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# SOX IT Director

- **Company:** Finance
- **Location:** West Palm Beach, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $220,000.0 - $250,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Access, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Data Recovery, Information Technology Audit, IT Management, Oracle (Applications), SAP (Applications), Data Streaming, IT General Controls (ITGC), Control Structures
- **Published:** June 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f00b094d47c39b1c

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Internal controls?, * Big 4 IT advisory or IT audit background, mandatory (Deloitte, PwC, EY or KPMG)

 * 10+ years in IT audit, IT risk, or SOX advisory, with meaningful time in controls design, not just testing
 * Demonstrated ability to build an ITGC/ITAC framework and RCM independently for a new client engagement
 * Strong knowledge of ITGC domains, ITAC methodology, and COSO / COBIT frameworks
 * Experience with large ERPs - SAP or Oracle preferred; e-commerce or retail environment is a plus
 * Confident communicator - comfortable presenting to C-suite and producing documentation auditors accept without revision

The base salary range for this position is $200,000 - $240,000 per year. This range represents the good-faith estimate of the salary FIAB reasonably expects to pay for this role at the time of posting. The final base salary offer will be determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographical location.

## Description

We are looking for an IT SOX Controls/ Internal Controls Director who can design, build, implement, and report on the internal controls framework for the Company and its underlying subsidiaries. The candidate should be able to walk into a client environment, understand how their systems work, and build a complete ITGC and ITAC framework from the ground up. This is not a testing role, we need someone who can map the technology landscape, identify control gaps, and produce a Risk & Control Matrix (RCM) that is audit-ready and operationally practical. The engagement is with a US-listed company that is in the initial phases of SOX design and implementation, with complex systems. The role is a part of a senior leadership team that can lead and report on the SOX compliance and internal controls., * Engage with client IT leadership to map financial reporting systems, data flows and in-scope applications

 * Design ITGCs from scratch across all five domains, Access, Change Management, Computer Operations, Backup & Recovery, IT Governance
 * Identify and document automated controls (ITAC) in financial applications and map reliance chain for auditors
 * Build the Risk & Control Matrix from scratch, aligned to financial statement line items and business process cycles
 * Present and defend the control framework to senior client stakeholders and external auditors


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