Internal Controls Manager

Neros Technologies; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Neros Technologies in Torrance, CA, is seeking an experienced Senior ICFR/SOX professional to lead the ICFR program as the company advances through IPO readiness. You will design and implement controls, test plans, and documentation across key processes, coordinating ITGC work with IT and external partners.

You will drive control testing, partner with process owners to remediate gaps, and communicate findings to the CFO and Audit Committee. A CPA/CIA and Big 4 background are highly valued.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of progressive experience in internal controls, internal audit, or risk advisory with Big 4 foundation.
• Direct experience implementing a SOX program at IPO readiness or first-year public company.
• CPA, CIA, or equivalent certification.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field.
• Deep knowledge of COSO 2013, PCAOB standards, and SEC reporting for ICFR.
• Ability to design controls in unstructured environments and build documentation from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Design and run the ICFR framework end to end, including scoping, materiality, risk assessment, narratives, and control matrices across significant processes.
• Build the SOX program from the ground up: control design, testing calendars, evidence standards, and operating cadence.
• Design and execute control testing, develop test plans, sampling, and evaluate deficiencies for severity and disclosure implications.
• Partner with process owners to remediate gaps with remediation plans and deadlines, validating fixes through follow-on testing.
• Coordinate ITGC scoping and testing with IT and third-party providers across ERP, access, change management, and key interfaces.
• Act as primary liaison to external auditors and co-sourced internal audit, reporting status, risks, and deficiencies to CFO and Audit Committee.

Skills

Internal Controls

Internal Audit

Risk Advisory

Big4 Experience

Education

CPA, CIA or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems

Tools

NetSuite

AuditBoard

Workiva

Job description

Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. We design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are tested in combat, iterated at startup speed, and built at massive scale. Our team culture is fast, hands-on, and obsessed with closing the gap between design and deployment.

As drones transform the character of warfare, Neros is delivering the systems the West needs to compete on the modern battlefield and deter the adversaries of democracy. We’re hiring engineers, operators, and builders who want to move fast, take on extreme ownership, and get capability into the hands of warfighters in months, not years.

What you will be doing

• Desgn and implement the company's ICFR framework end to end — scoping and materiality analysis, risk assessment, process walkthroughs, narratives and flowcharts, and risk and control matrices across all significant processes
• Build the SOX program from the ground up: control design, testing calendar, evidence standards, documentation repository, and the operating cadence that keeps it running once we're public
• Design and execute control testing — test plans, sampling methodology, and design and operating effectiveness testing — and evaluate deficiencies for severity, aggregation, and disclosure implications
• Partner with process owners to remediate gaps: co-design practical controls, drive owner accountability through remediation plans and deadlines, and validate that fixes hold through subsequent testing cycles
• Coordinate ITGC scoping and testing with IT and third-party providers across ERP, access management, change management, and key system interfaces
• Serve as the primary liaison to external auditors and any co-sourced internal audit partner on controls matters, and report status, risks, and deficiencies to the CFO, Audit Committee, and executive leadership

You should have the following

• 7–10 years of progressive experience in internal controls, internal audit, or risk advisory, including a foundation at a Big 4 firm
• Direct experience implementing a SOX program at a company going through IPO readiness or its first year as a public company — you've done a first-time implementation, not just maintained a mature program
• CPA, CIA, or equivalent certification
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field
• Deep working knowledge of the COSO 2013 framework, PCAOB standards, and SEC reporting requirements as they apply to ICFR
• Demonstrated ability to design controls in an unstructured environment — scoping from a standing start, building control matrix and narratives where no documentation exists, and making pragmatic materiality and coverage judgments
• Strong working knowledge of ITGCs and how they interact with business process controls in an ERP environment (NetSuite preferred)
• Proven ability to influence process owners who don't report to you — securing buy‑in on control design, driving remediation to completion, and escalating appropriately when timelines slip
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to present deficiency assessments and program status credibly to executives, external auditors, and an Audit Committee

Nice to have

• Experience at a high‑growth company that scaled revenue several‑fold, where controls had to be redesigned as volume and headcount outgrew them
• Inventory, cost accounting, or manufacturing process controls experience in a hardware or physical‑product business
• Familiarity with government contracting compliance environments (FAR, DFARS, CAS, DCAA audits) and how they overlay with SOX
• Hands‑on experience implementing a SOX management tool (AuditBoard, Workiva, or similar)
• Experience with automation, continuous controls monitoring, or analytics‑driven testing approaches

US Salary Range

$133,000 – $186,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Neros' total compensation package.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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