Internal Controls Technology Lead

Beusa Energy, LLC • The Woodlands, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Internal Controls Technology Lead is responsible for building, operating, and continuously strengthening the accounting control environment as part of the company’s ERP and enterprise control maturity strategy. This role serves as the primary business partner between Accounting, IT, and business process owners to ensure technology enabled controls support reliable financial reporting and disciplined operations. The role leads the structure and maintenance and ongoing evolution of an Oracle-first accounting control environment, embedding controls directly into system workflows, configurations, and governance structures. It operates with a high degree of ownership and independence, shaping control strategy and driving disciplined execution across accounting and business functions. This position plays a critical role in ERP stabilization by identifying control breakdowns, process exceptions, and configuration risks early, and driving timely remediation across end-to-end processes including Procure to Pay, Record to Report, Fixed Assets, and Inventory.

Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship.
• Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
• Successfully passes all applicable general pre-employment testing including but not limited to background check, pre-employment drug screening, pre-employment fit tests, pre-employment aptitude and/or competency assessment(s).
• Overtime may be required and in person, predictable attendance in The Woodlands, TX
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 6 to 10 years of experience, Big 4 or public accounting IT audit or SOX; Internal controls / SOX program leadership; ERP controls work inside a company going through transformation.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and influence cross-functional stakeholders in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Strong working knowledge of ITGCs and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Experience evaluating controls over ERP and financially significant applications.
• Hands on experience with Oracle Fusion ERP controls, especially security, approvals, workflows, role design, and financially significant configurations.
• Experience with SOX / PCAOB environments.
• Strong knowledge of system implementation risk, access governance, change management, interface controls, and automated control design.
• Ability to translate technical control concepts into business/process language for Accounting and Operations leaders.
• Experience building or maintaining RCMs, narratives, flowcharts, and evidence standards.
• Familiarity with GRC tools, access review tools, and control monitoring/reporting dashboards.
• Strong attention to detail and internal control awareness.
• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting abilities.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to train and support employees across the organization.
• Ability to work cross functionally with Accounting, HR, IT, Supply Chain, and Operations.
• Process improvement mindset with the ability to optimize workflows and system configurations.
• Ability to challenge stakeholders constructively and drive adoption of disciplined, control-oriented processes across the organization.

Nice To Haves

• Oracle Fusion environment strongly preferred
• CISA preferred
• CPA, CIA, CISSP, or Oracle certifications as pluses.

Responsibilities

• Build, operate and maintain accounting control environment supporting our ERP and control maturity strategy.
• Implement and maintain, along with evaluation of, ITGCs and automated controls within Oracle, EPM modules, Gtreasury, and other systems.
• Involvement in ERP go live stabilization and ongoing governance, identifying and remediating control gaps in real time.
• Build and maintain RCMs aligned with “enterprise control framework”.
• Responsible for data integrity, system interfaces, and configuration controls impacting financial reporting.
• Design and maintain controls over user access provisioning, deprovisioning, role changes, privileged access, and periodic access reviews.
• Partner with IT and business owners on configuration governance, change management controls, and migration controls across Oracle and related systems.
• Evaluate and strengthen automated workflow approvals, three-way match logic, master data controls, interface controls, and exception handling.
• Establish governance around financially relevant master data, including chart of accounts, suppliers, customers, items, locations, and accounting rules.
• Monitor system enabled controls during close, P2P, inventory, fixed assets, treasury, and intercompany activities to detect failures or workarounds.
• Drive remediation of SOD conflicts, control deficiencies, interface breaks, and configuration issues impacting financial reporting integrity.
• Strengthen focus on PCAOB ready documentation and support external audit requests, walkthroughs, testing support, and evidence readiness with a focus on maximizing reliance and reducing rework.
• Partner in control rationalization and automation efforts to reduce manual controls and improve control efficiency over time.
• Help develop IT control standards, documentation protocols, and governance routines consistent with SOX / PCAOB expectations.
• Provide training and guidance to control owners and stakeholders on IT control responsibilities, evidence standards, and process discipline.
• Act as a control authority across IT and business teams, challenging process gaps, control weaknesses, and non-compliant behaviors.
• Drive accountability for control adherence by reinforcing system enabled controls and minimizing manual workarounds or process bypass.
• Establish and enforce governance over access, configurations, and system changes to ensure consistency and control discipline across functions.
• Proactively identify risks arising from system usage, process breakdowns, or operational workarounds, and lead remediation efforts.
• Influence stakeholders across Accounting, IT, and Operations to align on control expectations and sustainable process design.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to assist with successful operations and business continuity.

Benefits

• The Company is committed to the cause of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, thus abiding by all applicable state and federal laws. Our practices regarding employment, job promotion, compensation, training, and termination do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, sex, national origin, veteran's status, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. It is expected that all employees, both management and staff, will fully support these nondiscriminatory policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior