Director, SOX Compliance

Location

This position will be based in Charlotte, NC.

Reporting

This position will report to the Chief Accounting Officer 

Summary of Role 

Palmetto is seeking a SOX Compliance Director to own and lead the company's Sarbanes-Oxley program. This is a high-impact, highly visible role that sits at the intersection of operational accounting, controls assurance, and cross-functional collaboration. The Director will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining a scalable SOX 404 compliance framework to ensure that Palmetto is well-positioned for PCAOB controls audit. The ideal candidate brings a deep understanding of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), a builder's mindset, and the ability to operate with credibility at the executive level.

Strategic & Tactical

• SOX Program Ownership
• Own the end-to-end SOX 404 compliance program, including scoping, risk assessment, controls documentation, sample testing, and remediation
• Lead the development and maintenance of process narratives, risk and control matrices (RCMs), and flowcharts across all in-scope financial processes
• Establish and maintain a comprehensive controls inventory, ensuring coverage of entity-level controls, IT general controls (ITGCs), and business process controls
• Drive annual SOX scoping decisions in collaboration with internal audit, external auditors and senior leadership
• Testing & Assurance
• Design and execute (or oversee) controls testing procedures in accordance with PCAOB standards
• Manage walkthroughs and control testing timelines to align with audit cycles and financial close schedules
• Identify control deficiencies, assess their severity, and work with process owners to drive timely and effective remediation
• Coordinate reliance strategy with external auditors to optimize the internal/external audit relationship and reduce redundancy
• Cross-Functional Partnership
• Serve as the primary SOX subject matter expert and advisor to process owners across Accounting, Finance, Tax, IT, Legal, and HR
• Partner with IT and business systems teams to assess and strengthen ITGCs and application-level controls across key platforms (e.g., NetSuite, Salesforce, and other enterprise systems)
• Collaborate with FP&A and the broader Accounting organization on the financial reporting control environment, including period-end close and financial statement preparation controls
• Governance & Reporting
• Prepare SOX status reporting and key metrics for executive leadership and the Audit Committee
• Develop and deliver controls training and awareness programs across the organization
• Stay current on SEC, PCAOB, and COSO framework developments; assess and communicate implications to the program

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA preferred
• 8+ years of progressive experience in SOX compliance, internal audit, or external audit, with at least 3 years in a SOX program leadership role
• Deep familiarity with PCAOB auditing standards, COSO 2013 framework, and SEC reporting requirements
• Experience building or significantly scaling a SOX program in a pre-IPO or newly public company strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to assess and document complex business processes and design effective controls
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and meet non-negotiable deadlines
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable presenting to senior leadership and external auditors
• Experience working with cloud-based ERP systems (NetSuite experience a plus) and evaluating ITGCs
• Big 4 public accounting background preferred