What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Internal Audit position at Forward Air?
Job Description :
The Director, SOX Compliance will take a leadership role in overseeing all aspects of SOX compliance, including designing and maintaining internal controls, leading control testing efforts, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. This role requires a deep understanding of financial processes, risk assessment, and the ability to drive compliance initiatives across the organization.
Core Responsibilities & Duties :
- Lead the development and implementation of the company's SOX compliance program
- Provide guidance and direction to the SOX team, ensuring alignment with company objectives
- Stay current with evolving SOX regulations and communicate their implications to stakeholders
- Collaborate with process owners to identify and assess key controls within financial processes
- Design and document effective internal control procedures that mitigate financial reporting risks
- Develop comprehensive process narratives, flowcharts, and control matrices
- Identify, evaluate, and communicate financial reporting risks across the organization
- Partner with stakeholders to design controls that effectively mitigate identified risks
- Analyze control deficiencies and provide strategic recommendations for remediation
- Plan, coordinate, and oversee the execution of control testing to evaluate their effectiveness
- Review and analyze testing results, identifying trends and providing insights to management
- Ensure the timely resolution of control deficiencies and track remediation efforts
- Engage with internal audit teams, external auditors, and senior management during audits
- Foster strong relationships with process owners to ensure proper control execution and documentation
- Effectively communicate control deficiencies, progress, and remediation plans to stakeholders
- Identify opportunities to enhance control procedures and optimize compliance efforts
- Drive initiatives to streamline processes and enhance the efficiency of control testing
- Collaborate with IT and data analytics teams to leverage technology for control effectiveness
- Other duties as assigned
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Forward Air is an Equal Opportunity employer.
