Senior Associate, Internal Controls & SOX Compliance

Blackbeard Operating, LLC; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackbeard Operating, LLC is seeking a Senior Associate for Internal Controls & SOX Compliance. You will execute day-to-day SOX documentation, testing, and audit-support across the company’s ERP and related systems.

Reports to the Internal Controls Manager and collaborates with finance, IT, and external auditors. The role emphasizes hands-on control testing, documentation quality, and timely remediation of deficiencies in a fast-moving pre-public/going-concern environment, onsite in Fort Worth,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field.
• 3+ years in public accounting or internal audit/SOX compliance.
• Hands-on SOX/ICFR testing and documentation experience.
• COSO 2013 framework knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Draft and maintain narratives, flowcharts, risk-control matrices, and walkthrough memos.
• Perform walkthroughs and testing for design and operating effectiveness.
• Prepare workpapers and document exceptions for audits.
• Test IT general controls over ERP, revenue, treasury, and reporting; include access reviews and change management.
• Gather and provide evidence for external audits; maintain PBC tracker and flag overdue items.
• Distribute and track 302/906 sub-certifications and assist with committee materials.
• Assist monthly/quarterly close with reconciliations and schedules when needed.

Skills

SOX testing

Documentation

Audit coordination

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/IS

Tools

Excalibur

FloQast

Job description

Description

Position

Senior Associate, Internal Controls & SOX Compliance Controls & SOX Compliance

Department

Finance & Accounting

Reports To

Internal Controls Manager

Location

Fort Worth, Texas (onsite)

Employment Type

Full-time, Exempt

Position Summary

The Senior Associate executes day-to-day SOX documentation, testing, and audit-support work across Blackbeard's entity stack (BBH, BBO, GBH, Nile, and the post-close PubCo). Reporting to the Internal Controls Manager, the role is a hands-on contributor to the SOX 404 readiness effort ahead of the proposed business combination with Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) and to the ongoing ICFR program once the Company is public.

Key Responsibilities

• Documentation: Draft and maintain process narratives, flowcharts, risk-and-control matrices, and walkthrough memos for assigned processes; keep the SOX repository organized and audit-ready.
• Testing: Perform walkthroughs and design and operating effectiveness testing against the testing calendar; prepare clear, well-supported workpapers and document exceptions.
• Deficiencies and remediation: Draft initial deficiency write-ups for Manager review and follow up with control owners to track remediation to closure.
• ITGC support: Help test IT general controls over financially relevant systems (ERP, revenue, treasury, and reporting), including access reviews and change management, alongside IT.
• Audit support: Gather and deliver evidence for external auditor requests, update the PBC tracker, and flag overdue items to the Manager.
• Certifications and reporting: Distribute and track 302/906 sub-certification questionnaires and help prepare status data for Audit Committee materials.
• Close support: Assist the Financial Accounting team with account reconciliations and supporting schedules during monthly and quarterly close, as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Three (3) or more years of experience in public accounting (audit or risk advisory) and/or industry internal audit or SOX compliance.
• Hands-on experience performing SOX or ICFR control testing, including walkthroughs and workpaper preparation.
• Working knowledge of the COSO 2013 framework.

Preferred

• CPA, CIA, or CISA (or progress toward one).
• Big 4 or national-firm audit experience.
• Exposure to upstream oil and gas (E&P) accounting or JIB processes.
• Experience with Excalibur, FloQast, or similar SOX tools, and with ITGC testing.

Competencies and Working Conditions

• Detail-oriented and documentation-minded; produces workpapers that stand up to auditor review.
• Organized and deadline-driven; manages multiple testing and PBC requests at once.
• Communicates clearly with control owners, IT, and auditors, and knows when to escalde.
• Eager to learn and grow in a fast-moving, build-from-scratch public-company environment.
• Onsite in Fort Worth, with workload peaks around quarterly close, year-end audit, and SEC filing milestones.