Hiring: SOX Controls Manager Company: Robert Half Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-14 12:42:27 Employment Type: Hybrid About the job Experience: •5+ years of progressive accounting, internal control, and assurance experience. Required Skills: •Lead end-to-end SOX process management and coordination across operational sites, ensuring local control owners understand, execute, and document key controls effectively. •Liaise closely with the Internal Control team on identified control gaps, ensuring appropriate local operational contacts are engaged, accountable, and actively driving timely remediation with control owners. •Liaise with Corporate Accounting on the rollout and practical implementation of new accounting policies, translating technical requirements into actionable operational guidelines. •Drive continuous improvement in balance sheet reconciliation workflows and manual journal entry processes, resolving aging bottlenecks and establishing clean documentation standards. •Provide practical US GAAP guidance across revenue recognition, lease and capital expenditure governance, and inventory cost accounting to ensure compliant, standardized, and efficient plant and commercial operations. Qualifications: •Big 4 or top national public accounting firm (Assurance/Audit) experience auditing publicly traded clients. •Proven experience managing SOX compliance cycles, remediating control deficiencies with local control owners, and implementing standardized operational processes. Compensation: •$140,000 - $155,000 / year •The salary range for this position is $140,000-$155,000 plus bonus Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!