Interim SOX Tester

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

Interim SOX Tester

Our client, a public technology company, is seeking a SOX Controls Testing Consultant to provide short-term support across its internal controls and compliance program.

Interim SOX Tester

Our client, a public technology company, is seeking a SOX Controls Testing Consultant to provide short-term support across its internal controls and compliance program.

This role is on-site in the San Francisco Bay Area and has an anticipated duration of approximately six weeks, beginning in mid-October 2026.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and document SOX walkthroughs with business and finance process owners
• Review process 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 supporting evidence, and document conclusions in audit-ready workpapers
• Coordinate evidence requests and follow up 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

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in public accounting, SOX compliance, internal audit, or a related controls-focused function
• Public accounting experience and progress toward CPA certification required; completed CPA preferred
• Hands-on experience conducting SOX walkthroughs and performing tests of design and operating effectiveness
• Strong knowledge of internal controls, risk-control matrices, process narratives, audit workpapers, and the COSO framework
• Ability to work on-site for the full engagement and independently produce clear, audit-ready documentation

Compensation

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors, including but not limited to:

• The individual's skill sets, experience, and training;
• Licensure and certifications;
• Office location and other geographic considerations;
• Other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco by Highspring notes that the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan.

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

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By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

· the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

· licensure and certification requirements;

· office location and other geographic considerations; and

· other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).