Interim Senior SOX Auditor

Our client, located in the north suburbs (near Northbrook), is looking for a contract-to-hire candidate to join their audit / SOX team. Hybrid role (3 days in office). The primary purpose of this position is to actively support SOX audits and control environment.

Prior experience experience in internal audit or public accounting required.

Responsibilities

• Works and communicates with internal stakeholders and external auditors on SOX matters, including coordination of quarterly and annual certifications, scoping and testing efforts, and issue identification, isolation, and remediation for the audit of the company's internal controls over financial reporting.
• Leads process walk-throughs with functional business partners, ensuring that flowcharts, narratives, and control design documentation meet internal and professional standards, are aligned with the COSO framework, and is available to key stakeholders as appropriate.
• Participates in the annual planning of the company’s SOX compliance efforts (e.g., risk assessment, materiality, significant accounts disclosures, establish milestones of key SOX activities, etc.).
• Works with functional business areas to analyze and evaluate control deficiencies, develops remediation plans, and quickly analyzes the impact to the financial statements and the internal controls over financial reporting.
• Prepares documentation supporting conclusions on the operating effectiveness of the company's internal controls over financial reporting, ensuring that the work papers meet internal and professional standards, are aligned with the COSO framework, and is available to key stakeholders as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; major in Accounting preferred.
• CPA or CIA is highly desirable.
• 2 - 4+ years’ experience in internal audit or public accounting required.

If you, or someone you know, is interested please apply today!

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