Director, Internal Audit

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take full ownership of the annual SOX 404 compliance program execution, encompassing scoping, risk assessment, control documentation, testing, and remediation.

• Sustain and enhance the ICFR framework, focusing on the design and operational effectiveness of key controls related to financial reporting processes, in accordance with COSO 2013 and PCAOB standards.

• Chair the SOX steering committee and act as the main point of contact with external auditors, delivering program updates, risk assessments, and remediation strategies to senior leadership and the Audit Committee.

• Guide control design, testing, and remediation initiatives, utilizing professional judgment to assess the importance of deficiencies per AS 2201 and SEC guidelines, while leveraging AI tools to optimize control documentation, issue tracking, and information synthesis, ensuring outputs are validated for accuracy and audit readiness.

• Spearhead SOX integration initiatives for newly acquired entities, which include assessing legacy controls, conducting gap analyses, and designing new controls that align with our framework.

• Supervise IT general control scoping and testing across critical financial systems, collaborating with IT and Engineering to ensure adequate coverage.

• Develop, lead, and mentor a team of SOX compliance professionals, and oversee co-sourcing partnerships with third-party service providers.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in internal audit, SOX compliance, or external audit, with at least 3 years in a leadership position, and a CPA certification is mandatory.

• Extensive knowledge in SOX 404 program management, including risk assessment, control design, and operating effectiveness testing under PCAOB standards, along with a solid understanding of US GAAP.

• Proven experience in a publicly traded company managing integrated audits with Big 4 external auditors, demonstrating the ability to communicate control findings effectively to executive leadership.

• Proficiency in utilizing AI tools to aid in control documentation, summarize findings, and organize audit workpapers, combined with sound judgment regarding when outputs require closer human scrutiny.

• Familiarity with technology, SaaS, or marketplace business models, Oracle Fusion ERP, and leading SOX integration efforts for acquisitions is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage for you and your family.

• Unlimited PTO.

• 401(k) plan with matching contributions.

• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.