Business Process SOX Controls Manager

About the role

This role plays a critical role in designing, implementing, and continuously improving the internal control environment that underpins core business processes. Key responsibilities include:

• Partnering with Engineering, Finance, Sales, and Operations to embed controls into scalable systems.
• Reducing risk and ensuring compliance without slowing down the business.
• Designing and implementing controls within core business processes, focusing on scalability and automation.
• Identifying process and control gaps in ambiguous environments and driving pragmatic, risk-based solutions.
• Embedding controls into day-to-day workflows across Finance, Accounting, and Operations.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience in SOX compliance, internal audit, or accounting, with hands-on involvement in building or operating ICFR.
• Strong understanding of SOX 404 requirements, including control design, documentation, and testing, ideally in a fast-paced or evolving environment.
• Experience designing and implementing controls within core business processes (e.g., order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, record-to-report).
• Ability to identify process and control gaps in ambiguous environments and drive pragmatic, risk-based solutions.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Finance, Accounting, and Operations to embed controls into day-to-day workflows.
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive initiatives and manage multiple priorities in a high-growth setting.
• Familiarity with process documentation and mapping tools (e.g., Lucidchart, Miro).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including clear and concise control documentation.
• CPA required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience taking a company through a SOX readiness or pre-IPO journey, including building controls from the ground up.
• Background in a high-growth technology, infrastructure, or AI/ML company.
• Experience with ERP systems in evolving environments (e.g., NetSuite implementations or optimizations).
• Experience working directly with external auditors and preparing for first-year SOX audits.
• Experience implementing automated or scalable controls in partnership with engineering or systems teams.
• Comfortable operating in lean teams, with a willingness to roll up sleeves and execute.

Benefits

Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity):

• Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms.

The salary range for this position is $150,000 – $180,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location. This range represents our good faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting. Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options.