Senior Manager SOX and Internal Controls

CAROLINA PRG; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Carolina PRG, in partnership with a large consumer services organization, seeks a Senior Manager to lead the SOX & Internal Controls program. The role centers on designing, executing, and evolving the SOX framework across multi-entity operations, partnering with Accounting, Finance, IT, and Internal Audit for a strong control environment.

The position emphasizes strategic oversight and hands-on involvement, with a hybrid schedule offering three days in office weekly, and opportunities to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related discipline.
• CPA, CIA, CISA, or similar professional certification.
• Big Four/public accounting plus corporate SOX/internal controls experience.
• Experience managing or developing professional staff.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in SOX/internal controls/audit or related.
• Strong knowledge of SOX 404, COSO, ICFR, and financial statement risk.
• Experience leading SOX programs in a public company or with a public firm.
• Ability to evaluate complex processes, identify risk, and develop practical controls.
• Experience with external auditors and senior stakeholders.
• Strong PM skills and ability to manage multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Lead key aspects of SOX 404 compliance program, planning, risk assessment, scoping, documentation, testing, remediation, and reporting.
• Oversee assessment and testing of business process controls, IT-dependent controls, and financial reporting controls.
• Partner with process owners to evaluate control design and operating effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen, simplify, automate, and standardize controls.
• Provide guidance on control design, documentation, and remediation strategies to leaders.
• Lead evaluation of deficiencies including root-cause analysis and remediation planning.
• Coordinate with external auditors as a primary SOX contact for efficient testing strategies.
• Support control environment changes from acquisitions, system implementations, or transformations.
• Monitor emerging risks and regulatory changes impacting the control framework.
• Develop clear reporting for senior management on SOX status and remediation progress.
• Coach and develop team members with clear expectations for quality and timely execution.
• Help evolve the SOX program toward a risk-based, scalable function.

Skills

SOX & internal controls

COSO framework

Staff management

Auditing

Financial reporting

Communication

Project management

External audit coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

GRC tools

ERP systems

Job description

Carolina PRG has partnered with a large, publicly traded, consumer services organization that is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, SOX & Internal Controls to play a key leadership role in the company’s Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and broader internal controls program. This individual will help lead the design, execution, and continued evolution of the company’s SOX framework across a complex, multi-entity environment. The Senior Manager will partner closely with leaders across Accounting, Finance, IT, Internal Audit, and the business to strengthen controls, identify and address risk, and ensure the organization maintains an effective and scalable control environment. This is an opportunity for a strong SOX and controls professional who enjoys operating at both the strategic and hands-on levels and wants meaningful visibility across a dynamic organization.

**Hybrid schedule of 3 days in office per week**

Key Responsibilities

• Lead key aspects of the company’s SOX 404 compliance program, including annual planning, risk assessment, scoping, documentation, testing, deficiency evaluation, remediation, and management reporting.
• Oversee the assessment and testing of business process controls, entity-level controls, financial reporting controls, and relevant IT-dependent controls.
• Partner with process owners across Accounting, Finance, Operations, IT, and other functions to evaluate control design and operating effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen, simplify, automate, and standardize controls across the organization.
• Provide guidance to business and finance leaders on appropriate control design, documentation, and remediation strategies.
• Lead the evaluation of control deficiencies, including root-cause analysis, severity assessment, remediation plans, and ongoing monitoring.
• Coordinate closely with external auditors, serving as a key point of contact for SOX-related activities and helping drive an efficient reliance and testing strategy.
• Support changes to the control environment resulting from acquisitions, system implementations, organizational changes, new business processes, and other transformation initiatives.
• Monitor emerging risks and changes in accounting, regulatory, and business requirements that may impact the company’s internal control framework.
• Develop clear reporting and communications for senior management regarding SOX status, control issues, remediation progress, and areas of emerging risk.
• Coach and develop team members while establishing clear expectations for quality, consistency, and timely execution.
• Help evolve the SOX program from a compliance-focused function toward a more risk-based, scalable, and value-added internal controls organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• CPA, CIA, CISA, or similar professional certification.
• Combination of Big Four/public accounting experience and corporate SOX/internal controls experience.
• Experience managing or developing professional staff.
• Approximately 8+ years of progressive experience in SOX, internal controls, internal audit, external audit, accounting advisory, or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of SOX 404, COSO, internal controls over financial reporting, and financial statement risk.
• Experience leading SOX programs or significant portions of a SOX compliance program within a publicly traded company or through a public accounting/advisory firm.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex business processes, identify risk, and develop practical control solutions.
• Experience partnering with external audit firms and senior-level stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical control matters clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Strong judgment, intellectual curiosity, and a collaborative approach to problem-solving.