Director, Internal Audit

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $156.8k - $190k / year

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Upwork

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2015

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

🏪 Marketplace

💰 Funding Round on 2017-01

Consulting • Marketing • Marketplace

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📋 Description

• Own end-to-end execution of the annual SOX 404 compliance program, including scoping, risk assessment, control documentation, testing, and remediation • Maintain and continuously improve the ICFR framework, including the design and operating effectiveness of key controls across financial reporting processes, in alignment with COSO 2013 and PCAOB standards • Lead the SOX steering committee and serve as primary liaison with external auditors, presenting program status, risk findings, and remediation plans to senior leadership and the Audit Committee • Direct control design, testing, and remediation efforts, applying professional judgment to evaluate the significance of deficiencies in accordance with AS 2201 and SEC guidance, and use AI tools to help streamline control documentation, issue tracking, and information synthesis while carefully validating outputs for accuracy and audit readiness • Lead SOX integration activities for newly acquired entities, including legacy control assessment, gap analysis, and design of new controls aligned with our framework • Oversee IT general control scoping and testing across key financial systems, partnering with IT and Engineering to ensure appropriate coverage • Build, lead, and mentor a team of SOX compliance professionals, and manage co-source arrangements with third-party service providers

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in internal audit, SOX compliance, or external audit, including at least 3 years in a leadership role, with a CPA required • Deep expertise in SOX 404 program management, including risk assessment, control design, and operating effectiveness testing under PCAOB standards, along with strong US GAAP knowledge • Experience at a publicly traded company navigating integrated audits with Big 4 external auditors, with demonstrated ability to communicate control findings to executive leadership • Comfort using AI tools to support control documentation, summarize findings, and organize audit workpapers, paired with sound judgment about when outputs need closer human review • Experience with technology, SaaS, or marketplace business models, Oracle Fusion ERP, and leading SOX integration workstreams for acquisitions is a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• comprehensive medical coverage for you and your family • unlimited PTO • 401(k) plan with matching • 12 weeks of paid parental leave • Employee Stock Purchase Plan