Internal Audit Lead at Vaco, LLC
La Jolla, CA 92037
About the Job
About the Company: Publicly Traded SaaS Company
Title: Internal Audit Manager (SOX)
Location: San Diego - Hybrid
Salary: $130k-150k (DOE) + Bonus + RSUs
Description: Internal Audit Manager on our SOX Compliance team, with an emphasis on internal controls supporting the finance digital transformation and system implementations.
This role will report to the Director of SOX Compliance and Program Management and partner closely with the SOX Technology Transformation Team.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in annual and ongoing SOX scoping to identify changes to key material financial statement accounts, business processes, systems and manual or automated controls for the current fiscal year.
- Perform analysis related to routine business processes and financial statements demonstrating knowledge of US GAAP.
- Partner with the SOX Manager, SOX Technology Transformation Team and stakeholders in SOX-readiness control identification (manual and automated), design and implementation of internal control requirements over new business processes, and testing for new business processes with high accountability.
- Execute and lead walkthroughs of key processes to assist in financial reporting risk identification and creation of end-to-end process documentation.
- Identify improvement opportunities in business processes and internal controls through process walkthroughs
- Prepare test plans that address significant financial reporting risks and execute internal control tests of design and operating effectiveness.
- Assess the effectiveness of internal controls to determine whether the controls are properly designed, implemented and operating.
- Evaluate and draft control design and operating deficiencies for impact and perform root cause analysis.
- Gain alignment with stakeholders on control gaps, facilitate the remediation of control gaps, and escalate possible critical issues.
- Coordinate and drive SOX program testing with Internal Audit SOX managers and co-sourced team members, External Audit team members, and control owners.
- Document and organize workpapers to clearly articulate the work performed and support the conclusions.
- Apply good judgment and decision-making skills in helping management prioritize and determine most significant risks.
- Develop relationships with employees at all levels of the organization to influence and foster a risk and control mindset.
Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree in Business or Accounting or equivalent work experience, MS or MBA is a plus.
- 5+ years of relevant work experience in Big 4 Public Accounting, Internal Auditing, and/or in SOX industry experience, Fintech or Software industry experience preferred.
- CPA or CIA certification preferred
- Understand the principles of the identification, assessment and management of financial reporting risk.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex business processes to identify potential financial reporting risks, including strong knowledge of control design.
- Understand the principles and controls related to system implementations and impact to business processes.
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
Privacy Notice
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Vaco’s HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
- Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
- Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
- Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
- Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.
Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
