Senior Manager, Sox and Audit

Overview

Senior Manager, SOX & Audit role at SharkNinja. This position supports North America and Canada and leads the SOX program, audits, and cross-functional collaboration across IT and business process teams.

About SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions. Headquartered in Needham, MA with ~3,600 associates, SharkNinja brands Shark and Ninja drive growth across multiple product categories.

Duties

• Build and maintain cross-functional relationships with leaders to support audits and process improvement projects.
• Manage and lead the North America and Canada SOX 404 compliance program including testing, reporting, and monitoring of all in-scope business process cycles; collaborate with finance, audit, and IT to ensure compliance with IT dependencies.
• Conduct walkthroughs of business cycles, update risk and control matrices, assess process and control effectiveness, and ensure ongoing improvements.
• Maintain the RCM and deficiency tracker and track progress of all deficiencies.
• Prepare regular progress updates for Global SOX testing, including charts for senior leadership and CAE.
• Manage SOX auditors in the assigned region and ensure timely completion of 404 testing, ITACs, and related testing.
• Assist in developing an ERM risk management framework and annual risk assessments and SOX materiality calculations for all regions.
• Collect and analyze data, conduct interviews, and assist senior Audit team members during scoping, planning, and audits.
• Conduct data-analytic audits (B/S and P&L), prepare work papers and draft audit reports with recommendations to improve controls and partner with management while maintaining independence.
• Identify and implement improvements to accounting policies/procedures and internal controls to enhance efficiency.
• Engage in special projects as assigned by management.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Strong understanding of COSO, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX 302 and 404), financial reporting risks, internal controls, US GAAP, and IFRS; ability to make control recommendations to mitigate risks.
• Ability to dig into details and present high-level findings to leadership.
• Drive to question processes and improve efficiency; manufacturing or CPG industry experience preferred.
• Experience with Oracle; knowledge of internal accounting controls and SOX testing; GAAP compliance auditing a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication, analytical, time management, and ability to work with limited supervision.
• Experience with ERM, risk assessments, and SOX in a manufacturing/CPG context is desirable.

• Big Public Accounting experience desired; strong operating and financial controls evaluation skills.
• Certifications such as CPA, CA, CIA, CISA, CFE; MBAs preferred.
• Demonstrated SOX testing and reporting experience in a SOX environment; manufacturing/CPG experience preferred.
• Project management skills with focus on timely task completion and changing risk assessments.

Our Culture & Benefits

We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, PTO, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, product discounts, and growth-focused learning programs. We strive to create an inclusive, outrageously extraordinary community where diversity, equity, and inclusion are valued and help drive innovation.

Learn more about us: Life At SharkNinja; Outrageously Extraordinary; SharkNinja Candidate Privacy Notice.

We do not discriminate and provide accommodations as required by law. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job process, contact SharkNinja People & Culture at View email address on click.appcast.io.