SOX & Internal Audit Director

Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach

$95K — $117K *
Lodi, CA 95240In-Person
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) preferred.
  • 5 years of experience in public accounting, internal audit, or similar role, ideally in a banking or financial institution setting.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of accounting and IT internal controls, SOX compliance, and US GAAP established best practices.
  • Experience in identifying and addressing financial, operational, and IT risks in business processes.

Responsibilities

  • Manage all Internal Audit (IA) and SOX activities, ensuring effective program execution.
  • Collaborate with business partners to update internal controls documentation.
  • Recommend and implement enhancements to align with SOX compliance best practices.
  • Work with various internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with internal controls.
  • Address and report on control deficiencies, providing updates to management.
  • Consult on new business initiatives and assess their impact on internal controls.
  • Summarize testing results and present findings to internal stakeholders and senior management.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Retirement savings plan options.
  • Paid time off and holiday benefits.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • Employee assistance program.
Full Job Description
AVP Internal Audit and SOX Supervisor

Department: Risk Management Employment Status: Officer / Exempt - Benefited

Location(s): Lodi Supervises Others: No

Posting Date: 8/24/2026

Salary: $95,000 - $117,500 (Commensurate with experience and qualifications)

Job Summary

The AVP Internal Audit and SOX Supervisor reports to the VP Risk and Control Manager and is responsible for managing and facilitating the Bank's Internal Audit (IA) and SOX programs to effectively identify, assess and report on the Bank's full range of risks and risk mitigation action steps related to internal controls. The AVP IA and SOX Supervisor must have expertise in IA and/or SOX methodologies (risk assessment, control design and operating effectiveness, testing strategies, and scoping, etc.), documentation, and control deficiency evaluation and remediation. This position works closely with internal business partners, outsourced internal audit function, and external financial audit team to ensure key controls are operating in accordance with IA and SOX requirements.

Essential Job Responsibilities

  1. Responsible for all IA and SOX related activities including implementation, coordination and overall execution of the IA and SOX programs
  2. Manage the updating of internal controls documentation (narratives and Risk Control Matrices) for financial and IT processes in collaboration with business partners
  3. Make recommendations and implement enhancements to the internal control environment in alignment with best practices of SOX compliance
  4. Responsible for working with a variety of business partners across the organization on implementation, execution, and testing compliance with internal controls.
  5. Recommend steps needed to address any control deficiencies, work with control owners to ensure all deficiencies are address timely and provide status updates to management
  6. Consult on new business initiatives, system implementations, accounting policy changes and assess the impact on internal controls
  7. Review audit reports to ensure deficiencies are properly identified and remediated
  8. Perform ERM and other risk assessments as needed for the organization
  9. Assist in managing the Key Report Inventory Listing. Identifying Key Reports and assisting process owners in managing the Key Report Inventory
  10. Summarize and present results of testing to internal stakeholders, senior management and the Board
  11. Other duties as assigned


Education and Experience

  1. Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
  2. Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), preferred
  3. 5 years of experience working in public accounting, internal audit or similar role within a public company, preferably a bank or financial institution. Familiarity with banks or financial institutions is a plus
  4. Comprehensive knowledge of best practices and principles of accounting and IT internal controls, SOX compliance and US GAAP
  5. Experience identifying and addressing financial, operational and IT risks in business processes, evaluating the design of internal controls, and assessing the effectiveness of processes and controls.
  6. Familiarity with IT General Controls and SOC-1 or SSAE 16 reports a plus
  7. Strong project management skills and demonstrated ability to manage changing priorities
  8. Experience collaborating and working in a team environment


Skills

  1. Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment, initiative and tact in dealing with management, supervisors, staff, etc.
  2. Strong or above average Word, Excel and Power-point skills
  3. Excellent oral and written communication skills required


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