Director Internal Audit

Overview : The Director of Internal Audit is responsible for the company's independent, objective assurance and advisory activity.

A key component of this role will be implementing financial and information technology requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) with the help of a co-sourced internal audit provider.

This leader will provide the Audit Committee and management with independent and objective assurance as to the adequacy and effectiveness of the system of internal controls with respect to financial reporting, efficiency of operations and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

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Responsibilities :

• Lead the execution and documentation of Sight Sciences SOX framework with the help of a co-sourced internal audit provider.
• Lead annual risk assessment process as part of the SOX planning process and a key contributor to the enterprise risk management process with the compliance department.
• Execute SOX financial and information technology compliance activities including documentation and effectiveness testing.
• Communicate results of internal audit activities to business unit and corporate process owners and leadership.
• Report to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on the control environment of the company, including the Audit Plan, the results of internal audits, and the results of the SOX program testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams regarding business processes, risks, controls and systems.
• Evaluate deficiencies in internal controls and help create and monitor remediation plans for identified deficiencies.
• Complete quarterly executive expense reviews for compliance with our policies and procedures and report these findings to the audit committee.
• Ensure corrective action plans are developed and implemented and provide progress reporting to management and the Audit Committee.
• Promote process and operating company ownership of internal controls and support objective business risk within the company.
• In partnership with the business unit and headquarters process owners, address control deficiencies identified by the external auditor.
• Manage internal quarterly certification process with process owners and executive team.
• Coordinate with external auditors on their annual plan to optimize the reliance by the external auditors on the work performed.
• Coordinate with Subject Matter Experts to execute internal audit project fieldwork and prepare reports for management and Audit Committee.
• Organize sufficient resources, both internal and external, to execute required compliance activities.

Skills / Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree in a business-related field, CPA or MBA preferred or equivalent work experience required.
• 10+ years in audit and leading SOX and other compliance activities.
• Mix of public accounting and public company experience.
• Experience in leading SOX implementations.
• Deep understanding of SOX requirements and implementation.
• Superior communication skills, both written and verbal, enabling effective interaction with all levels of management and across all functional areas.
• Strong knowledge of SOX requirements and ability to assist with documentation of ITGC and financial process controls to support operational as well as SOX compliance audits, including performing walkthroughs and developing process flow charts.
• Develop relationships in a highly cross-functional environment and drive alignment across departments.
• Highly responsive and have a customer-first mindset.
• Comfortable working with both deeply technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated project management skills.

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