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Salary: USD 133,000 - 186,000 / annual
Neros Technologies is a defense technology company designing and manufacturing high-performance unmanned systems for military applications. The company operates at startup speed with a culture focused on rapid iteration and deployment.
In this role, you will build and lead Neros' internal controls and SOX compliance program from the ground up as the company prepares for public markets. Your responsibilities include:
• Design and implement the company's ICFR (Internal Control over Financial Reporting) framework end-to-end, including scoping, materiality analysis, risk assessment, process documentation, and risk/control matrices across all significant processes
• Build the SOX program from scratch: control design, testing calendar, evidence standards, documentation repository, and operating cadence for sustained compliance post-IPO
• Design and execute control testing, including test plans, sampling methodology, design and operating effectiveness testing, and deficiency evaluation for severity, aggregation, and disclosure implications
• Partner with process owners to remediate control gaps, co-design practical controls, drive accountability through remediation plans, and validate fixes through subsequent testing cycles
• Coordinate IT General Controls (ITGC) scoping and testing with IT and third-party providers across ERP, access management, change management, and system interfaces
• Serve as primary liaison to external auditors and internal audit partners; report status, risks, and deficiencies to the CFO, Audit Committee, and executive leadership
This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in building controls infrastructure in a high-growth, mission-driven environment.
**Requirements:**
• 7–10 years of progressive experience in internal controls, internal audit, or risk advisory, with foundational experience at a Big 4 firm
• Direct experience implementing a SOX program at a company undergoing IPO readiness or in its first year as a public company (first-time implementation, not maintenance of a mature program)
• CPA, CIA, or equivalent certification
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field
• Deep working knowledge of COSO 2013 framework, PCAOB standards, and SEC reporting requirements as they apply to ICFR
• Demonstrated ability to design controls in unstructured environments—scoping from a standing start, building control matrices and narratives where documentation does not exist, and making pragmatic materiality and coverage judgments
• Strong working knowledge of ITGCs and their interaction with business process controls in an ERP environment (NetSuite preferred)
• Proven ability to influence process owners who do not report to you—securing buy-in on control design, driving remediation to completion, and escalating appropriately when timelines slip
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including ability to present deficiency assessments and program status credibly to executives, external auditors, and Audit Committee
**Nice to have:**
• Experience at a high-growth company that scaled revenue several-fold, where controls had to be redesigned as volume and headcount outgrew them
• Inventory, cost accounting, or manufacturing process controls experience in a hardware or physical-product business
• Familiarity with government contracting compliance environments (FAR, DFARS, CAS, DCAA audits) and their overlay with SOX
• Hands-on experience implementing a SOX management tool (AuditBoard, Workiva, or similar)
• Experience with automation, continuous controls monitoring, or analytics-driven testing approaches
