SOX IT General Controls Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton•McLean, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

You will play a critical role in managing operational risk, regulatory risk, and risk related to financial reporting through the company’s SOX program and maintaining an effective SOX framework as a public company. This position works closely with process and control owners to assess end-to-end processes and controls with a focus in the Information Technology General Controls (ITGC) space. You will also work closely with the Government Accounting Compliance (GAC), Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and Internal Audit (IA) teams to assess risk across the broader control environment and identify or implement opportunities for shared controls in the GAC and SOX areas to effectively manage risk objectives while also allowing for increased efficiency in testing practices. Covered ITGC areas include, but are not limited to, Application Logical Security, Application Change Management, Computer Operations, and Network Security and Infrastructure. In addition, the application controls have focus areas in Hire to Retire, Sales to Cash, Source to Settle, Record to Report, including Fixed Assets, Leases, or Stock-based Compensation. This is a lead position reporting to the Senior Regulatory Compliance and Reporting Specialist within the Internal Controls Compliance team.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in SOX ITGC compliance
5+ years of experience working in a leadership role
Experience developing teams
Knowledge of US GAAP, COSO, PCAOB Auditing Standards, Sarbanes-Oxley, risk and controls standards, and business process best practices
Ability to manage direct staff and effectively coordinate internal and external process participants in a matrixed environment
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
IT Certification such as CISA or CITP Certification

Nice To Haves

Experience in the government contracting industry
Experience with Costpoint, Deltek Time, Workday, and Ivalua
Experience with Workiva
Knowledge of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Business Systems
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Possession of excellent leadership, verbal and written communication, collaboration, interpersonal, and presentation skills, including for executive audiences
Possession of excellent project management and governance skills

Responsibilities

Managing operational risk, regulatory risk, and risk related to financial reporting through the company’s SOX program.
Maintaining an effective SOX framework as a public company.
Assessing end-to-end processes and controls with a focus in the Information Technology General Controls (ITGC) space.
Working closely with the Government Accounting Compliance (GAC), Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and Internal Audit (IA) teams to assess risk across the broader control environment.
Identifying or implementing opportunities for shared controls in the GAC and SOX areas.
Covering ITGC areas including Application Logical Security, Application Change Management, Computer Operations, and Network Security and Infrastructure.
Focusing on application controls in Hire to Retire, Sales to Cash, Source to Settle, Record to Report, including Fixed Assets, Leases, or Stock-based Compensation.