Manager, Internal Audit (Remote)

Overview

This role is for an Internal Audit Manager, BP SOX. The position involves owning assigned Business Process (BP) SOX areas end-to-end and acting as a trusted advisor and objective reviewer to process owners across the organization.

The role reports to the Senior Director, Internal Audit and is based remotely in the US. Hiring is intended to begin immediately.

Responsibilities

• Drive the SOX audit for assigned business process areas, managing the end-to-end SOX lifecycle.
  • Independently plan and execute Tests of Design (TOD) and Tests of Operating Effectiveness (TOE).
• Create, update, and comprehensively manage audit documentation, including:
  • Process flowcharts
  • Risk and control matrices (RCMs)
  • Testing attributes
  • Workpapers
• Support leadership with annual SOX scoping and risk assessment processes, evaluating qualitative and quantitative materiality to ensure the audit plan targets key financial risks.
• Serve as a proactive control advisor during rollout of new systems or major process overhauls, partnering with the business early to ensure appropriate internal controls are built-in from day one.
• Partner with business process leaders, individual contributors, and the internal compliance team.
  • Advise on control design requirements and best practices while maintaining strict audit independence.
• Identify control gaps, evaluate associated risks, and assess proposed remediation plans.
  • Follow up actively and escalate when necessary to support timely resolution.
• Coordinate with external auditors for assigned process areas.
  • Facilitate walkthroughs, testing, and evidence requests to support an efficient annual audit cycle.
• Continuously look for ways to streamline and improve internal audit practices, supporting continuous improvement and agile audit methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business field.
• 5+ years of relevant audit experience, ideally combining Big 4 public accounting with in-house BP SOX experience at a publicly traded company.
• Active professional certification is required: CPA or CIA.
• Deep practical understanding of:
  • SOX 404 requirements
  • COSO framework
  • Annual scoping methodologies
  • US GAAP standards
• Proven ability to independently execute TOD/TOE and draft:
  • Risk and control matrices
  • Process narratives
  • Process flowcharts
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence cross-functional leaders and drive accountability.
• High degree of empathy, emotional intelligence, and clear communication skills to translate complex control requirements to non-technical process owners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience auditing or advising on system implementations and standard SaaS financial ERPs.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base pay range: 114,400.00 - 157,300.00 USD Annual
• This role may also be eligible for Equity Compensation and/or Bonus Incentive Compensation.
• Actual compensation will be based on job-related skills, experience, education or training, and location.

Location

• Remote in the US.

Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Fair Chance Information

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) candidates, the employer will consider all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act.

A criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Appropriately managing, accessing, and handling confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information, as well as accessing the employer’s information technology systems and platforms.
2. Interacting with and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external customers, stakeholders, and/or colleagues.
3. Exercising sound judgment.