SOX Business Controls Specialist

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

Finance is the strategic engine that drives rigorous decision making and acts as the financial stewards of Stripe's businesses - and we'd like your help. Stripe is building a world class Controllership team, which is responsible for the corporate SOX program. Stripe is seeking a bar-raising Business Process Controls Specialist to join its internal controls team. This team is responsible for the global implementation and operation of Stripe's internal controls over financial reporting program. We seek a candidate that is excited by the challenge of working for a hyper-growth company that is focused on expanding the economic infrastructure of the internet.

What it asks for · 8

• Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree a plus in Accounting, Information Systems, Finance, or related field
• Technical certification required (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA, PMP)
• 8+ years of work experience in managing and/or assessing SOX programs
• Big 4 audit firm or equivalent audit experience
• Developed expertise and extensive experience with leading and performing SOX business process program design, control implementation, and monitoring of SOX program
• Strong knowledge of technical accounting, order to cash, and financial close & reporting controls
• Strong communication skills, including presenting to and influencing senior business leaders
• Demonstrated success managing concurrent workstreams/projects independently

Also a plus

• Experience in implementing internal controls in early stage public companies is strongly preferred
• Experience with an online payments company, ecommerce, SaaS, Payments, Fintech or Financial Services industries is desirable.
• Experience working with JIRA and AuditBoard is a plus

What the job covers

• Develop, lead, and execute periodic financial risk assessments, materiality calculations, and scoping of the SOX program
• Collaborate cross functionally to design leading edge practices with a financial compliance mindset across several complex business process areas.
• Conduct walkthroughs across all business process areas and work with business process owners to ensure timely review and updates to the control documentation
• Provide financial internal control guidance in the development and enhancement of financial and operational processes
• Monitor and assess emerging financial reporting risks with the growth and evolution of the business and develop plans to implement appropriate controls to timely address these emerging risks
• Provide reporting to business leaders on program status, health, and effectiveness of the business process control environment
• Collaborate and align with the company’s external audit around financial reporting risks and SOX program approach

Degree language

• Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree a plus in Accounting, Information Systems, Finance, or related field

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

• controls13×
• financial12×
• program9×
• sox9×
• business process7×
• experience6×
• financial reporting5×
• sox program5×
• internal controls4×
• requirements4×
• accounting3×
• audit3×
• business leaders3×
• design3×
• reporting risks3×
• address2×

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