Position Summary
GrubMarket is seeking a Business SOX Compliance Manager to own and lead the execution of its business process SOX program. Reporting to the Head of Business SOX Compliance, this role is accountable for the design, implementation, and ongoing effectiveness of SOX controls across the organization, ensuring compliance while supporting business growth and operational efficiency.
This role serves as the primary SOX subject matter expert for business processes and is responsible for program ownership, risk assessment, remediation strategy, and coordination with external auditors and co-sourced providers. The Manager will partner closely with Finance, Accounting, IT, Legal, and business leaders to assess risk, drive control improvements, and ensure consistent SOX execution.
The ideal candidate brings deep SOX and audit expertise, strong judgment, and the ability to lead in a fast-paced, evolving environment. This role requires comfort making final decisions, managing ambiguity, and influencing stakeholders at all levels. As the program matures, the scope of this role may expand to include broader internal audit and risk management responsibilities.
Responsibilities
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Own the end-to-end business SOX compliance program, including annual risk assessment, scoping, materiality determination, and ongoing program refinement.
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Serve as the primary SOX subject matter expert for business processes, providing final review and approval of control design, testing conclusions, and remediation plans.
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Lead and manage external co-sourced SOX providers, including planning walkthroughs, overseeing testing, reviewing deliverables, and ensuring quality and consistency.
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Act as the primary liaison with external auditors for business process SOX, including issue resolution, audit coordination, and management of audit requests.
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Assess the SOX impact of new initiatives, system implementations, non-routine transactions, and M&A activity, making final determinations on risk and control implications.
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Prepare and present SOX program status, risks, and remediation updates to senior leadership, SOX Steering Committees, and the Audit Committee.
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Drive continuous improvement by rationalizing controls, improving documentation quality, and enhancing program efficiency.
What You’ll Bring
We’re seeking a motivated, pragmatic person who thrives in a high-growth environment. You combine strong technical knowledge of SOX with the ability to educate, influence, and build buy-in across teams. You’re hands-on, detail-oriented, and able to roll up your sleeves.
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Deep knowledge of SOX and internal controls over financial reporting for business processes, including a strong understanding of IT dependencies and PCAOB expectations.
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Proven experience owning or leading significant portions of a SOX program in a public company or late-stage pre-IPO environment.
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Demonstrated ability to make sound risk and control decisions, balance compliance requirements with business realities, and defend positions with auditors and senior leadership.
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Experience managing external auditors and/or co-sourced SOX providers, including reviewing work, providing direction, and ensuring quality outcomes.
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Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to partner effectively across Finance, Accounting, IT, Legal, and the business.
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Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment, with comfort managing ambiguity and accountability.
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Experience supporting Audit Committee reporting or senior leadership presentations is preferred.
Education & Experience
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6+ years of relevant work experience, ideally with both public accounting experience and compliance or audit experience at a publicly traded company
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BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
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Professional certifications preferred (CIA, CPA, CISA).
What’s in it for you?
At GrubMarket, we value fairness and strive to provide competitive, market-informed compensation while ensuring internal equity across regions. We make hiring decisions based on your skills, experience, and our overall assessment of what we observed and learnt in the hiring process. The target salary range for this position is $120,000-$160,000. When calculating offers, we make salary decisions based on market data and candidates’ skills and experience.