Senior Director, SOX Compliance and Internal Controls

Pattern Energy Group•San Francisco, CA

22h•$160,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Pattern Energy is a leading renewable energy company that develops, constructs, owns, and operates high-quality wind and solar generation, transmission, and energy storage facilities. Our mission is to transition the world to renewable energy through the sustainable development and responsible operation of facilities with respect for the environment, communities, and cultures where we have a presence. Our approach begins and ends with establishing trust, accountability, and transparency. Our company values of creative spirit, pride of ownership, follow-through, and a team-first attitude drive us to pursue our mission every day. Our culture supports our values by fostering innovative and critical thinking and a deep belief in living up to our promises. Headquartered in the United States, Pattern has a global portfolio of more than 30 power facilities and transmission assets, serving various customers that provide low-cost clean energy to millions of consumers. Job Purpose This role will represent management in ensuring the company maintains a best-in-class control environment that meets SOX 404 requirements, supports accurate financial reporting, and fosters operational efficiency. Unlike an internal audit role, this position drives ownership, coordination, and accountability across functions — building and managing the enterprise-wide control framework and partnering closely with internal auditors and control owners, managing external audit expectations.

Requirements

20+ years of experience in SOX compliance, internal controls, or risk management within public companies, including Big 4 or equivalent experience.
Proven success managing a company-wide SOX program, including both business process and IT controls.
Strong understanding of SOX 404, COSO, PCAOB, COBIT, and related internal control frameworks.
Familiarity with ERP environments (Oracle Fusion preferred) and SOX automation tools (e.g., Fastpath, Workiva, etc.).

Nice To Haves

CPA, CISA certification preferred

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the full lifecycle of the company’s SOX compliance program — from risk assessment and scoping through control design, testing coordination, and remediation.
Serve as primary point of contact for all SOX-related matters, including internal audit and external audit coordination
Design, implement, and maintain a sustainable, efficient, and automated internal control framework in alignment with COSO and PCAOB standards.
Partner with business and IT process owners to ensure effective documentation, testing, and remediation of controls.
Drive quarterly certification and reporting processes, including preparation of control deficiency assessments and management responses.
Establish and continuously refine internal control policies, methodologies, and tools to support scalable + effective compliance processes.
Partner with IT, Finance, and Operations to ensure ITGC, application controls, and system implementations meet SOX compliance requirements.
Oversee the integration of technology and automation into control activities to enhance efficiency and monitoring.
Maintain awareness of evolving regulations and proactively adapt control environments accordingly
Parter with Internal Audit and cross-functional leaders (Finance, IT, Legal, HR, and Operations) and manage relationship with external auditors to ensure timely and effective completion of SOX activities.
Advise management on the design, implementation, and execution of controls for both financial and operational processes.
Lead management’s response to audit findings, ensuring proper remediation and sustainable process improvement.
Develop and deliver training programs to promote ownership and understanding of SOX and internal controls across the organization
Lead development of long-term control maturity roadmaps, emphasizing automation, data analytics, and risk-based prioritization.
Provide periodic updates to be reported to executive leadership and the Audit Committee on SOX compliance health and key risk areas.