Internal Controls Director - SOX & Risk Leadership

Transamerica; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 167,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan

401k Match

Employee Discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Transamerica is seeking an experienced leader to own and manage the Aegon Americas Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) controls program. This role coordinates with Finance, Operations, and Technology across global country units to ensure controls and disclosures meet regulatory standards.

You will partner with risk management, internal audit, and external auditors while guiding process owners in remediation and ongoing control improvements. Hybrid work options are available in this leadership position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant field, or equivalent work experience.
• 15 years of combined business experience.
• Seven years of experience in managerial and leadership roles.
• In-depth knowledge and hands on experience with internal controls, audit or risk management within the financial services industry.
• Ability to document and verbally communicate financial reporting processes in a clear and concise manner, including assessment of design and operating effectiveness controls.
• Project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the evaluation and design of internal controls.
• Make recommendations for improvement and drive changes to both controls and processes.
• Oversee the documentation, timing and execution of consolidated reporting process flows, with a focus on internal controls and SOX compliance.
• Lead the execution of management’s SOX risk assessment and scoping activities related to the global SOX effort to ensure proper risk identification, process mapping and controls linkage for a sustainable internal control framework.
• Lead the development and implementation of goals, policies, priorities and procedures relating to internal controls over financial reporting and SOX.
• Prepare and present updates to senior and executive management including supporting deliverables and other tasks needed to support the audit committee’s responsibilities for controls and our external auditors as laid out in their charter.

Skills

Internal controls

Risk management

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant field

Job description

Transamerica is seeking an experienced leader to own and manage the Aegon Americas Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) controls program. This role coordinates with Finance, Operations, and Technology across global country units to ensure controls and disclosures meet regulatory standards.

You will partner with risk management, internal audit, and external auditors while guiding process owners in remediation and ongoing control improvements. Hybrid work options are available in this leadership position.