Why would I want this job?

About The Role

The Internal Audit Manager – SOX will play a key role in ensuring the company’s compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). The Manager will be primarily responsible for the project management of the company’s business process and entity level SOX control assessments, including participating in scoping, resource planning and management, testing, reviewing, and reporting. In addition, the Manager will also be responsible for performing ad-hoc internal audit projects and provide support to other department members to achieve their designated portions of the annual internal audit plan.

Work Schedule: 3 days in office, 2 days from home (Hybrid)

What would I be doing?

Responsibilities

  • Manage assigned areas of the (SOX) assessment, including:
    • Assist with defining strategy, scope, approach, and execution plan.
    • Lead internal controls testing, which includes responsibility for resource allocations, testing, and review of testing.
    • Assist with the drafting, review, and delivery of audit results and ensure that management responds adequately to issues and recommendations.
    • Manage the relationship and interactions with the department’s co-sourced partner and the external auditors.
    • Serve as a SOX, risk and control Subject Matter Expert and advise business and risk partners.
    • Provide training and guidance to internal audit staff and control owners on SOX requirements and best practices.
    • Provide value-added process improvement recommendations to control owners.
    • Monitor and respond to changes in regulatory requirements and industry best practices related to SOX compliance.
  • Develop and maintain a network of productive relationships with senior company management and is committed to continually satisfying internal audit’s stakeholders.
  • Use network to continually identify (or become alerted to) risks and conditions that might require the deployment or re-alignment of internal audit resources to respond.
  • Participate in a formal company-wide risk assessment and integrate it with the financial reporting risk assessment required as part of SOX.
  • Develop new strategies for audit that focus on emerging risks and proactive risk mitigation.
  • Maintain an understanding of the industry, business trends and emerging developments of relevance and share this knowledge frequently with the department members.
  • Assist with managing the growth of the department including the evaluation of job candidates and coordinating recruiting efforts with the human resources department.
  • Facilitate and drive a quality-oriented environment stressing continuous improvement ideas/opportunities within the department and throughout the business.
  • Foster a collaborative environment for everyone to bring forth ideas and opinions.
  • Contribute to the evolution of internal audit by incorporating data analytics, RPA, dashboarding, AI, etc.

What would make me qualified?

Requirements

  • Undergraduate degree in accounting or other appropriate finance major.
  • Professional certification (Minimum CPA or CIA) required.
  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in auditing and/or compliance.
  • Minimum of 3 years in a role managing co-sourced resources.
  • Experience managing all phases of a SOX assessment.
  • Working knowledge of IT control environments and financial reporting.
  • Excellent project management, written, verbal, and inter-personal skills.
  • Ability to travel.