FET Manager - SOX Program Management Office

About the Role

The Finance Enablement & Transformation Manager, SOX PMO, manages the enterprise-wide Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance program. The primary objective is to effectively coordinate and communicate across Finance, Technology, Internal Audit, and External Audit stakeholders to ensure program milestones are met timely. This role ensures effective and efficient planning, execution, monitoring, and continuous improvement of the annual SOX program compliance cycle.

Key responsibilities include leading Finance transformation initiatives, driving process improvement and standardization, enabling stronger Finance data and reporting, supporting Finance technology enablement, and strengthening governance, controls, and risk management within transformation efforts.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end execution of the annual SOX compliance program, ensuring key milestones are completed on time.
• Monitor program progress, identify risks and dependencies, and proactively address issues impacting program execution.
• Coordinate identification, assessment, and reporting of control deficiencies.
• Develop and maintain SOX program dashboards, metrics, and executive reporting.
• Partner with SOX stakeholders to achieve SOX efficiency gains through control rationalization, automation, and AI.
• Facilitate SOX program meetings and governance forums.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field.
• 7-10 years of experience in Accounting, Audit, IT Audit, or related field.
• Experience in publicly traded companies subject to SOX.
• Familiarity with relevant COSO and PCAOB standards.
• Experience with GRC tools (e.g., AuditBoard, Workiva, etc.).

Skills

• Strong project management capabilities, managing multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Strong working knowledge of internal control concepts.

Core Competencies

• People Leadership & Talent Development: Builds and develops high-performing teams, creating an inclusive and engaging team environment.
• Executive Communication & Influence: Communicates complex ideas clearly to senior leadership, influencing decision-making and driving alignment.
• Continuous Learning & Innovation Mindset: Stays informed on emerging trends in Finance, technology, and data, seeking opportunities to challenge the status quo and introduce ideas to progress transformation efforts.
• Change Management & Adoption: Champions change and leads through ambiguity, managing resistance and stakeholder concerns.
• Data & Analytics Enablement: Leverages data to model decision-making and the formation of recommendations, using data to measure success.

Location: Irving, Texas