SOX Controls Lead - Financial Reporting Excellence

Stripe; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a Senior SOX Business Process Controls Specialist to join the internal controls team. You will design, implement, and monitor controls addressing financial reporting risks, collaborating with engineers, business leaders, and teams across Stripe.

As a key member of the SOX program, you will report to the Head of SOX Compliance, lead risk assessments, and drive control documentation and monitoring to ensure strong internal controls within a hyper-growth environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Accounting/IS/Finance a plus.
• Technical certification required (CPA, CIA, CISA, PMP).
• 8+ years of experience managing and/or assessing SOX programs, Big 4 or equivalent audit background.

Responsibilities

• Develop, lead, and execute periodic financial risk assessments, materiality calculations, and scoping of the SOX program.
• Collaborate cross functionally to design leading edge practices with a financial compliance mindset across complex business areas.
• Conduct walkthroughs across all business processes with process owners for timely reviews of control docs.
• Provide financial internal control guidance in developing and enhancing processes.
• Monitor evolving financial reporting risks and implement controls to address them.
• Provide reporting to leadership on program status and control environment health.
• Coordinate with external audit on SOX program approach.

Skills

Financial risk assessment

SOX program design

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication with senior leaders

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree a plus in Accounting, Information Systems, Finance, or related field

Tools

JIRA

AuditBoard

Job description

Stripe is seeking a Senior SOX Business Process Controls Specialist to join the internal controls team. You will design, implement, and monitor controls addressing financial reporting risks, collaborating with engineers, business leaders, and teams across Stripe.

As a key member of the SOX program, you will report to the Head of SOX Compliance, lead risk assessments, and drive control documentation and monitoring to ensure strong internal controls within a hyper-growth environment.