Director, SOX

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop the strategies behind the Company's initial development of internal control over financial reporting as well as remediation of material weaknesses. In overseeing a team of external consultants, execute the strategies for the Company to remediate material weaknesses and to enhance financial reporting and IT processes.
• Lead the annual SOX risk assessment, scoping and planning. This will include a comprehensive assessment of financial and IT controls and rationalization as well as developing and managing a project plan.
• Liaise with and provide direction to internal and/or external teams in performance of SOX compliance activities.
• Ensure process and control development, enhancement or remediation are identified, tracked, and resolved.
• Work with all control owners to identify, document, review, implement, and certify internal controls. This includes the development and review of control descriptions, process narratives, key reports and process mapping or flow charts.
• Identify recommendations and work with control owners to implement process improvements to ensure compliance, drive sustainability and continuously improve the company's SOX compliance initiative.
• Implement SOX software, including working with the software provider on the implementation of the features, configuration, and reporting that suit the company's SOX program.
• Obtain SOC1 reports from the relevant service organizations and relevant sub-service organizations and assess implication on the company's internal control environment and ability to rely on third-party information.
• Develop recommendations for remediation of control deficiencies and work with stakeholders to implement fixes.
• Assess financial reports used in performance of key controls to determine whether they should be designated as key reports. Work with key report owners to document parameters and settings of the key reports.
• Demonstrate clear and concise writing, and verbal skills to communicate complex issues in simple terms to executive management and team members.
• Produce quality and well-thought through deliverables supporting analyses and recommendations to stakeholders and executive management.
• Assist with special projects and strategic initiatives including company system implementations and conversions. Assess such implementations for compliance with System Development Lifecycle requirements as well as scoping for SOX compliance.
• Perform control testing or review; draft process narratives or flow diagrams; and assess control design, as needed.

Job Skills and Qualifications:

• BS or BA in relevant field (Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration)
• Professional certifications such as CPA, highly preferred
• 9+ years of experience including both public accounting and publicly traded company experience
• Industry experience with complex hardware and SaaS, demonstrating proficiency with issues that are typical for technology companies with a complex IT environment
• Extensive experience with Sarbanes Oxley, PCAOB requirements, and COSO Framework required
• Proven results in process improvement and change management
• Strong organizational skills, follow-through, and detail-oriented self-starter with the ability to work independently and see tasks/projects through to completion, meet deadlines and understand when to escalate matters, if needed
• Ability to make effective and independent judgments, including the ability to develop creative solutions to difficult problems
• Ability to summarize complex and/or technical information into easy-to-understand pieces (distinguishing message delivery from analysis)
• Ability to understand latest industry trends and their potential impact on the company
• Ability to juggle multiple high priorities in a fast-paced environment and have a willingness to learn
• Outstanding communication skills - including written and verbal communications, interpersonal, analytical, negotiating, and problem-solving skills; proven ability to work cross-functionally