Manager, Internal Controls

Legence • Houston, TX

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Legence is hiring a Manager, Internal Controls to own and strengthen the company’s control environment to ensure financial integrity, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency. This role leads the design, test, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of internal controls to ensure SOX compliance. This role partners closely with business units to identify process gaps and drive practical, sustainable improvements. Reporting to the Director, Internal Controls, this role will serve as a central bridge between business unit teams, co-sourced partners, and external auditors. The Manager, Internal Controls identifies enterprise risk remediates control deficiencies, and drives governance initiatives across business processes, with a continuous improvement mindset.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in internal audit, risk management, or controls at a public company.
• Proficient working knowledge of SOX 404 requirements, COSO framework, and internal control methodologies.
• Experience working with ERP systems and understanding of key financial and operational business processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risk and translate findings into practical solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate control requirements clearly to non-accounting operational leaders.
• Attention to detail, organized and thorough with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Collaborate, relationship-building approach; able to influence across business units and drive efficiency.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• CPA, CIA, CISA or equivalent certification.
• Direct audit or risk advisory experience within a Big 4 or national public accounting firm followed by industry transition.
• Experience managing internal controls in industries with complex operations, field services, or regulated environments.
• Background evaluating risks and integrating internal control environments for newly acquired entities or during major system migrations.
• Strategic thinker who can balance tactical execution with long-term program design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, documentation, and testing of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), including coordinating testing efforts with co-sourced teams and external audit partners.
• Maintain and update control documentation (e.g., risk and control matrices, narratives, process flows) across key financial and operational cycles.
• Plan and execute the annual controls testing calendar; coordinate walkthroughs, sample testing, and evidence collection with control owners across the organization.
• Support the rollout of new or updated controls tied to system implementations, process changes, M&A integrations, or other organizational changes.
• Identify and evaluate control gaps and deficiencies to assess severity and root cause, and work with control owners to develop, track, and implement action plans through closure.
• Monitor Segregation of Duties (SOD) and critical system access across ERP platforms and supporting applications; evaluate relevant ITGCs.
• Delivery periodic reporting and dashboards on control testing status, deficiencies, and remediation progress to Leadership.
• Provide training and guidance to control owners on internal control concepts, documentation standards, and testing expectations.
• Monitory changes in regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, COSO framework updates) and assess implications for the Company’s SOX environment.

Benefits

• 401(k) Plan with Company Match: Currently match contributions dollar-for-dollar up to 4% of eligible pay; immediate vesting.
• Health & Welfare Benefits: Employer provided medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, Employee Assistance Program and accident & illness coverage.
• Life and Disability Insurance: Employer provided basic life insurance and AD&D valued at 50K coverage amount with the option for voluntary buy up for additional coverage.
• Time Off: Flexible non-accrual vacation; company holidays per policy. (For California employees, this is separate from California paid sick leave, if applicable.)
• Expenses: Business travel and related expenses reimbursed per company policy.

What This Job Offers

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