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Palmetto is a leading clean energy company seeking a Director of SOX Compliance to own and lead the company's Sarbanes-Oxley program. This is a high-impact, highly visible role reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer, positioned at the intersection of operational accounting, controls assurance, and cross-functional collaboration.
The Director will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining a scalable SOX 404 compliance framework to ensure the company is well-positioned for PCAOB controls audit. Key responsibilities include:
SOX Program Ownership: Own the end-to-end SOX 404 compliance program, including scoping, risk assessment, controls documentation, sample testing, and remediation. Lead development and maintenance of process narratives, risk and control matrices (RCMs), and flowcharts across all in-scope financial processes. Establish and maintain a comprehensive controls inventory covering entity-level controls, IT general controls (ITGCs), and business process controls. Drive annual SOX scoping decisions in collaboration with internal audit, external auditors, and senior leadership.
Testing & Assurance: Design and execute (or oversee) controls testing procedures in accordance with PCAOB standards. Manage walkthroughs and control testing timelines to align with audit cycles and financial close schedules. Identify control deficiencies, assess severity, and drive timely remediation with process owners. Coordinate reliance strategy with external auditors to optimize the internal/external audit relationship.
Cross-Functional Partnership: Serve as the primary SOX subject matter expert and advisor to process owners across Accounting, Finance, Tax, IT, Legal, and HR. Partner with IT and business systems teams to assess and strengthen ITGCs and application-level controls across key platforms (NetSuite, Salesforce, and other enterprise systems). Collaborate with FP&A and the broader Accounting organization on the financial reporting control environment.
Governance & Reporting: Prepare SOX status reporting and key metrics for executive leadership and the Audit Committee. Develop and deliver controls training and awareness programs. Stay current on SEC, PCAOB, and COSO framework developments.
Required qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA preferred); 8+ years of progressive experience in SOX compliance, internal audit, or external audit, with at least 3 years in a SOX program leadership role; deep familiarity with PCAOB auditing standards, COSO 2013 framework, and SEC reporting requirements; demonstrated ability to assess and document complex business processes and design effective controls; strong project management skills; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; experience with cloud-based ERP systems (NetSuite experience preferred).
