Financial Controls Manager
About the role
Join Our Team You will be our Financial Controls Manager, a key member of the accounting team. In this role, you will lead the day-to-day execution and continuous improvement of our SOX Section 404 / Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) program.
Responsibilities
- Risk Assessment, Scoping, and Control Environment
- Lead the annual, top-down, risk-based SOX / ICFR risk assessment and scoping process (entities, processes, systems, significant accounts / disclosures and relevant assertions), including documentation of key judgments and changes year over year.
- Evaluate entity-level controls, fraud/management override considerations, and monitoring activities as part of the ICFR assessment.
- Determine impacts to scope, control design, documentation, and testing approach for business, systems, organizational, and process changes.
- Program Planning, Governance, and Stakeholder Management
- Maintain the annual SOX / ICFR project plan, including milestones for planning, walkthroughs, interim testing, roll-forward testing, year-end close controls, and post-cycle lessons learned.
- Establish clear program governance, including status reporting cadence, escalation paths, decision logs, and cross-functional communications.
- Maintain role clarity and independence when partnering with Internal Audit and / or co-sourced providers; align on responsibilities, timelines, and deliverables.
- Documentation, Walkthroughs, and RCM Maintenance
- Develop, maintain, and refresh SOX documentation (narratives, flowcharts, control descriptions) and Risk and Control Matrices (RCMs), ensuring consistency, precision, and audit-ready quality.
- Plan and coordinate walkthroughs and ensure documentation supports reliance expectations (control objective, frequency, precision, evidence, and ownership).
- Maintain key inventories (controls, risks, key reports/IPE, and in-scope systems), including version control and change tracking in Workiva.
- Testing Coordination (business & IT), Evidence Quality, and ITGC Alignment
- Coordinate and monitor SOX testing performed by Internal Audit (design and operating effectiveness), including schedules, walkthrough coordination, evidence requests, sample selection logistics, status tracking, and timely issue resolution with control owners.
- Define and reinforce evidence quality standards (completeness/accuracy, level of review, retention), including expectations for controls that rely on information produced by the entity (IPE) and key reports.
- Coverage of IT general controls (ITGCs), automated controls, SOC reports (where applicable), and segregation of duties considerations to support ICFR reliance.
- Issue Management, Deficiency Evaluation, and Remediation
- Maintain a centralized issue/deficiency log and remediation tracker, including action plans, owners, target dates, retesting coordination, and closure validation.
- Support deficiency evaluation (including aggregation considerations), clear documentation of conclusions, and drafting/maintaining the Summary of Aggregated Deficiencies (SAD) and related materials.
- Partner with control owners to design sustainable remediation and preventative measures and drive continuous improvement based on root-cause themes.
- Reporting, External Auditor Liaison, and Enablement
- Serve as a primary liaison among Finance, IT, the business, Internal Audit, and external auditors to ensure SOX objectives, deliverables, and timelines are met.
- Prepare executive-ready dashboards and updates on program status, testing progress, open issues, and remediation for leadership and governance forums.
- Develop and deliver SOX/ICFR training and enablement for control owners (expectations, timing, and evidence standards) and optimize program workflows in Workiva.
Skills and Abilities
- CPA required with 5+ years of relevant experience in SOX compliance/ICFR, internal audit, external audit, or controllership (public company experience preferred).
- Strong working knowledge of SOX Section 404 and COSO-based ICFR concepts, including risk assessment/scoping, documentation, walkthroughs, testing approaches, and evidence standards.
- Demonstrated project management and stakeholder management skills, including ability to drive timelines, influence without authority, and coordinate across Finance, IT, and business partners.
- Excellent writing and documentation skills (narratives, process flows, control descriptions, issue/deficiency summaries), including comfort with key reports/IPE concepts and coordinating with IT on ITGCs and automated controls.
- Comfortable working autonomously under tight deadlines in a global, fast-paced environment; able to pivot quickly while executing with accuracy and strong judgment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and process documentation tools (e.g., Visio); experience with Workiva (or similar GRC/SOX tools) preferred.
Benefits
We aim to retain and attract great people, knowing they can achieve a rewarding and enriching career. We offer a competitive and above market compensation package. The following are some of the benefits and perks we offer our employees:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- FSA
- Medical and Dependent care
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- EAP
- Basic Life and AD&D (company paid)
- Basic Long-Term Disability (employer) paid
- Taxable income
- Employee paid Long Term Disability (voluntary)
- Company Medical Leave, Parental leave - 8 weeks full pay after 6 months of service
- Voluntary benefits: short term disability, Critical illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident
- Travel assistance programs
- Company paid 401(k) 6% safe harbor match, fully vested after two years, pre- and post-tax contributions allowed
- Gym reimbursement
- Legal plan
- Pet Insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Generous PTO
- Flexible work arrangement
- Fully stacked pantry on-site
- Team outings
- ERG Groups
Our Culture
At SiriusPoint we work as one team across our global business, and we unite that team behind common goals, understanding the positive impact we can all make at SiriusPoint. Our Purpose is to provide security and resilience in an uncertain world. Our Vision is to be recognized as a best-in-class underwriter utilizing deep risk capabilities to protect our customers. Blending our talent, expertise, and data to provide intelligent risk solutions. Our culture is one of performance and accountability. Our people are our experts, and you will be empowered to apply your expertise in a supportive, collaborative and purposeful environment. Our Values are at the heart of our business, and which guide everyday actions and decision making. Integrity: Integrity, respect and trust are our core principlesCustomer Focused: Our customers are the reason we existSolution Driven: Creating solutions is our mindsetDiversity: Diversity, inclusion and allyship make us strongerCollaboration: Collaboration drives outperformance
Why Should You Join SiriusPoint?
Our people are our experts, and from day one you will be empowered to apply your expertise in a supportive, collaborative, and purposeful environment. Our Values - Integrity, Customer Focused, Solution Driven, Diversity, and Collaboration - are at the heart of our business, and they guide our everyday actions and decision making. We also unite our global team behind common goals, ensuring you can make a meaningful impact. We Achieve More Together At SiriusPoint, we know that diversity, inclusion and allyship make us stronger. We value and are committed to supporting the unique voices, backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, and contributions of the diverse global employee base that make up our business. We know that a diverse and equitable culture, where all voices are included and heard, is critical to our success as an employer. We are committed to developing our DE&I strategy to ensure that SiriusPoint remains a supportive and empowering place of work.