Internal Audit Director - Global Head of SOX
Meta

Join our team as the Internal Audit Director - Global Head of SOX, where you will lead Meta's global SOX Compliance Program overseeing risk and materiality assessments, control design reviews, testing, and reporting in a highly innovative and rapidly evolving environment. The position reports to the Internal Audit Director on Corporate Functions and will be part of an integrated audit and SOX team. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to navigate complex situations that may impact the company's internal controls over financial reporting. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with a passion for internal controls, risk management, and compliance and has a track record of success in leading high-performing teams.

Internal Audit Director - Global Head of SOX Responsibilities:

• Develop a long-term strategy for the company's SOX compliance program with a focus on continuous improvement, increased innovation, and efficient operations
• Lead the Company's SOX compliance program and act as a central point of contact and subject matter expert to ensure appropriate internal controls (manual and system) over financial reporting are designed and implemented
• On-going project management of the SOX program, including overseeing the coordination efforts between Internal Audit team members, third party SOX co-sourced providers, external auditors, and business process owners
• Drive SOX scoping and risk assessment by collaborating with cross-functional teams, including accounting, engineering, and others, within the Company to stay up to date on significant changes that may have an impact on the design and/or operating effectiveness of controls
• Maintain on-going communication with external auditors including alignment on SOX planning, walkthroughs/testing, audit requests, and deficiency evaluation
• Drive execution of program status updates reports for control owners, the executive management and the Audit and RIsk Committee highlighting overall SOX progress and key observations
• Educate business process and internal control owners by leading training sessions on compliance requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• 12+ years of SOX and Internal Audit experience in a Big Four firm and/or within an Internal Audit function of a large, global organization
• BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
• Experience in leading and managing teams, consisting of company employees and resources provided by a co-sourced provider
• Knowledge of the COSO framework and experience applying the framework that supports SOX compliance and operational efficiencies
• Experience in ITGC audits and testing, over proprietary in-house built systems (ads and payments engineering) and enterprise corporate systems (e.g., Oracle, Salesforce, Workday)
• Experience with leveraging data analytics and using automation for testing and monitoring
• Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills that allow interactions with business partners
• Problem solving experience that demonstrate critical and logical thinking to reach a solution

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA, CIA, and/or CISA certifications strongly preferred
• Experience working in the technology industry and/or auditing complex data pipelines and advanced technologies
• Experienced relationship builder - gains trust through action, develops business understanding, spots opportunities, and delivers value to the business

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