Senior Internal Audit & SOX Leader

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Reimbursement Account

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) Plan with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company in Boston is seeking a thoughtful Senior Manager to lead the Internal Audit / SOX Compliance team. You will guide risk-based audits across financial, operational, and regulatory areas, partnering with business leaders and external auditors to enhance governance and controls.

The role focuses on designing audit scopes, risk assessments, and testing programs; managing execution, remediation, and reporting; and applying data analytics to improve

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in public accounting, internal audit, or a related audit or risk role; insurance industry experience is a plus.
• Advanced knowledge of internal controls, risk-based audit methodology, and key regulatory frameworks, including SOX, COSO, GAAP, and PCAOB standards.
• Demonstrated ability to lead risk-based audits, evaluate control design and operating effectiveness, identify root causes, and develop practical remediation recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write clear audit observations and present risks, findings, and recommendations to business leaders.
• Effective relationship-building and stakeholder management skills across business teams, management, external auditors, and cross-functional partners.
• Sound business judgment, intellectual curiosity, and a practical, solutions-oriented approach to strengthening governance, controls, and operations.
• Proficiency with data analytics, audit tools, Excel, and Microsoft Office applications to improve audit quality, efficiency, and insight.
• Demonstrated professionalism, accountability, and ability to deliver high-quality work consistent with BHSI’s values and collaborative, team-oriented culture.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field preferred; CPA or CIA are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk-based internal audit engagements across financial, operational, compliance, and regulatory areas, delivering clear insights and recommendations that strengthen governance, controls, and business performance.
• Develop audit scopes, risk assessments, testing strategies, and work programs that address key business risks and evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls.
• Manage internal audit execution, resources, workpaper quality, issue development, reporting, and timelines in accordance with professional standards and departmental methodology.
• Partner with business and functional leaders to provide clear insight into risks, controls, emerging issues, and opportunities to strengthen governance and operations.
• Assess control deficiencies and root causes, develop practical, risk-based recommendations, and partner with management to establish effective remediation plans.
• Prepare and present clear, concise, executive-level audit reports that communicate significant risks, observations, and agreed-upon management actions.
• Monitor and validate remediation efforts to confirm corrective actions are implemented effectively, and underlying risks are appropriately addressed.
• Apply data analytics, technology, and modern audit techniques throughout the audit lifecycle to improve audit quality, efficiency, risk coverage, and insight generation.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external auditors to plan, test, and report on internal controls related to SOX 404.
• Contribute to annual audit planning, enterprise risk assessments, team development, audit methodology improvements, and special projects, advisory engagements, or investigations as business needs and risk priorities evolve.

Skills

Audit leadership

SOX knowledge

Internal controls

Regulatory frameworks

Data analytics

Excel & MS Office

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Team development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field

CPA or CIA (preferred)

Tools

Audit software

Job description

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company in Boston is seeking a thoughtful Senior Manager to lead the Internal Audit / SOX Compliance team. You will guide risk-based audits across financial, operational, and regulatory areas, partnering with business leaders and external auditors to enhance governance and controls.

The role focuses on designing audit scopes, risk assessments, and testing programs; managing execution, remediation, and reporting; and applying data analytics to improve