Senior Manager, SOX Strategy, Operations & Audit Excellence

Job Overview

The SOX Risk & Compliance Office (SRCO) is a newly established function, in the Controllership, Assurance and Operations organization, focused on enabling a modern, sustainable, and effective SOX program. SRCO plays a critical role in enabling Intuit’s continued growth with a strong foundation of financial compliance, risk management, and operational excellence. We partner closely with business, technology, and assurance stakeholders to ensure financial reporting integrity and readiness for change. Within SRCO, the SOX Strategy, Operations & Audit Excellence team is responsible for end-to-end program governance, audit lifecycle execution, strategic transformation, and operational enablement.

We are seeking a Senior Manager to lead the strategy, operations, and audit execution components of Intuit’s SOX program. This highly visible role reports directly to the Head of SOX and will be responsible for driving the overall SOX program lifecycle - including risk assessment, scoping, audit planning and execution, governance, stakeholder communications, and strategic improvements to how we operate. This Senior Manager should bring a comprehensive knowledge base across SOX and accounting. You will lead a team of professionals and work cross-functionally with various internal and external SOX stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and drive multi-year strategy for continuous improvement and transformation of SOX operations, including the adoption of automation, data tools, and process simplification. Must possess the leadership qualities necessary to drive change and adoption of the strategy.
• Drive executive and program-level communications, including reporting to the Audit & Risk Committee (ARC), Disclosure Committee, and SOX Steering Committee
• Manage relationships with co-sourced providers to ensure alignment on scope, SLAs, and quality assurance expectations. Monitor deliverables and implement required corrective action to ensure timely and quality execution.
• Establish and govern readiness protocols for new and changing processes, systems, and scope - including stakeholder coordination and execution oversight for any associated control testing.
• Execute to success through diligent planning, attention to detail, effective delegation, efficient decision making, and individual/team accountability with focus on speed to benefit. Ensure proper application of policy and SOX requirements through a principles-based approach, proper training and effective execution and monitoring. Develop new positions and interpretations as needed.
• Make program level decisions based on data and SOX guidance and drive the end-to-end outcomes independently. Transparently communicate strategies, decisions, and trade offs cross-functionally  to ensure alignment on the objectives and across teams.
• Foster a team environment that encourages trust, accountability and excellence in delivery, while delivering results and team members personal leadership growth. Attract, develop, motivate, and retain exceptional talent.
• Proactively lead and influence cross-functionally and at all levels of management. Cultivate strong relationships with leaders in Accounting, Finance, and across the Business in order to facilitate timely, high-quality decision-making in connection with the SOX program, control environment and related financial risk.
• Monitor the internal and external environment, evolving SOX Requirements, and updates under prevailing regulatory bodies (PCAOB). Incorporate these changes  into current policies, program strategy and training as necessary. Maintain active relationships with professional colleagues outside the company in order to understand current best practices.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of SOX, internal audit, external audit, or controls-focused experience, with deep expertise in financial risk and internal controls. SaaS or technology industry experience is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline; CPA required. MBA or CIA a plus.
• Proven experience leading SOX or ICFR programs at scale, including ownership of program strategy, calendar, audit execution, and stakeholder communications.
• Deep knowledge of PCAOB standards, COSO framework, and internal control best practices.
• Demonstrated success driving process improvement, leveraging technology/automation, and building operational capabilities in ambiguous and evolving environments.
• Ability to deliver outstanding business outcomes with effective and fast decision making that takes into account the interests of all four key stakeholders – employees, customers, shareholders, and partners.
• Excellent interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functionally and at all levels of management and effectively navigate the social dynamics of teams, groups, and organizations.
• Proven leadership, change management, and process management skills, including the ability to think and lead multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Confidence, good judgment, energy and personality to work in a dynamic, multi-business unit environment across all levels of management and across business units and functions
• Works well through ambiguity, with confidence in making tough calls and leading through adversity with a sharp focus on driving the right outcomes..
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills, time prioritization, resource deployment, and risk assessment.
• Excellent written and verbal communications, presentation and influencing skills. Superior ability to clearly articulate a point of view and adjust communication style and content to suit audience needs. Frames complex issues into simple stories.
• Experience managing budgets, vendor performance, and outsourced service delivery models.
• Ability to proactively look ahead, anticipate questions, independently assess risk, think critically and creatively to achieve the best outcome, and elevate issues to the right level internally and externally to resolve.