Internal Audit Manager

Internal Audit Manager

PagerDuty seeks an Internal Audit Manager to join our diverse, customer-focused team! Reporting to the Head of Internal Audit, the Internal Audit Manager is a key member in executing the annual SOX audit plan, which includes reviewing, testing, analyzing, evaluating, and concluding the design and effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. 

This position will also be integral to planning and executing audit and advisory engagements, including the business's operational, financial, compliance, and technology aspects.

This position will be hands-on in project planning and execution of internal audit and SOX activities to identify, recognize, and manage business risks. It will also assess the impact of new technologies and automation tools on existing processes and controls. 

Responsibilities

• Work independently or sometimes as a team member in the planning and executing day-to-day Internal Audit functions, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance efforts.

• Own and perform annual SOX risk assessment, evaluate internal controls, and determine in-scope controls for testing.

• Successfully collaborate with process owners to maintain and update the process narratives/flowcharts and ensure the appropriate/sufficient evidence of controls.

• Manage and drive internal control walkthroughs and test plans and ensure issues are identified, documented, and resolved on time.

• Discuss testing procedures, progress updates, and findings with management, Internal Audit, process owners, and external auditors, providing recommendations or solutions for improvement. 

• Partner with process owners to develop remediation plans to address internal control deficiencies and assess the adequacy of corrective actions.

• Leverage technology to enhance audit processes, utilizing data analytics and visualization tools to provide deeper insights and improve decision-making. Identify opportunities for process improvements and automation to boost efficiency and effectiveness across our operations. Additionally, assess the impact of new technologies and automation tools on existing processes and controls, ensuring seamless integration and strengthening our overall control environment. 

• Key contributor and leader in conducting internal audits and advisory engagements of varying complexity and scope across the organization, including operational, financial, compliance, and strategy-focused audit engagements

• Perform internal audit procedures in compliance with professional and departmental standards, including audit planning and scoping, engagement level risk assessments, fieldwork execution, providing and presenting audit recommendations to the business, and delivering high-quality audit reports.

• Provide advisory (consulting) services to business management and proactively evaluate process maturity and planned changes to identify and highlight potential risks and process/control recommendations.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant accounting and internal audit guidance, methodologies, and frameworks.

• Perform other job responsibilities and duties as assigned by department leadership.

Basic Qualifications:

• Degree in Accounting or Finance

• Certified as a CPA, CIA, and/or CISA

• Minimum of five years experience in public accounting or public company.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written) to provide clear, concise documentation and share findings with various business stakeholders at all levels in the organization.

• Technical expert with extensive accounting and internal controls knowledge, adept at identifying risks within business and IT processes, including system interdependencies.

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• Ability to independently complete and manage multiple assignments concurrently.

• Must be a self-starter and possess intense intellectual curiosity.

• Experience with IT audits is desirable.

The base salary range for this position is 120,000 - 187,000 USD. This role may also be eligible for bonus, commission, equity, and/or benefits.

Our base salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range, which is subject to change based on primary work location, reflects the minimum and maximum base salary we expect to pay newly hired employees for the position. Within the range, we determine pay for an individual based on a number of factors including market location, job-related knowledge, skills/competencies and experience.

Your recruiter can share more about the specific offerings for this role, as well as the salary range for your primary work location during the hiring process.