AI-Powered Internal Controls Lead (Finance Ops)

Dow Jones & Co.; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Education Benefits

Family Care Benefits & Caregiving

Job summary

Dow Jones seeks an Internal Controls Optimization Lead to strengthen the control environment within Finance Operations. You will evaluate processes, lead automation initiatives, and implement AI-enabled monitoring tools to reduce costs while preserving risk management effectiveness.

You will report to the International Controls/Compliance Manager and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure robust, scalable controls across ERP and reporting platforms.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of related work experience in internal controls, audit, compliance, or finance operations.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of auditing principles and standards and Sarbanes‑Oxley (SOX) compliance.
• Relevant background and understanding of finance operations processes (e.g., order‑to‑cash, procure‑to‑pay, record‑to‑report).
• Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot and resolve internal control and compliance issues.
• Proficiency in the design and implementation of internal control policies and procedures.
• Strong data analysis skills and demonstrated prior business process improvement experience.
• Ability to quickly understand, interpret, and communicate business and technical issues to varied audiences; excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to quickly learn and utilize a variety of systems and new developing AI solutions; strong organization, time management, and multi‑tasking skills.
• Professional certification or active pursuit thereof (CPA, CIA, or CISA) (Preferred).
• Experience in project coordination or management for systems implementations (Preferred).
• Experience with financial systems modules (ERP, billing, or reporting platforms) (Preferred).
• Exposure to process documentation and improvement methodologies (Preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead and/or engage in business process improvement initiatives and projects as assigned, identifying opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate controls.
• Evaluate the control impact of process and system changes; recommend control rationalization and design enhancements that reduce manual effort without reducing assurance.
• Support the adoption of new audit and monitoring tools, including AI-enabled solutions, into day-to-day control operation. Assist business operations with implementation of new solutions.
• Independently research and bring to resolution general compliance issues as they arise, escalating appropriately.
• Compile, analyze, review, and research Finance Operations data to support issue resolution, management reporting, and AI-supported improvement initiatives.
• Maintain clear, audit-ready documentation of decisions, control changes, and remediation status.

Skills

Internal controls

SOX compliance

Data analysis

Finance operations

Communication skills

AI tools adoption

Process improvement

Project coordination

ERP modules

CPA/CIA/CISA (Preferred)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Billing systems

Reporting platforms

Job description

Dow Jones seeks an Internal Controls Optimization Lead to strengthen the control environment within Finance Operations. You will evaluate processes, lead automation initiatives, and implement AI-enabled monitoring tools to reduce costs while preserving risk management effectiveness.

You will report to the International Controls/Compliance Manager and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure robust, scalable controls across ERP and reporting platforms.