Accounting Manager- Controls

Buckingham Search; Western Springs (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global career opportunities

Collaborative culture

Professional growth focus

Job summary

A global, innovation-driven organization is seeking an Accounting Controls Manager to oversee internal controls across a multinational environment. This mid-senior level role is ideal for candidates with a strong public accounting foundation, particularly Big 4 auditors with deep SOX experience. Responsibilities include leading SOX compliance, partnering with internal audit teams, and supporting audit activities. The role follows a hybrid model with three days onsite in suburban Chicago, offering global career opportunities and a culture focused on collaboration and professional growth.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience required.
• Big 4 experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of compliance and risk frameworks.
• Big 4 experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain internal control policies and procedures.
• Lead SOX compliance activities including training and control evaluations.
• Support internal and external audit activities.
• Work with Internal Audit to monitor, assess, and report on control performance, identifying gaps and remediation.
• Support internal and external audit activities, including walkthroughs, testing coordination, and remediation tracking.
• Contribute to system upgrades, integrations, process redesign, and M&A readiness, ensuring internal control readiness.
• Stay current on regulatory and industry changes (SOX 404) and update the control environment.

Skills

SOX knowledge

US GAAP knowledge

Internal controls expertise

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA

Job description

Accounting Controls Manager

A global, innovation-driven organization is seeking an Accounting Controls Manager to strengthen and oversee internal controls across a complex, multinational environment. This role is ideal for candidates with a strong public accounting foundation—especially Big 4 auditors with deep SOX experience—who want to move into a high‑visibility, cross‑functional position within corporate accounting.

Reporting into the Head of Accounting Policies & Procedures, you will partner closely with Internal Audit, accounting teams, and business leaders to drive compliance, improve processes, and maintain the integrity of the organization’s financial control framework.

This role follows a hybrid model with three days per week onsite at the company’s suburban Chicago office.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain internal control policies, procedures, and governance standards.
• Lead SOX compliance activities, including training employees, updating risk/control matrices, and evaluating design and operating effectiveness of key controls.
• Partner with global process owners to document key controls, gather evidence, and ensure ongoing accountability.
• Work closely with Internal Audit to monitor, assess, and report on control performance, identifying gaps and driving remediation.
• Support internal and external audit activities, including walkthroughs, testing coordination, and remediation tracking.
• Contribute to major initiatives such as system upgrades, integrations, process redesign, and M&A activities, ensuring internal control readiness.
• Stay current on regulatory and industry changes (including SOX 404) and ensure timely updates to the control environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• CPA required
• 4+ years of relevant experience
• Big 4 strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of SOX, US GAAP, internal controls, and risk frameworks
• Experience partnering across functions and driving accountability in a complex environment

What’s Offered

• Global career opportunities
• Culture focused on collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional growth

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing

Industries

• Manufacturing and Industrial Machinery Manufacturing