SOX Internal Controls Manager
SouthState Bank
•Hybrid
About The Position
The SOX Internal Controls Manager role is an integral part of the SOX Compliance program at SouthState Bank. The SOX Internal Controls Manager is a consulting-minded problem solver and individual contributor responsible for control design, remediation oversight, SOX risk assessments, and deficiency evaluation. The SOX Internal Controls Manager will partner with business, finance, credit, technology, and risk teams to evaluate issues, facilitate discussions, and develop practical solutions to control and governance challenges.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting processes, with ability to assess related control implications
- Experience working with loan and deposit lifecycles and broader banking processes, including familiarity with controls related to CECL, investments, loan valuations and credit administration
- Understanding of automated controls, system interfaces, report dependencies, and data flows within banking applications
- Demonstrated experience evaluating design of controls, performing root-cause analysis, and managing remediations
- Excellent project management, stakeholder management and presentation skills
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate emerging technologies, including AI-enabled solutions, and assess associated governance, control, and SOX implications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Minimum 4 years of experience in public accounting (Big 4 preferred), SOX governance, internal controls, or related risk and compliance functions within the financial services industry.
- Experience in a public accounting or consulting environment is strongly preferred due to the collaborative, advisory, project-driven, and stakeholder-focused nature of the role.
Nice To Haves
- CPA/CIA strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Partner with internal stakeholders to assess control implications of new products, system implementations, data migrations, model changes, and process transformations
- Identify opportunities to improve, simplify or automate controls while maintaining appropriate risk coverage
- Evaluate business processes, system interfaces, key reports, and data flows to identify financial reporting risks and support SOX scoping decisions
- Assess control issues and deficiencies, identify root causes, and work with management to develop practical remediation plans
- Track remediation progress and perform remediation quality reviews
- Collaborate with external auditors on risk assessments and control design, ensuring control deliverables meet PCAOB/Big-4 expectations
- Deliver training to control owners on control design, evidence expectations, and remediation best practices
- Leverage data analytics, automation tools, and AI-enabled solutions to improve control monitoring, documentation quality, risk assessments, and SOX program efficiency
Benefits
- Required annual compliance training.
- New Employee Orientation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
