Senior Internal Controls Manager

About the Role

This role offers far more than traditional compliance work. As part of a small team of experienced "player-coach" professionals, you'll have the opportunity to help build and mature the internal controls infrastructure, partner directly with senior business leaders across global operations, drive meaningful change management initiatives and influence business processes across functions, gain deep visibility into how the organization operates, creating future career growth opportunities, and work in a collaborative, global environment where individual contributors are empowered to make significant impact.

What You'll Do

• Lead and coordinate SOX compliance activities, ensuring alignment with global SOX strategy.
• Guide and support control owners on control design, documentation, and effective operation, ensuring audit-ready evidence.
• Plan and execute SOX walkthroughs, update process maps, confirm key controls, and determine appropriate sample sizes.
• Test design and operating effectiveness of controls, document results, and track remediation of identified deficiencies.
• Coordinate with IT SOX teams on IT-dependent controls, key report validations, Information Produced by the Entity (IPE) testing, User Access Reviews (UARs), Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML) processes, privileged access reviews, and break-glass account monitoring.
• Partner with business stakeholders to assess, redesign, and enhance processes while embedding effective internal controls.
• Liaise with external and internal auditors during walkthroughs, testing activities, and audit requests.
• Conduct regular training sessions and provide ongoing guidance on SOX methodologies and control best practices.
• Support the development of a scalable internal controls environment capable of meeting evolving public company requirements.

What You'll Have

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5 or more years of experience in Public Accounting, Internal Audit, SOX Compliance, and/or Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR).
• Experience supporting public company compliance requirements and familiarity with PCAOB expectations and U.S. GAAP processes.
• Demonstrated experience in control testing, sampling methodologies, IPE validation, ERP report controls, and audit documentation.
• Understanding of IT-dependent controls and IT general controls (ITGCs) preferred.
• Proven ability to communicate complex issues clearly and effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong project management, organizational, and change management capabilities.
• Experience working within manufacturing, industrial, or other capital-intensive business environments preferred.
• Ability to actively engage with global colleagues and deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced environment.

What'll Make You Stand Out

• Big Four public accounting experience
• CPA certification

Location & Work Arrangement

Waukesha, WI. Hybrid work arrangement. Travel up to 10% annually, with potential for higher travel (up to 40%) during onboarding (~6 months) and key implementation phases to ensure collaboration with global teams across North America and Europe.