Audit Manager

Internal Audit Manager – SOX & Business Process Chicago | Hybrid

A large, publicly traded industrial organization with a significant North American footprint is seeking an Internal Audit Manager to join its corporate audit team.

This role offers strong visibility to senior leadership and broad exposure across financial, operational, and IT processes.

You will help lead the company’s SOX and business process audit efforts, ensuring a strong internal control environment while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and mitigate risk.

This position blends hands‑on testing with advisory influence and cross‑functional partnership.

• Support development and execution of the annual risk‑based audit plan
• Lead end‑to‑end SOX program activities, including scoping, walkthroughs, testing, remediation, and reporting
• Perform business process, operational, financial, and limited IT‑related audits
• Conduct risk assessments and identify control gaps or process inefficiencies
• Review SOC 1 reports and evaluate third‑party control environments
• Partner with control owners to improve documentation and evidence standards (IUC/IPE)
• Assess segregation of duties risks and support remediation strategies
• Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership
• Track remediation plans and coordinate with external auditors
• Stay current on evolving regulatory and accounting requirements

• 8+ years of experience in public accounting, SOX compliance, or internal audit within a public company environment
• CPA or CIA required
• Strong knowledge of internal controls, financial reporting, and risk management
• Experience with audit management platforms (Audit Board, Workiva, Team Mate, etc.)
• Familiarity with ERP systems (SAP, Dynamics, or similar)
• Experience leveraging data analytics tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
• Strong executive presence and communication skills

• Broad audit scope across financial, operational, and compliance areas
• High visibility to executive leadership
• Opportunity to influence control design and process improvement