Senior Manager Internal Audit

NextStep Recruiting; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NextStep Recruiting has partnered with a remarkable organization in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to identify a Senior Manager, Internal Audit. This role is fully remote for candidates based in DFW, with occasional onsite meetings and training in Plano.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting and SOX expertise with the ability to build audit programs from the ground up, and to communicate findings to executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting with 10+ years of progressive public accounting, internal audit, or combined experience.
• Strong SOX experience, including internal control documentation, process narratives, flowcharts, control design assessment, and testing.
• Experience leading operational and financial audits, including developing audit programs, performing testing, reviewing workpapers, and communicating findings.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, financial controls, risk assessment, and identifying process inefficiencies or control weaknesses.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the confidence to present findings to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit programs for operations and finance and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Develop risk-based audit approaches and practical recommendations.
• Present findings to senior leadership and cross-functional business partners.

Skills

SOX expertise

Leadership

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA or CIA

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

NextStep Recruiting has partnered with a remarkable organization to identify a Senior Manager, Internal Audit in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. This role is fully remote for candidates based in DFW, with occasional onsite meetings and training in Plano, and will play a key role in strengthening operational and financial controls across the organization.

This position is ideal for a hands-on audit leader who combines strong technical accounting and SOX expertise with the ability to build audit programs from the ground up. The ideal candidate is a critical thinker who can identify risk, develop practical solutions, and confidently communicate findings to stakeholders ranging from business partners to executive leadership.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting with 10+ years of progressive public accounting, internal audit, or combined experience


• Strong SOX experience, including internal control documentation, process narratives, flowcharts, control design assessment, and testing


• Experience leading operational and financial audits, including developing audit programs, performing testing, reviewing workpapers, and communicating findings


• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, financial controls, risk assessment, and identifying process inefficiencies or control weaknesses


• Demonstrated leadership experience with exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the confidence to present findings to senior leadership

Preferred:

• CPA or CIA certification, or actively pursuing certification with eligibility and intent to obtain


• MBA or other advanced degree


• Public accounting foundation followed by industry/internal audit experience


• Experience developing risk-based audits and internal control processes from the ground up in environments where documentation may be limited


• Experience partnering effectively with external auditors and cross-functional business leaders
  

NextStep Recruiting provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, or applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities.