SOX Controls & Automation Lead

Jobtailor; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a skilled SOX and controls leader to advance a technology-enabled, risk-focused program. You will partner with Finance, Technology, and Internal Audit to design automated testing, continuous controls monitoring, and dashboards.

Ideal candidates bring 5–7 years in SOX/ICFR, experience with Optro/AuditBoard/Workiva, and strong data analytics, with CPA/CISA/CIA/CRMA preferred. This role emphasizes automation, scalability, and executive-ready communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, IS, business, or risk management.
• 5–7 years in SOX, internal controls, audit, risk consulting, or related fields.
• Big 4 risk consulting or IT audit experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of SOX, ICFR, COSO, PCAOB expectations.
• Hands-on with ITGCs, AI controls, key report controls, testing, remediation, and advisory activities.
• Experience with SOX technology or GRC platforms (Optro/AuditBoard/Workiva).
• Data analytics, dashboards, automated testing, or control automation experience.
• Professional certifications such as CPA, CISA, CIA, CRMA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support Enterprise SOX modernization and advance a technology-enabled, risk-focused, scalable SOX program.
• Serve as a SOX controls and automation subject matter expert.
• Partner with Finance, Technology, Operations, Internal Audit, and external auditors.
• Enhance SOX technology capabilities, including Optro reporting, dashboards, analytics, automated testing, and repeatable testing routines.
• Design and support continuous controls monitoring.
• Translate control failures, audit findings, process pain points, and manual testing into automation and monitoring use cases.
• Define requirements, validate data sources, and support implementation with business, data, analytics, and Technology teams.
• Lead SOX control rationalization and optimization.
• Assess controls for duplication, manual effort, risk coverage, precision, efficiency, automation, and sustainability.
• Recommend control redesign options aligned with SOX, COSO, PCAOB, and internal expectations.
• Prepare documentation, decision support, and stakeholder-ready recommendations.
• Perform process mapping and analysis to identify financial reporting risks, data dependencies, system touchpoints, control points, and design requirements.
• Develop and maintain process narratives, flowcharts, risk and control matrices, control documentation, and implementation materials.
• Advise on automated business process controls, IT-dependent or automated controls, and key report controls.
• Evaluate key reports, spreadsheets, and system-generated data used in SOX control performance.
• Provide SOX impact assessments and control design advisory support for transformation projects, system implementations, process redesigns, technology enhancements, and AI adoption.
• Assess data integrity, system change, access, interface, configuration, and technology-enabled financial reporting risks.
• Advise teams on integrating control requirements before go-live.
• Support interim control design, implementation readiness, and testing during phased rollouts or transitions.
• Serve as a trusted controls advisor to Finance, Technology, and Operations stakeholders.
• Develop guidance, training, communications, templates, and playbooks.
• Prepare executive-ready updates on modernization progress, risks, issues, automation opportunities, and expected benefits.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Project Management

Written Communication

Facilitation

Presentation Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business, Risk Management, or related field

Tools

Optro

AuditBoard

Workiva

Power BI

Alteryx

SQL

Python

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a skilled SOX and controls leader to advance a technology-enabled, risk-focused program. You will partner with Finance, Technology, and Internal Audit to design automated testing, continuous controls monitoring, and dashboards.

Ideal candidates bring 5–7 years in SOX/ICFR, experience with Optro/AuditBoard/Workiva, and strong data analytics, with CPA/CISA/CIA/CRMA preferred. This role emphasizes automation, scalability, and executive-ready communications.