Senior SOX Internal Auditor

Senior SOX Internal Auditor Audit Internal

Our client in Dallas is building out its internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) program ahead of its first required external auditor attestation under SOX Section 404(b) in 2027 and is looking for a Senior Internal Auditor (SOX) who will support the Director in the day-to-day execution of the SOX program assisting third-party consultant efforts to design and document the control environment; helping deliver training and remediation with control owners; and serving as a key point of coordination among management, co-sourced consultants, and external audit.

Key Responsibilities

• Help establish and continuously improve the control environment, documentation standards, and SOX program governance as the company matures toward steady-state compliance.
• Support the Director, Internal Audit (SOX) with day-to-day SOX compliance efforts, including overseeing third-party consultants performing SOX documentation and testing
• Maintain the risk control matrix (RCM), policy review cadence, process walkthrough scheduling, narrative and flowchart documentation, and SOX 302 sub-certification/attestation processes
• Assist with scoping and risk assessment activities, including materiality-based account and process scoping, fraud risk consideration, and identification of in-scope locations and systems.
• Support the design, implementation, remediation, and documentation of internal controls across financial and operational processes, coordinating with control and process owners.
• Partner with key stakeholders across Finance, IT, Operations, and HR, serving as a point of support for co-sourced consultants, external audit, and management.
• Assist with ITGC scoping and testing alongside IT, including change management, logical access, and segregation-of-duties considerations.
• Track control deficiencies to resolution, help evaluate severity (deficiency / significant deficiency / material weakness), and support timely remediation with documented evidence.
• Support testing of design and operating effectiveness, including performing testing and overseeing third-party consultants.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
• 3+ years of relevant experience, preferably in internal or external audit, internal controls, risk management, compliance, or a similar field
• Experience designing, implementing, remediating, and documenting internal controls
• Working knowledge of the COSO 2013 framework, PCAOB auditing standards, and SEC reporting requirements as they relate to ICFR.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to balance competing priorities and meet reporting and audit deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interface credibly with senior management and external auditors.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CIA, CISA or CFE
• Public company SOX experience or initial 404(b) implementation or SOX program build-out.
• Experience with NetSuite, Workiva, and/or Workday is a plus.
• Public accounting / Big 4 or national-firm background or corporate internal audit experience
• Familiarity with data analytics tools and control automation.