Director of SOX and Internal Controls

Responsibilities

• Lead the company’s SOX 404 implementation program (under COSO framework), including scoping, risk assessment, control design, testing, and remediation.
• Develop and maintain an inventory of key controls in a Risk and Control Matrix (RCM), which includes the mapping of controls to the relevant financial statement line items, control type (manual vs. IT), and frequency of the control (daily, weekly, etc.).
• Partner with IT, Engineering, and Product teams to develop and monitor automated controls and system dependencies that are well-designed and documented. Serve as a trusted advisor on IT general controls for these groups.
• Partner cross-functionally to develop and strengthen appropriate entity-level controls, business process (manual & automated) controls, incident reporting frameworks, and reporting structures expected of a public company.
• Evaluate and strengthen controls over system access, change management, and data integrity for all in-scope systems.
• Drive annual and quarterly SOX risk assessments, and the controls certification process.
• Prepare reports and updates for the Audit Committee, external auditors, and executive leadership.
• Serve as the trusted advisor to business leaders on internal controls, risk management, and compliance trade-offs.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of SOX/compliance professionals.
• Liaise with external auditors and coordinate SOX scoping, testing, and remediation of findings.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. CPA, CIA, or CISA certification strongly preferred.
• 14+ years of experience in internal controls, SOX compliance, and audit. Experience working at a public company, with a quarterly reporting cadence, is preferred.
• Good technical knowledge of US GAAP, internal controls
• Big-4 public accounting & audit firm background strongly preferred.
• Proven track record of implementing scalable automated controls across financial systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with employees, internal teams and external partners.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify risks, conduct audits, and implement solutions