Remote Director of Internal Audit — Build & Lead ERM & SOX

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental and vision

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC seeks a Director of Internal Audit to build and lead a new internal audit function for a national organization. The role reports to the Controller and offers exposure to executive leadership.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years auditing experience, CPA/CIA/CISA or equivalent, and a proven ability to establish risk-based audit programs, COSO frameworks, and SOX readiness. Remote work with occasional in-person meetings is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• CPA, CIA, CISA or equivalent certification required.
• 10+ years of auditing experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience.
• Experience building or transforming internal audit function.
• Strong knowledge of COSO, GAAP, and SOX.
• Experience in financial, operational, IT, and compliance audits.
• Travel flexibility required.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Internal Audit function, including the team, audit framework, policies, and procedures.
• Develop the risk-based audit strategy, multi-year roadmap, annual audit plan, and enterprise risk assessments.
• Oversee financial, operational, IT, and compliance audits.
• Design and assess internal controls/COSO, support SOX readiness, and evaluate regulatory compliance.
• Report audit findings, risk exposures, control deficiencies, and recommendations; oversee remediation and closure.
• Implement audit management systems and data analytics tools to strengthen audit coverage and identify risk.
• Establish QAIP and present audit results and risk trends to the Controller and executive leadership.

Skills

Leadership experience

Auditing

COSO

SOX readiness

Risk-based auditing

GAAP knowledge

Healthcare regulations

Advanced Excel

Regulatory compliance

IT auditing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Audit management systems

Data analytics tools

Job description

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC seeks a Director of Internal Audit to build and lead a new internal audit function for a national organization. The role reports to the Controller and offers exposure to executive leadership.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years auditing experience, CPA/CIA/CISA or equivalent, and a proven ability to establish risk-based audit programs, COSO frameworks, and SOX readiness. Remote work with occasional in-person meetings is expected.