Sr. Director, Audit Program Execution SOX

About the role

McKesson is seeking a Senior Director, SOX Governance & Enterprise Compliance to lead enterprise-wide Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) management, governance, and internal controls programs. This role provides strategic oversight for SOX compliance, advises executive leadership on SOX-related risks and opportunities, and drives major process transformation initiatives that strengthen compliance, efficiency, and business resilience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee enterprise-wide SOX management, governance, compliance planning, and control oversight programs.
• Advise executive leadership on SOX risks, compliance matters, control gaps, remediation plans, and strategic opportunities.
• Sponsor major SOX process transformation, automation, and innovation initiatives that improve efficiency and control effectiveness.
• Establish governance frameworks, performance metrics, reporting routines, and accountability models for SOX compliance.
• Partner with Finance, Technology, Internal Audit, Risk, Legal, and business leaders to align SOX priorities with enterprise objectives.
• Lead cross-functional teams through complex change, ambiguity, regulatory expectations, and enterprise risk considerations.
• Provide executive-ready insights, recommendations, and updates related to SOX program health, risks, and remediation progress.
• Develop leaders, strengthen talent pipelines, and promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent experience.
• Typically requires 13+ years of professional experience and 6+ years of diversified leadership, planning, communication, organization, and people motivation skills (or equivalent experience).

Skills

• Experience in a large, regulated, publicly traded, healthcare, distribution, financial services, or technology-enabled enterprise.
• Experience leading enterprise SOX compliance programs, internal controls over financial reporting, governance frameworks, or risk and compliance programs.
• Experience advising senior executives or business leaders on compliance risks, control effectiveness, remediation, and governance priorities.
• Experience leading large-scale process improvement, transformation, or automation initiatives.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams, senior stakeholders, and complex enterprise programs.
• Demonstrated experience with SOX testing, control design, control operations, issue management, and remediation oversight.
• Strong written and verbal executive communication skills, including the ability to translate complex compliance topics into clear business recommendations.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• CPA, CIA, CISA, CRISC, CISM, or related certification.
• Knowledge of COSO, IT general controls, financial reporting controls, risk management frameworks, and audit practices.
• Experience with governance, risk, and compliance platforms or SOX workflow tools.
• Strong financial acumen, strategic planning ability, and enterprise operating model experience.
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority across executive, operational, technology, and audit stakeholders.
• Demonstrated commitment to inclusive leadership, talent development, and collaborative decision-making.

Pay

Our Base Pay Range for this position $173,300 - $288,800. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.