Director, SOX & Internal Controls

Exelon

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 161,000 - 221,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus 30%

401(k) match

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Exelon is seeking an Audit Services leader to own the SOX compliance program, oversee internal controls over financial reporting, and drive risk-based assurance across the organization. The role partners with Controllership, IT, and external auditors to strengthen governance and control design.

The successful candidate will guide strategy, governance, and remediation efforts, coaching a team of professionals to sustain excellent performance and value creation for the company’s diverse energy

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree, preferably in business related major (accountancy, finance, business administration, engineering, management information, etc.)
12+ years of progressive professional work experience
Experience in developing and/or managing a department, including strategy, policy and administration
Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to facilitate teamwork and cooperation at all levels of the organization.
Demonstrated experience leading enterprise SOX compliance, internal controls over financial reporting, audit, or equivalent risk and controls programs in a complex organization.
5 years of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Provide direction and oversight for operational assurance and business enablement activities, including establishment of scope, objectives and approach using a risk-based methodology aligned to strategic business priorities that fully assesses the areas under review.
Serve as liaison to business partners to ensure appropriate communication, engagement and value creation through Audit Services engagements. Express opinions and provide insights on the adequacy and effectiveness of the control environment while identifying and communicating continuous improvement, control optimization and risk mitigation opportunities.
Support strategic initiatives to continuously improve processes that optimize internal controls and reduce total cost of controls, within Audit Services and across business process areas.
Provide active coaching and support of Audit Services team members to support a high performing learning organization. Develop internal team capabilities and provide knowledge sharing in areas of expertise.
Own and lead Exelon’s SOX compliance program, including program strategy, governance, risk assessment, scoping, control evaluation, testing approach, deficiency assessment, remediation oversight, and executive reporting.
Provide strategic oversight of internal controls over financial reporting, ensuring SOX activities are risk-based, efficiently executed, aligned with regulatory expectations, and responsive to changes in business processes, systems, organizational structure, and external requirements.
Partner with Controllership, business process owners, Information Technology, external auditors, and senior leadership to drive accountability for control ownership, timely remediation of control deficiencies, and ongoing strengthening of the company’s control environment.
Lead continuous improvement of the SOX program, including opportunities to streamline control activities, reduce cost of controls, leverage automation and data analytics, and improve the effectiveness and sustainability of control design and execution.
Communicate SOX program status, risks, findings, and remediation progress to Executive Management, the Audit Committee, external auditors, and other key stakeholders in a clear, timely, and actionable manner.