Manager, Internal Controls

About Legence

Legence (Nasdaq: LGN) is a leading provider of engineering, consulting, installation, and maintenance services for mission-critical systems in buildings. The company specializes in designing, fabricating, and installing complex HVAC, process piping, and other mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems—enhancing energy efficiency, reliability, and sustainability in new and existing facilities. Legence also delivers long-term performance through strategic upgrades and holistic solutions. Serving some of the world’s most technically demanding sectors, Legence counts over 60% of the Nasdaq-100 Index among its clients.

Position Overview

Legence is hiring a Manager, Internal Controls to own and strengthen the company’s control environment to ensure financial integrity, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency. This role leads the design, test, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of internal controls to ensure SOX compliance. This role partners closely with business units to identify process gaps and drive practical, sustainable improvements. Reporting to the Director, Internal Controls, this role will serve as a central bridge between business unit teams, co-sourced partners, and external auditors. The Manager, Internal Controls identifies enterprise risk remediates control deficiencies, and drives governance initiatives across business processes, with a continuous improvement mindset.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, documentation, and testing of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), including coordinating testing efforts with co-sourced teams and external audit partners.
• Maintain and update control documentation (e.g., risk and control matrices, narratives, process flows) across key financial and operational cycles.
• Plan and execute the annual controls testing calendar; coordinate walkthroughs, sample testing, and evidence collection with control owners across the organization.
• Support the rollout of new or updated controls tied to system implementations, process changes, M&A integrations, or other organizational changes.
• Identify and evaluate control gaps and deficiencies to assess severity and root cause, and work with control owners to develop, track, and implement action plans through closure.
• Monitor Segregation of Duties (SOD) and critical system access across ERP platforms and supporting applications; evaluate relevant ITGCs.
• Deliver periodic reporting and dashboards on control testing status, deficiencies, and remediation progress to Leadership.
• Provide training and guidance to control owners on internal control concepts, documentation standards, and testing expectations.
• Monitor changes in regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, COSO framework updates) and assess implications for the Company’s SOX environment.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in internal audit, risk management, or controls at a public company.
• Proficient working knowledge of SOX 404 requirements, COSO framework, and internal control methodologies.
• Experience working with ERP systems and understanding of key financial and operational business processes.