Fort Mill , South Carolina Direct Hire May 20, 2026
Manager, IT SOX Compliance Summary: A leading, multi-billion-dollar public company in the industrial sector is seeking a Manager, IT SOX Compliance to join their team. This is a newly created, high-impact leadership role supporting the buildout of a best-in-class SOX Compliance function within a large, rapidly transforming organization.
Reporting to the Sr. Manager, IT SOX Compliance, this role will partner cross-functionally with technology, finance, and operational teams to help ensure the effective design, documentation, testing, and remediation of IT controls in accordance with SOX, ICFR, and COSO requirements. This is a highly visible opportunity within a newly established compliance function supporting ongoing transformation, process improvement, and public company readiness initiatives. Location: Fort Mill, SC Schedule: HYBRID - 4 days/week onsite. Relocation assistance available; option to start remotely while relocating. Compensation: $140,000 - $145,000 + 15% bonus Benefits:
Work alongside the Senior Manager, IT SOX Compliance in the coordination with IT and business process control owners to ensure continued effective design, implementation and operating effectiveness of a strong control framework in accordance with ICFR and COSO framework.
Ensure the continued maintenance of key process documentation, including narratives, flowcharts, risk and control matrices of business processes and information technology platforms relevant to financial reporting.
Support the performance and documentation of walkthroughs to understand how controls operate and assess their ongoing design effectiveness.
Assist in the coordination of activities to address control deficiencies and ensure timely remediation, providing support to business process control operators and owners.
Stay current on SOX requirements, GAAP, COSO, and ICFR relevant regulatory updates.
Process Improvement & Technology
Assist in the provision of training and guidance to business units on SOX compliance and internal control best practices including effective documentation of IUC.
Assist in the completion of annual report logic testing of system reports to ensure completeness and accuracy of reporting used in controls.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including technology, finance and operations, to implement efficiencies and, where appropriate, assist in the integration of data analytics into the SOX compliance framework.
Assist with integration efforts from acquisitions or system changes where controls may be impacted.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field required.
CPA, CISA (or equivalent) required, Master’s degree in Accounting or a related field preferred.
5-10 years of progressive accounting and finance experience including the development, auditing and reporting of key controls in large $5B+ public companies, with public accounting experience preferred.
Strong leadership and change management abilities.
Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; detail-oriented with a strategic mindset.
Proven success in partnering with cross-functional teams to drive accountability.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, etc.), with familiarity with reporting tools like Power BI, Alteryx, or similar.