Interim SOX Controls Tester — Short-Term Audit Expert

Vaco by Highspring; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring seeks an Interim SOX Tester to support the client’s controls framework. The role is on-site in the San Francisco Bay Area, with an anticipated duration of about six weeks beginning mid-October 2026.

You will conduct SOX walkthroughs, validate controls, and document audit-ready results, collaborating with Accounting, Finance, and Operations to ensure effective testing and remediation where needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in public accounting, SOX compliance, internal audit, or related controls function.
• Public accounting experience and CPA progress; CPA preferred.
• Hands-on SOX walkthroughs and tests of design/operating effectiveness.
• Strong knowledge of internal controls, risk-control matrices, narratives, workpapers, COSO.
• Ability to work on-site for full engagement and produce audit-ready docs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and document SOX walkthroughs with business and finance process owners.
• Review narratives and risk-control matrices to validate key controls and testing attributes.
• Perform tests of design and operating effectiveness for manual and automated controls.
• Select testing samples, evaluate evidence, and document conclusions in audit-ready workpapers.
• Coordinate evidence requests with stakeholders across Accounting, Finance, and Operations.
• Prepare documentation for external auditor review and reliance.
• Identify potential control gaps and assist with deficiency documentation and remediation tracking.
• Apply accounting and internal controls knowledge when evaluating business processes and control design.

Skills

SOX experience

Internal controls

COSO framework

Walkthroughs

Education

CPA certification in progress or completed

Job description

Vaco by Highspring seeks an Interim SOX Tester to support the client’s controls framework. The role is on-site in the San Francisco Bay Area, with an anticipated duration of about six weeks beginning mid-October 2026.

You will conduct SOX walkthroughs, validate controls, and document audit-ready results, collaborating with Accounting, Finance, and Operations to ensure effective testing and remediation where needed.