processes and regulations.
• Strong financial analytical skills with ability to connect balance sheet and income statement drivers.
• Experience working with external auditors and cross-functional business partners.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial systems (SAP experience preferred).
• Ability to translate technical requirements into practical business guidance.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Exposure to or interest in leveraging automation and AI-enabled tools (e.g. data analysis, reporting, and workflow optimization) to improve efficiency and insight generation.

Benefits

• Competitive Base Salary
• Paid Overtime
• Regional Bonus (when applicable)
• Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
• Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
• Relocation assistance (if eligible)
• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
• Lifestyle Account
• Childcare Reimbursement Account
• Elder Care Support
• Wellbeing Program
• Community Service and Engagement Programs
• Product Programs