Hybrid VP, Manager – SOX and Risk

at Axos Bank

• Job title: VP, Manager – SOX and Risk
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $90,000 - $150,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Omaha, United States

About the role

• SOX Manager overseeing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance initiatives at Axos Bank. Responsible for internal controls assessment, risk management, and collaboration across departments.

Responsibilities

• Support the annual enterprise SOX risk and control assessment program
• Partner with control owners to identify, design and conduct the management assessment of internal controls including supporting updates and/or creation of control documentation (e.g., narrative, process flows)
• Lead quarterly SOX certifications to demonstrate management’s evaluation of internal controls to support SEC filing including financial statements, notes and supplemental disclosures are reliable.
• Assess processes, risks, and controls to identify risk and control gaps as well as improvement opportunities
• Report on risk assessments, control design and effectiveness, and any significant changes n internal controls or other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
• Document, track, and validate for closure any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies or material weaknesses
• Provide support and assistance to groups performing SOX functions throughout the Company
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with business groups and help address internal control related SOX issues
• Support process improvement and control optimization projects
• Provide advice and counsel to management on internal controls
• Execute on special projects and other assignments as requested
• Liaise with internal/external auditors, consultants, and regulators
• Support control owners in the preparation and execution of the annual SOX testing plan
• Perform tests of design and support the testing of operating effectiveness
• Assist with the management of other audits (e.g., Operational Audits) as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Management Information Systems, Finance, or related field
• CPA, CIA, or CISA preferred
• 4+ years' experience in accounting and/or auditing at a public accounting firm or a publicly traded company performing SOX related tasks
• 2+ years experience managing a SOX program
• Proficient with Archer, FloQast, iGrafx, MS Office 360

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave, 3 weeks’ Vacation, and Holidays (about 11 a year)
• HSA or FSA account and other voluntary benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with Employer Match Program and 529 Savings Plan
• Employee Mortgage Loan Program and free access to an Axos Bank Account with Self-Directed Trading