SOX Audit Manager

• Location: South Bay, California
• Remote: Remote
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #527

The SOX Audit Manager will lead the project management and testing for SOX 404 business (i.e. financial) controls’ annual regulatory certification process. Reporting to the Director, Internal Audit, you will have broad exposure to the operations and will interact with leaders across Finance, Legal, HR, Operations, Sales, Manufacturing, and IT, as well as our external auditors and advisors.

Responsibilities: 

• Be a leader in the execution of SOX program in accordance with COSO 2013 framework and (ICFR).
• Assist in evaluating, reinforcing and promoting the SOX 404 and 302 program standards and approaches for documentation, control design, evaluation and effectiveness testing.
• Manage the execution of the end-to-end SOX financial controls activities, including SOX Business Control risk assessment, scoping, controls documentation, walkthroughs, testing, remediation and reporting for SOX Business Controls, etc.
• Supervise the work of other SOX co-source, internal team members, and review their documentation
• Support the Director in the overall management of SOX program
• Responsible for evaluating, monitoring and resolving audit findings (Internal and External Audit etc.).
• Responsible for assessing the impact of Sox Business Controls on business and finance processes.
• Responsible for evaluating risks and controls for new business and finance processes as well as assessing the financial impact on SOX controls and recommending solutions to correct issues identified.
• Responsible for process reviews and identifying opportunities for significant enhancements in operational efficiency, overall effectiveness and identifiable benefits to the company.
• Develop value-added relationships with process owners and make recommendations for process improvement
• Challenge status quo and provide leadership in the development and adoption of SOX business controls best practices.
• Drive efficiencies by seeking opportunities for centralization, globalization and automation.
• Liaison with process owners, internal auditors, external auditors and other stakeholders; prepare business for internal and external audit reviews.
• Subject matter expertise in financial controls.
• Manage and create Continuous Control Audit Modules (CCM) and related dashboards.
• Identify and create opportunities to deploy Robotic Process Automation (RPA).
• Manage and maintain the SOX business control Audit Tool (e.g. AuditBoard)
• Ad-hoc projects