Financial Compliance Senior Advisor (SOX & SOC 1)-Hybrid

Cigna Healthcare • St. Louis, MO

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

About the Role: Evernorth is seeking a Financial Compliance Senior Advisor to support Sarbanes‑Oxley (SOX) and SOC 1 compliance across a complex, multi‑entity business environment. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the design, documentation, and effectiveness of business process internal controls that support accurate financial reporting. Reporting to the Senior Director of Financial Compliance, you’ll partner closely with business leaders, IT Compliance, and both internal and external auditors to assess risk, drive remediation, and ensure audit readiness—especially as new business initiatives and process changes are introduced. This is a senior individual contributor role for a compliance professional who enjoys influencing outcomes, collaborating across functions, and owning complex control matters end‑to-end.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 7+ years of experience in public accounting and/or industry, with significant hands‑on experience in SOX and/or SOC 1 internal controls
• Strong understanding of business process and technology controls, risk assessment, and internal control frameworks
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and navigate complex environments with minimal oversight
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly explain risk and control concepts to non‑technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and collaborate effectively with senior leaders, auditors, and cross‑functional teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Visio; experience with GRC tools is a plus
• Self‑starter mindset with sound judgment and a proactive approach to issue identification and escalation
• If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

Nice To Haves

• CPA, CISA, or CIA strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Partner with business process owners to assess and support the design of internal controls aligned to significant financial reporting risks
• Collaborate with IT Compliance to evaluate technology controls, system dependencies, and impacts to business process controls
• Support the annual SOX scoping and risk assessment process for the Evernorth segment
• Lead control impact assessments for new initiatives, process changes, and system implementations, defining required actions to maintain control integrity
• Serve as a primary liaison to internal and external auditors, ensuring audit readiness, timely responses to documentation requests, and appropriate escalation of control issues
• Partner with control owners to identify root cause, evaluate compensating controls, and drive remediation of control gaps or operating deficiencies
• Provide subject matter expertise and guidance to team members and business partners on SOX, SOC 1, and operational controls
• Support departmental initiatives, including business owner controls training, ongoing process improvements, and timely updates to control and process documentation
• Build strong, trusted relationships with key stakeholders to promote alignment, accountability, and continuous improvement across the controls environment

Benefits

• Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs.
• We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays.
• For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees