Senior SOX Automation & Controls Lead

Cigna; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cigna Group seeks an Accounting Manager (Senior Advisor) to advance Enterprise SOX optimization and automation. You will partner across Finance, Technology, Operations, Internal Audit, and external auditors to design scalable controls, automate testing, and enable continuous monitoring.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years in SOX, preferably with Big 4 risk consulting. Responsibilities include governance of SOX technology, data-enabled dashboards, and control design for transformation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business, Risk Management, or related field.
• 5-7 years of relevant SOX, internal controls, audit, risk consulting, technology risk, or controls transformation experience.
• Big 4 risk consulting, IT audit, assurance, or advisory experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of SOX, ICFR, COSO, PCAOB expectations, and control design principles.
• Hands-on experience with business process controls, ITGCs, AI controls, key report controls, documentation, testing, remediation, audit coordination, and advisory activities.
• Experience with SOX technology or GRC platforms, preferably Optro/AuditBoard or comparable tools such as Workiva.
• Professional certification such as CPA, CISA, CIA, CRMA, or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• SOX technology, reporting, analytics, and automation to enhance capabilities.
• Design and support continuous controls monitoring for scalable insights into performance and risk trends.
• Translate control failures and audit findings into automation and monitoring use cases.
• Partner with business, data, analytics, and Technology teams to define data requirements and support implementation.
• Lead control rationalization and optimization with process owners and auditors.
• Advise on process mapping, risk identification, and control design for automation and IT-dependent controls.
• Provide impact assessments and advisory support for transformation projects and system changes.
• Develop guidance and playbooks to strengthen control awareness and consistency.
• Prepare executive-ready updates on modernization progress, risks, issues, and benefits.

Skills

SOX controls

ICFR

COSO

PCAOB

AuditBoard

Data analytics

Automation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/IS

Tools

Optro/AuditBoard

Workiva

Data analytics tools

Job description

The Cigna Group seeks an Accounting Manager (Senior Advisor) to advance Enterprise SOX optimization and automation. You will partner across Finance, Technology, Operations, Internal Audit, and external auditors to design scalable controls, automate testing, and enable continuous monitoring.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years in SOX, preferably with Big 4 risk consulting. Responsibilities include governance of SOX technology, data-enabled dashboards, and control design for transformation