SOX Program Senior Manager
Okta
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Okta is searching for a SOX Program Senior Manager to join its internal audit team and manage Okta’s global SOX program. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated team leader capable of leading with confidence who possesses strong organization and project management skills. Reporting to the Senior Director of Internal Audit, key operational responsibilities include:
Be proficient in leading foreign income tax compliance and reporting encountered by multinational technology corporations
- Manage business-critical projects and workflows involving multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment,
- Communicate well with cross-functional business partners with varying backgrounds and levels of experience,
- Be a self-starter with deep technical experience,
- Keep up on tax policy matters,
- Be a strategic thinker who can problem solve and innovate in a evolving business,
- Build strong relationships within Tax and across the organization,
The position will report to the Senior Manager, Global Tax Compliance and Reporting (US West Coast-based).
This role may require being available during US Pacific Time business hours, as needed, for initial training as well as for recurring weekly meetings or ad hoc meetings.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee Okta’s global SOX program, including coordination with Internal Audit leadership, internal business process and system owners, and external auditors
- Direct the planning, scheduling, and execution of the annual SOX program to determine whether internal controls over financial reporting are designed and operating effectively
- Lead the annual SOX program with confidence and minimal supervision
- Proactively identify business changes that have an impact on the design or operating effectiveness of controls.
- Develop collaborative relationships with business and IT stakeholders
- Identify and direct opportunities to leverage technology in order to rationalize or automate control activities
- Direct management’s annual segregation of duties analysis and fraud risk assessment
- Oversee the quarterly control certification process
Required Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree in accounting, finance or similar discipline
- At least 8 years experience in Big Four and/or internal audit with a publicly traded company
- Strong project management skills with proven ability to drive projects to timely completion while managing multiple competing priorities
- Demonstrated experience directing resources in the execution of evaluating SOX processes and controls across both business processes and IT general controls
- Deep knowledge of risks across business processes and technology, including experience evaluating and reviewing controls across both domains
- Experience operating independently while collaborating with a global team
- Strong analytical skills and high standards of accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong English language proficiency (verbal and written)
- You embrace and advocate the Okta culture
Preferred Qualifications:
- CPA, CA, CIA, and/or CISA certifications
- Knowledge of the COSO framework
- Auditboard experience
The ideal candidate will work as part of a high-performance culture built around autonomy and responsibility.
- Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
- Demonstrates Self-Awareness (EQ): Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
- Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.
- Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
- Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
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