Manager, Internal Controls

• Manage, coach, and develop a team of internal controls professionals
• Set goals, assign work, review quality and timeliness, provide feedback, and support performance and career development
• Plan and allocate team capacity against operating plans; monitor milestones, workload, and costs
• Lead and contribute to SOX risk assessments, annual planning and scoping, readiness activities, and SOX program maturity
• Oversee assigned process areas and related risks, controls, policies, accounting, and reporting requirements
• Guide process walkthroughs, tests of design, and tests of operating effectiveness; review workpapers and documentation
• Partner with process owners to identify control gaps and design practical controls
• Assess new projects, systems, and process changes for SOX impact and coordinate readiness actions
• Maintain SOX documentation, including process narratives, flowcharts, risk-control matrices, and control-performance evidence
• Evaluate audit findings and control deficiencies; develop and track remediation plans
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors on SOX, internal controls, and financial reporting requests
• Explain control requirements and recommendations to stakeholders and drive timely action
• Monitor commitments, resolve execution issues, and escalate significant risks, delays, or resource needs
• Stay current on SOX, PCAOB, COSO, U.S. GAAP, and public-company reporting requirements
• Recommend updates to procedures and control practices

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 10–12 years of related experience in accounting, external or internal audit, SOX, or internal controls
• Experience directly managing or formally leading employees, including assigning work, coaching, providing feedback, and supporting performance and development
• Working knowledge of SOX 404, COSO, PCAOB standards, and U.S. GAAP
• Experience assessing business process risks, designing or evaluating controls, leading walkthroughs and control testing, documenting results, and driving remediation
• Ability to analyze complex or incomplete information, exercise sound judgment, and interpret requirements
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to organize team work, manage multiple timelines, and deliver against recurring plans
• CPA, CIA, or other relevant professional certification preferred
• Experience supporting a public company’s SOX program through growth, system implementation, acquisition, or process transformation preferred
• Experience with internal controls over financial reporting across finance, accounting, IT, or operational processes preferred