VP Internal Audit

Sedgwick; Rapid City (SD); Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Sedgwick is seeking a seasoned and highly effective Vice President, IT Internal Audit to lead the Company’s technology audit and assurance capabilities. Reporting to the Global Head of Internal Audit, this executive will lead Sedgwick’s IT internal audit program, including IT audits, IT SOX, SAP controls, and technology risk assurance across a complex global environment.

This is a high-impact leadership role shaping IT risk, controls, and compliance, with a focus on SAP S/4HANA transformation,

Qualifications

• 12+ years of IT audit, IT risk, SOX, or ERP controls with senior leadership experience.
• Deep expertise in IT general controls, IT SOX, ERP and application controls, and SAP.
• Experience with SAP implementations or major ERP transformation programs, preferably SAP S/4HANA.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT Internal Audit program: risk assessment, planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up.
• Oversee IT SOX program, testing strategy, and assurance over general controls and automated controls.
• Drive risk-based IT audit plans covering ERP, cybersecurity, cloud, and third-party risk.
• Provide leadership over IT audit testing strategy, methodology, and evidence expectations.
• Review remediation validation for IT and SAP findings to ensure practical, sustainable actions.
• Collaborate with management and external auditors on IT SOX and SAP controls.
• Communicate risks clearly to senior leadership with a business-oriented perspective.
• Support SAP S/4HANA transformation governance, controls readiness, and data migration risks.
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing audit team across IT, Finance, and business units.

Skills

IT audit leadership

IT risk management

SOX controls

ERP controls

IT general controls

SAP controls

SAP S/4HANA

risk assessment

communication skills

team leadership

governance

stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

SAP

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By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.

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About the Role

Sedgwick is seeking a seasoned and highly effective Vice President, IT Internal Audit to help lead and advance the Company’s technology audit and assurance capabilities. Reporting to the Global Head of Internal Audit, this executive will lead Sedgwick’s IT internal audit program, including IT audits, IT SOX, SAP controls, and technology risk assurance across a complex global environment.

This is a high-impact leadership role for a candidate who combines strategic perspective, technical depth, and strong execution discipline. The Vice President will play a central role in shaping Sedgwick’s approach to IT risk, controls, and compliance, while also working directly in complex areas such as IT audit testing strategy, SAP controls, ERP implementation risk, and remediation validation.

A particularly important dimension of the role will be supporting Sedgwick through its global SAP S/4HANA migration and implementation. This leader will help Internal Audit provide meaningful oversight and assurance throughout the transformation, including evaluating implementation governance, controls readiness, security and access design, segregation of duties, testing, data migration, and go-live risk. This is an outstanding opportunity for a proven IT audit leader who wants to help shape a modern internal audit function, partner closely with senior leadership, and make a meaningful impact during a major global transformation.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the Company’s IT Internal Audit program, including risk assessment, planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up.
• Oversee and enhance Sedgwick’s IT SOX program, including testing strategy and assurance over IT general controls, automated controls, interfaces, reports, and other key technology-dependent controls.
• Drive a risk-based IT audit plan focused on areas such as ERP systems, cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud environments, third-party technology risk, and major system implementations.
• Provide direct leadership over IT audit testing strategy, including approach, methodology, evidence expectations, and quality of execution.
• Serve as a senior subject matter leader for SAP controls, including security, logical access, segregation of duties, privileged access, change management, configuration, interfaces, key reports, and automated controls.
• Partner closely with Internal Audit leadership to ensure technology and SAP risks are appropriately addressed in broader financial, operational, and compliance audits.
• Play an active role in Internal Audit’s involvement in Sedgwick’s global SAP S/4HANA transformation, helping assess:
  • program governance
  • controls readiness
  • role design and access models
  • segregation of duties and mitigating controls
  • data migration and integration risks
  • testing and cutover readiness
  • post-implementation control sustainability
• Lead and directly review remediation validation for IT and SAP-related findings to ensure corrective actions are practical, effective, and sustainable.
• Collaborate with management and external auditors on IT SOX and SAP controls, including testing coordination, issue resolution, and reliance discussions.
• Communicate technology and controls risks clearly and effectively to senior leadership, with a practical, business-oriented perspective.
• Help strengthen and modernize Internal Audit’s approach to auditing ERP transformation, digital risk, and enterprise technology change.
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing team and foster strong collaboration across Internal Audit, IT, Finance, and business leadership.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field
• 12+ years of progressive experience in IT audit, IT risk, SOX, internal controls, or ERP controls, including senior leadership experience
• Strong background leading IT internal audit and IT SOX programs in a complex, large-scale organization
• Deep expertise in:
  • IT general controls
  • IT SOX and technology-related financial controls
  • ERP and application controls
  • IT audit testing strategy and execution
  • issue tracking, follow-up, and remediation validation
• Significant experience with SAP environments, including controls related to access, security, segregation of duties, change management, configuration, interfaces, reports, and automated controls
• Experience supporting or auditing SAP implementations or major ERP transformation programs, ideally including SAP S/4HANA
• Strong understanding of implementation and transformation risk, including governance, testing, access design, data migration, and go-live readiness
• Ability to assess both design effectiveness and operating effectiveness of controls in a dynamic, global environment
• Executive presence and strong communication skills, with the ability to influence and partner effectively across senior business and technology stakeholders

Preferred Credentials

• CISA preferred
• CIA, CPA, CISSP, or similar relevant certification a plus
• SAP or SAP controls-related certification preferred, or equivalent experience in SAP risk, controls, and GRC

Why Join Sedgwick

This role offers the opportunity to help shape the future of Sedgwick’s Internal Audit function at a pivotal moment. The Vice President, IT Internal Audit will have meaningful visibility across the organization and a direct role in strengthening assurance over critical technology risks while supporting one of the Company’s most important transformation initiatives. You’ll join a leadership team that values strong partnership, sound judgment, and practical problem-solving — and you’ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the control environment, the audit function, and the business more broadly.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

When applicable and appropriate, consideration will be given to reasonable accommodations.

Mental: Clear and conceptual thinking ability; excellent judgment, troubleshooting, problem solving, analysis, and discretion; ability to handle work-related stress; ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously; and ability to meet deadlines

Physical: Computer keyboarding, travel as required

Auditory/Visual: Hearing, vision and talking

The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Management retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.

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Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.

Sedgwick is the world’s leading risk and claims administration partner, which helps clients thrive by navigating the unexpected. The company’s expertise, combined with the most advanced AI-enabled technology available, sets the standard for solutions in claims administration, loss adjusting, benefits administration, and product recall. With over 33,000 colleagues and 10,000 clients across 80 countries, Sedgwick provides unmatched perspective, caring that counts, and solutions for the rapidly changing and complex risk landscape. For more, see sedgwick.com