Senior Internal Controls and SOX Compliance Manager

Overview: Working across the globe, reputed company builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $3.9B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism. This position is a critical member of the finance team leading the coordination and administration of reputed company SOX and internal control programs. Responsibilities: What You'll Do: • The Senior Manager of Internal Controls and SOX Compliance is responsible for the overall direction and administration of the company’s internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) and execution of the SOX compliance program. • The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding and experience leading a SOX program, including partnering with the business as well as both internal and external audit teams. while working across a complex environment to ensure effective governance, risk, and compliance practices in-line with regulatory reporting requirements. • This position reports to Assistant Corporate Controller and works collaboratively within the broader Finance team as well as with business partners throughout the company such as Accounting, Internal Audit, Program Finance, Compliance, Supply Chain, Payroll, Accounts Payable, IT, and Contracts. Key Responsibilities: • Be an effective thought leader. Interpret business priorities, anticipate issues and obstacles, and drive solutions. • Develop and maintain close working relationships with leaders across all major functional areas, ensuring a holistic understanding of key risks and processes across the organization. • Build and maintain a strong working relationship with the external auditor using demonstrated competency, trust, and effective, timely communication to facilitate the audit process. • Lead efforts to improve efficiency and effectiveness of controls through rationalization, simplification, and automation. This includes coaching, mentoring, and training of control owners. • Coordinate with applicable personnel to ensure business and IT (general and application) controls, including ITACs, IT dependent manual controls, interfaces, and key reports are appropriately identified, documented, and tested in support of external audit requirements. • Oversee the timely completion of key SOX deliverables including internal controls documentation, e.g., narratives, flowcharts, and risk and control matrices. • Direct coordination of walkthrough and manage PBC requests with applicable control owners, internal audit, and external audit. • Direct resources to complete control testing on time and work with applicable management to define remediation plans for internally and externally identified audit and compliance deficiencies. • Provide regular updates to management on audit status, testing results and remediation progress. • Identify, collect, and review SOC1 reports where third-party reliance impacts the company’s ICFR. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: • Education: • Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Accounting, Finance or related field. • Experience: • 10+ years of SOX experience, including IT general and application controls. • 3-5 years in a leadership role. • Big 4 public accounting firm experience • Deep understanding of GAAP, COSO, Sarbanes Oxley Act, and PCAOB requirements • Certification/Licenses: • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required. • Other Requirements: • US Citizen required • Skills: • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills required to lead, influence and drive change with key stakeholders • Proven ability to lead a team encouraging communication and cooperative problem solving across a diverse global team • High sense of urgency to drive execution and achieve results • Ability to effectively communicate clear and concise ideas both verbally and in writing; including communication of business process procedures and controls to impacted personnel. • Strong project management skills including ability to manage multiple tasks, self-prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines • Attention to detail to prepare and/or review control documentation and related work papers. • Absolute discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitive information. • Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to effectively address any issue in collaboration with key stakeholders as appropriate; ability to proactively identify and prevent potential problems. • Ability to work well under pressure and effectively handle multiple, concurrent demands and appropriately prioritize responsibilities. • Ability to disaggregate, analyze and understand business process and financial data in an accurate and timely manner. • Understanding of general accounting policies and procedures at a transaction level. • Software: • Proficient in the use of computers and computer software programs such as reputed company Office Suite; Outlook, and Word. Strong reputed company Office Excel computer skills. • Technology: • Company issued computer, printer, copy machine and other general office equipment. What We Bring: • At reputed company we strive to be market competitive in our total reward offerings. • The successful candidate’s starting pay will be based on, but not limited to, their job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. • The following salary range is intended to display the value of the company’s base pay compensation and may be modified at the discretion of the company. • USD $ 140,000 - 195,000 • Provided salary range minimum and maximum values correspond to variances between regional/geographic locations across the United States. • Please speak with a recruiter for additional information. • Employee benefits include the following: • Healthcare coverage • Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits • Retirement plan • Wellness programs • Paid time off, including holidays • Learning and Development resources • Employee assistance resources • Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time and may be modified at the discretion of the company, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans. At reputed company, we are deeply committed to both equal opportunity, including protection for Veterans and individuals with disabilities, and fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We ensure all individuals are treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, recognizing the strength that comes from a workfoce rich in diverse experiences, perspectives, and skills. This commitment, aligned with our core Vision and Values of Integrity, Respect, and Responsibility, allows us to leverage differences, encourage innovation, and expand our success in the global marketplace, ultimately enabling us to best serve our clients. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job

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