Senior SOX & Internal Controls Auditor

Tonix Pharmaceuticals; Berkeley Heights (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Retirement Savings 401k with company

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

Tonix Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Senior Internal Auditor to support its Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance program. This position will evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting and support the company’s ongoing compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

The Senior Internal Auditor will work closely with Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, Legal, Compliance, business process owners, external auditors, and third-party service

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, information systems, or related field.
• At least 4–6 years of experience in internal audit, external audit, SOX compliance, public accounting, or internal controls.
• Experience performing SOX walkthroughs and design and operating-effectiveness testing.
• Strong understanding of internal controls over financial reporting and the COSO framework.
• Experience documenting processes, risks, controls, testing procedures, and audit conclusions.
• Ability to identify, analyze, and clearly communicate control deficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct process walkthroughs with control owners to understand financial-reporting risks, control activities, systems, and supporting documentation.
• Prepare and maintain process narratives, flowcharts, risk and control matrices, testing procedures, and other SOX documentation.
• Evaluate the design and implementation of key controls over financial reporting.
• Evaluate the completeness and accuracy of information used in the performance of controls.
• Monitor changes to business processes, personnel, systems, transactions, and organizational structure that may affect SOX scope or control design.
• Execute the company’s annual SOX compliance plan in accordance with established timelines, testing standards, and documentation requirements.
• Perform testing across all Financial Process (Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Financial Reporting and Consolidation, Inventory, Fixed Assets et al.)
• Document testing procedures, evidence, conclusions, and review notes in accordance with internal standards.
• Identify control deficiencies and assess their severity, potential financial-reporting impact, root cause, and compensating controls.
• Communicate testing results and control observations clearly and constructively to process owners and management.
• Partner with control owners to develop practical remediation plans and monitor corrective actions through completion.
• Perform remediation and roll-forward testing to confirm that control improvements have been implemented and are operating effectively.
• Support SOX readiness and other significant business changes.
• Coordinate with external auditors and respond to documentation or testing requests.
• Track SOX testing progress, open deficiencies, remediation status, and program metrics for management reporting.

Skills

SOX

Internal controls

Audit

Process walkthroughs

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Visio

NetSuite

Coupa

Job description

Tonix Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Senior Internal Auditor to support its Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance program. This position will evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting and support the company’s ongoing compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

The Senior Internal Auditor will work closely with Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, Legal, Compliance, business process owners, external auditors, and third-party service