SOX Business Process Controls - Manager

PwC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

PwC in the United States seeks a SOX Business Process Controls Manager to lead internal audit and SOX readiness engagements across multiple industries. You will manage client accounts, coach staff, and drive delivery of high-quality audit services using AI and risk tech.

You will oversee planning, budgeting, execution, and completion of engagements while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and firm methodologies. Strong leadership and strategic thinking are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in internal audit or SOX readiness.
• Experience leading internal audit projects and managing client accounts.
• Experience applying AI and risk technology to optimize audit services is a plus.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading internal audit, SOX readiness projects to evaluate and enhance internal controls.
• Developing and implementing audit methodologies to assess compliance with regulations and governance processes.
• Utilizing AI and risk technology to optimize internal audit services and address a spectrum of risks.
• Managing client relationships and delivering end-to-end internal audit services across various industries.
• Analyzing and identifying system interactions to improve audit processes and outcomes.
• Coaching and mentoring team members to leverage their strengths and deliver quality results.
• Reviewing and verifying financial documents to support accurate financial reporting.
• Conducting risk analysis and identifying opportunities for business process improvement.
• Collaborating with leadership to maintain quality, timelines, and deliverables in audit engagements.
• Embracing technology and innovation to enhance audit delivery and encourage team development.

Skills

Team leadership

Client relationship management

Project management

Mentoring junior staff

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Opportunity

As a SOX Business Process Controls Manager, you will play a pivotal role in delivering end-to-end internal audit services to clients across various industries. You will focus on optimizing and transforming internal audit functions, leveraging AI and risk technology to address the full spectrum of risks. This role is integral to helping organizations protect value and navigate disruption, providing them with the confidence to take calculated risks for growth.

As a Manager, you will lead teams and manage client accounts, focusing on strategic planning and mentoring junior staff. You are accountable for project success and maintaining standards, motivating and inspiring others to deliver quality. You will be responsible for coaching, leveraging team strengths, and managing performance to meet client expectations. With your growing business acumen, you will identify opportunities that contribute to the success of our firm, leading with integrity and authenticity.

In this role, you will enhance your leadership style, embracing technology and innovation to improve delivery. You will take ownership of projects, confirming their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion. This position offers a unique opportunity to deepen your skills and encourage others to do the same, all within our Risk & Regulatory practice.

Responsibilities

• Leading internal audit, SOX readiness projects to evaluate and enhance internal controls
• Developing and implementing audit methodologies to assess compliance with regulations and governance processes
• Utilizing AI and risk technology to optimize internal audit services and address a spectrum of risks
• Managing client relationships and delivering end-to-end internal audit services across various industries
• Analyzing and identifying system interactions to improve audit processes and outcomes
• Coaching and mentoring team members to leverage their strengths and deliver quality results
• Reviewing and verifying financial documents to support accurate financial reporting
• Conducting risk analysis and identifying opportunities for business process improvement
• Collaborating with leadership to maintain quality, timelines, and deliverables in audit engagements
• Embracing technology and innovation to enhance audit delivery and encourage team development

What You Must Have

• At least a Bachelor's degree
• At least 5 years of experience

What Sets You Apart

• Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting, Analytics/Data Science, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Financial Mathematics/Quantitative Finance, Health Administration/Public Health, Law/Legal Studies, Mathematics/Statistics
• Utilizing auditing methodologies to enhance business process controls, SOX readiness, etc
• Demonstrating Tech sector Order to Cash/SOX/606-relevant controls from a readiness, controls design or complex remediation perspective
• Embracing change and innovation in internal audit practices
• Developing skills in data analysis and interpretation for risk management
• Managing stakeholder relationships with professional courage and integrity
• Excelling in project management for successful audit execution
• Mentoring junior staff to foster a culture of continuous improvement

The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

As PwC is anequal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work

For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.