Enterprise SOX Automation & Controls Lead

Cigna Healthcare; Bloomfield (CT); On-site; USD 101,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cigna Group is seeking an Accounting Manager (Senior Advisor), Enterprise SOX Optimization and Automation, to advance a tech-enabled, scalable SOX program. The role focuses on SOX technology, reporting, analytics, automated testing, continuous controls monitoring, control rationalization, and advisory support for enterprise transformations.

The ideal candidate brings 5–7 years of SOX experience, preferably through Big 4 risk consulting, and can translate complex control requirements into

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business, Risk Management, or related field.
• 5–7 years of relevant SOX, internal controls, audit, risk consulting, technology risk, or controls transformation experience.
• Big 4 risk consulting, IT audit, assurance, or advisory experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of SOX, ICFR, COSO, PCAOB expectations, and control design principles.
• Hands‑on experience with business process controls, ITGCs, AI controls, key report controls, documentation, testing, remediation, audit coordination, and advisory activities.
• Experience with SOX technology or GRC platforms, preferably Optro/AuditBoard or comparable tools such as Workiva.
• Professional certification such as CPA, CISA, CIA, CRMA, or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enhance SOX technology capabilities, including Optro (AuditBoard) reporting, dashboards, analytics, automated testing, and repeatable testing routines.
• Design and support continuous controls monitoring to provide scalable, data-driven insight into control performance and risk trends.
• Translate control failures, audit findings, process pain points, and recurring manual testing into automation and monitoring use cases.
• Partner with business, data, analytics, and Technology teams to define requirements and support implementation.
• Lead SOX control rationalization and optimization with process owners and external auditors.
• Assess controls to identify duplication, excessive manual effort, limited risk coverage, and opportunities to improve precision and efficiency.
• Recommend control redesign options that reduce manual or detective controls while maintaining SOX alignment.
• Prepare clear documentation and stakeholder-ready recommendations for optimization opportunities.
• Perform process mapping and analysis to identify financial reporting risks, data dependencies, system touchpoints, control points, and control design requirements.
• Develop and maintain process narratives, flowcharts, risk and control matrices, and implementation materials.
• Advise on automated business process controls, IT-dependent or automated controls, and key report controls.
• Evaluate key reports, spreadsheets, and system-generated data used in SOX control performance.
• Provide SOX impact assessments and control design advisory support for transformation projects, system implementations, process redesigns, and AI adoption.
• Assess risks related to data integrity, system changes, access, interfaces, configurations, and technology-enabled financial reporting processes.
• Advise teams on integrating control requirements before go-live for new processes and technology changes.
• Support interim control design, implementation readiness, and testing considerations during phased rollouts or transition periods.
• Serve as a trusted controls advisor to Finance, Technology, and Operations stakeholders.
• Translate technical SOX requirements into practical guidance.
• Develop guidance, training, templates, and playbooks to strengthen control awareness and consistency.
• Prepare executive updates on modernization progress, risks, issues, automation opportunities, and benefits.
• Implemented continuous controls monitoring, automated testing, data analytics, or technology-enabled SOX testing capabilities.
• Supported enterprise transformation, ERP, finance system, workflow, reporting, automation, or AI projects in a control advisory role.
• Prepared executive materials, business cases, and stakeholder updates related to control optimization, risk reduction, remediation, or modernization.
• Worked in a large, complex, matrixed, regulated, or publicly traded organization.
• Partnered with auditors and stakeholders to align on control design changes, testing approaches, and documentation expectations.

Skills

SOX risk assessment

Process mapping

Data analytics

Automation testing

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Tools

Optro/AuditBoard

Workiva

Power BI

SQL

Job description

The Cigna Group is seeking an Accounting Manager (Senior Advisor), Enterprise SOX Optimization and Automation, to advance a tech-enabled, scalable SOX program. The role focuses on SOX technology, reporting, analytics, automated testing, continuous controls monitoring, control rationalization, and advisory support for enterprise transformations.

The ideal candidate brings 5–7 years of SOX experience, preferably through Big 4 risk consulting, and can translate complex control requirements into