Global SOX & ICFR Director (Biotech)

Revolution Medicines; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

Revolution Medicines seeks an experienced Senior Director, Global SOX to lead and scale the company’s Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and ICFR program from Redwood City headquarters. You will drive governance enterprise-wide, partner with regional teams, and oversee ITGCs, automated controls, and key reporting processes to support global expansion.

As a Controllership leader, you will manage timelines, risk assessments, remediation, and regulatory reporting, building a scalable, risk-based controls

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.
• CPA, CIA, CISA, or equivalent certification strongly preferred; at least one relevant certification expected.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in SOX, internal controls, IT audit, public accounting, internal audit, controllership, or related fields.
• Significant experience leading a SOX 404 program for a publicly traded, multi-entity company with international operations.
• Deep knowledge of SOX 404, COSO, PCAOB auditing standards, SEC reporting requirements, ICFR, management review controls, and financial reporting risk assessment.
• Strong ITGC and ITAC experience across access, change management, SDLC, computer operations, interfaces, automated controls, key reports, SOC report review, CUECs, and third-party provider controls.
• Experience supporting global ERP or financial system implementations, upgrades, integrations, or transformations.
• Strong understanding of close, consolidation, intercompany, foreign currency, SEC reporting, equity, payroll, procurement, AP, treasury, leases, revenue, inventory, and other significant accounting processes.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional and cross-cultural stakeholders, drive accountability, and communicate clearly with senior leaders, auditors, control owners, and technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead RevMed’s global SOX and ICFR program, including planning, scoping, risk assessments, walkthroughs, documentation, testing, remediation, and reporting.
• Develop a scalable operating model with centralized governance and clear accountability.
• Partner with Accounting, SEC Reporting, IT, Commercial, and regional teams to identify financial reporting risks and ensure controls are well designed.
• Maintain SOX documentation including risk/control matrices, narratives, and attestations.
• Provide quarterly and annual SOX updates to Controller, senior management, and Audit Committee.
• Lead the global ITGC program for ERP, procurement, payroll, equity, SEC reporting, lease accounting, and other in-scope apps.
• Oversee ITGC domains such as user access, change management, SDLC, operations, interfaces, data integrity, cybersecurity, and third-party controls.
• Embed controls by design in system implementations, regional deployments, and significant process changes.
• Support controls over order-to-cash, revenue recognition, inventory, distributors, patient support, and country launches.
• Serve as the global SOX liaison with auditors, process owners, IT, Information Security, and other stakeholders.
• Identify audit bottlenecks, documentation gaps, control design issues, testing matters, and opportunities to automate controls.
• Build and develop a high-performing global SOX and ITGC function, including staff and co-sourced providers.

Skills

SOX 404

Internal controls

IT audit

COSO

SEC reporting

Audit coordination

Cross-functional leadership

Process improvement

Global governance

Financial risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting/Finance

CPA/CIA/CISA or equivalent

Tools

NetSuite

Coupa

Workday

Workiva (E-SOX)

ADP

Job description

Revolution Medicines seeks an experienced Senior Director, Global SOX to lead and scale the company’s Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and ICFR program from Redwood City headquarters. You will drive governance enterprise-wide, partner with regional teams, and oversee ITGCs, automated controls, and key reporting processes to support global expansion.

As a Controllership leader, you will manage timelines, risk assessments, remediation, and regulatory reporting, building a scalable, risk-based controls