Sr. SOX Compliance Specialist - Madison, MS

Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $3.9B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.

The Senior SOX Compliance Specialist is responsible for leading and executing internal control audits across V2X business processes to ensure compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act. The candidate will identify key risks, assess controls, perform testing procedures, document findings, and collaborate with business owners to remediate control deficiencies. S/he will maintain a high level of quality and timely completion of audit tasks, often requiring strong analytical skills, expertise in internal control frameworks like COSO, and experience with various business processes and accounting systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Risk Assessment: Conduct thorough risk assessments to identify critical business processes and associated financial reporting risks within the company.
• Control Evaluation: Lead process walkthrough inquiries with management, develop probing questions, and identify relevant control attributes. Document internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) to evaluate their design and effectiveness. Evaluate, synthesize, organize, and interpret data and information to conclude on design and operating effectiveness of key controls.
• Audit Planning and Execution: Develop and execute detailed audit plans, including designing test procedures and performing testing of controls to validate their effectiveness. Coordinate with internal and external auditors to provide requested documentation regarding key control activities.
• Issue Identification and Reporting: Identify control deficiencies, document findings clearly, and communicate issues to management with actionable recommendations for remediation. Assist process owners with remediation activities including status tracking, reporting and oversight of implementation of corrective action.
• Collaboration with Business Owners: Work closely with business process owners to understand their operations, discuss control improvements, and monitor remediation progress. Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders to meet the accounting and financial reporting needs, including enhancing or re-designing SOX structures and streamlining SOX compliance within the organization.
• Documentation and Reporting: Prepare comprehensive audit documentation, work papers, and reports summarizing findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Ensure clear, accurate, and concise audit work papers that summarize scope, audit plan methodology, and conclusions for control testing; obtain and document sufficient evidentiary data to support the work performed.
• Compliance Monitoring: Monitor ongoing compliance with SOX regulations and ensure timely completion of required SOX certifications.
• Time Management: Balance competing priorities and manage time effectively to maintain SOX program schedule. Know when to escalate known or potential issues in a timely manner with solutions.
• Relationship Building: Develop positive relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate an open line of communication regarding pending due dates and questions. Be a trusted advisor and intermediary between our clients and their auditors, responding promptly to client needs and acting as a key contact with clients.

Team Leadership: May lead and mentor junior auditors on SOX compliance activities. Balance competing priorities with minimal client disruptions, managing time effectively to maintain project progress

Required

Education/Experience Requirements:

• US citizen.
• Bachelor's and 6 years of related exempt experience, or Assoc 10 yrs. related exempt experience, or H/S 14 yrs. related exempt experience.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong project management skills including ability to manage multiple tasks, self-prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
  
  

Preferred

• Experience in public accounting, corporate finance/accounting, SOX, and/or Internal Audit
• Experience with data analytics and visualization tools (PowerBI, Tableau, Alteryx, IDEA, ACL) is a plus
• Preferred degree in accounting, finance, business, data analytics, or IT/MIS
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation preferred or progression towards professional certifications: CPA, CIA, CFE, PMP.
  
  

Skills

• Strong understanding of SOX regulations, COSO framework, and internal control principles
• Extensive experience in internal audit functions, with a focus on SOX compliance
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to identify and assess risk
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact with various levels of management
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks, self-prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines
• Paying attention to detail to prepare and/or review control documentation and related work papers.
• Absolute discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
• Ability to work well under pressure and effectively handle multiple, concurrent demands and appropriately prioritize responsibilities.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, and Word. Strong Microsoft Office Excel computer skills.
• Ability to disaggregate, analyze, and understand business processes and financial data in an accurate and timely manner.
• Ability to coordinate between corporate office and business programs.
• Understanding of general accounting policies and procedures at a transaction level.
  
  

Benefits Include The Following

• Healthcare coverage
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
• Wellness programs
• Paid time off, including holidays
• Learning and Development resources
• Employee assistance resources
  
  

Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time and may be modified at the discretion of the company, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.