Senior SOX Manager - Business Processes

Overview

This role leads the business-process portion of the organization’s SOX compliance program. Responsibilities include owning risk assessments, managing control testing, and resolving deficiencies across key financial and operational processes.

The SOX Senior Manager, Business Processes reports to SOX Compliance leadership and partners with accounting, finance, operations, IT, and external auditors. The role also advises process owners across Revenue Operations, procurement, legal, and engineering to ensure controls are integrated into business processes and system workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own and operate the end-to-end SOX compliance program for business processes, including control scoping, documentation, rationalization, and deficiency remediation in alignment with SOX 404 and external auditor reliance strategies.
• Conduct risk assessments across high-risk processes including procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, inventory management, and revenue lifecycle (aligned with ASC 606). Design, validate, and test ICFR controls for operating effectiveness.
• Identify, evaluate, and remediate control deficiencies in close partnership with process owners across accounting, operations, procurement, and legal; define corrective actions and track them to closure.
• Partner cross-functionally across finance, accounting, RevOps, and engineering to embed controls into system and process workflows. Identify technology solutions to automate manual processes and improve control effectiveness.
• Prepare and present consistent SOX status updates, risk assessments, and remediation progress to the SOX Quarterly Steering Committee, Quarterly Audit Committee, Quarterly Disclosure Committee, and Quarterly External Audit Close Meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA, CIA, or equivalent certification is highly preferred.
• 10 years of experience in SOX compliance, internal audit, or related fields, with a focus on business processes.
• Strong understanding of SOX 404 requirements, COSO framework, and US GAAP.
• Proven experience designing and testing controls for operational and financial processes, including procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, inventory management, and financial reporting, including experience designing control frameworks within finance systems beyond traditional audit.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
• Strong problem-solving and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree (MBA, Accounting, or a related field).
• Experience working in a publicly traded company or with a Big Four accounting firm.
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, Workday, etc., revenue/billing platforms (e.g., Salesforce CPQ/Billing, Stripe), including custom or internally built revenue systems, and experience supporting control audits for these systems.
• Proven ability to evaluate and implement process improvements and automation solutions.
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth, or complex organizational environment.
• Strong experience in revenue accounting (ASC 606) within complex environments, including subscription, multi-element arrangements, and contra revenue accounting (e.g., customer incentives, promotional credits, coupons, and rebates).
• Experience with advertising or media revenue models, including variable consideration, performance-based fees, and attribution complexity under ASC 606.
• Experience with revenue-related M&A accounting, including purchase price allocations, deferred revenue haircuts, and post-acquisition revenue recognition harmonization.

Compensation & Benefits

• Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits are provided in each location where employees work.
• This role is remote. Base pay range depends on permanent work location.
• Offers may vary based on candidate experience and skills required.
• Eligibility includes a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.

Base pay ranges (US):

• CA, NY, CT, NJ: $185,000—$195,500 USD
• WA: $177,000—$187,000 USD
• OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI: $170,000—$179,500 USD
• All other states: $155,000—$163,500 USD

Location

Remote. Base pay depends on permanent work location.