Manager SOX Compliance (hybrid)

NiSource
Columbus
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 133,400 - 200,100 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Relationship building","Critical thinking","Project management","Analytical thinking"]

Lead the company’s Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance program, including ICFR internal controls, risk assessments, and key control testing across business process controls and IT General Controls (ITGC). Oversee the SOX 404 program, manage deficiency evaluation and remediation tracking, coordinate auditor requests, and support large-scale IT system transformation control design. Standardize and improve testing quality, records, and automation while reporting results to senior leadership.

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Manager SOX Compliance (hybrid)

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Job Summary

Lead the company’s Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance program, including ICFR internal controls, risk assessments, and key control testing across business process controls and IT General Controls (ITGC). Oversee the SOX 404 program, manage deficiency evaluation and remediation tracking, coordinate auditor requests, and support large-scale IT system transformation control design. Standardize and improve testing quality, records, and automation while reporting results to senior leadership.
Location: Columbus
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the SOX compliance program, including internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), risk assessments, and key control testing.
  • •Oversee the end-to-end SOX 404 program (planning, scoping, execution, and reporting) across business process and ITGC controls.
  • •Supervise management testing and conduct independent ITGC testing to ensure consistency, quality, and adherence to methodologies.
  • •Manage remediation planning by identifying root causes and tracking corrective actions through to sustainable resolution.
  • •Act as primary liaison with external auditors and Internal Audit; facilitate reliance on management testing and summarize results for CEO, CFO, and CAO on a quarterly basis.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 133,400 - 200,100 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree.
  • •7+ years of experience in SOX compliance (internal audit or Big 4 background preferred).
  • •Demonstrated experience with ERP implementations and designing/implementing internal controls and related risk assessments.
  • •Strong knowledge of IT General Controls and business process controls, with project management experience across multiple concurrent initiatives.
  • •Certified SOX Expert (CSOE) upon hire.
Experience:7+ yearsSOX complianceInternal auditBig 4ERP implementations
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationRelationship buildingCritical thinkingProject managementAnalytical thinking
Certifications:CSOE
Tech Stack:SOXICFRITGCSDLCArcherWorkivaERP

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

NiSource
NiSource is a regulated utility holding company that delivers natural gas and electric service to millions of customers across the Midwest and Northeast United States. It operates through local utility brands focused on safe, reliable energy delivery and infrastructure.
Industry: Utilities
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 5M to 10M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Merrillville, United States
Founded: 1912
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