ICFR Compliance Manager

Bonus Type

Summary

The finance and administration team is the backbone of the bank, driving financial strength and seamless operations through expert planning, reporting, and support. The ICFR Compliance Manager plays a key role in leading and advancing the bank’s SOX/ICFR program. This position owns higher-risk areas, oversees control assessments, and partners with senior leadership to ensure a strong and effective control environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role, combining technical accounting expertise with team oversight and exposure to enterprise-wide initiatives. It’s an ideal opportunity for someone with a CPA and public accounting or banking audit experience who is looking to step into a highly visible role with meaningful influence across the organization.

Job Description

This role is responsible for coordinating and executing core components of the ICFR program, including control monitoring, walkthroughs, risk assessments, and reporting to senior leadership and the Audit Committee.

You’ll operate as a hands-on leader—balancing ownership of complex areas with guiding the broader program—while partnering across the organization to strengthen processes and ensure effective controls.

Team Culture

You’ll be joining a growing ICFR team that sits at the center of how the bank ensures a strong and effective control environment. This team partners closely with Accounting, Risk Management, Internal Audit, IT, and business leaders across the organization to evaluate controls, strengthen processes, and support enterprise-wide compliance efforts.

This is a team in build mode, focused on enhancing processes, increasing efficiency, and bringing more structure and scalability to SOX and ICFR activities. Team members are encouraged to take initiative, think critically, and contribute to meaningful improvements across the program.

How You'll Spend Your Time

• Lead higher-risk and complex areas within the ICFR program, including control assessments and walkthroughs
• Oversee SOX control monitoring activities, ensuring quality, consistency, and alignment across the program
• Partner with Accounting, Risk, and business leaders to evaluate control design and address deficiencies
• Coordinate quarterly and annual ICFR processes, including certifications, SOC-1 evaluations and reporting to senior leadership and the Audit Committee
• Evaluate control deficiencies, determine severity, and guide remediation planning and execution
• Develop team members through feedback, coaching, and day-to-day guidance
• Drive improvements across the ICFR program, including process enhancements and increased efficiency

Education & Experience Requirements

This level of knowledge is normally acquired through completion of a bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems or related field. Minimum 5 years of experience in a public accounting firm or internal audit serving public company clients, or in a compliance, risk management or equivalent combination of education and experience. Professional designation such as CISA, CPA or CIA required. 

• Strong knowledge of ICFR/SOX requirements, COSO framework, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Experience in performing risk assessments, leading walkthrough meetings, performing control testing of business process and IT general controls, and evaluating control deficiencies.
• Strong knowledge of banking rules, regulations, systems and operations.
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, presenting findings through written communication and verbal presentations.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and identify trends or anomalies.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, for data analysis and reporting.
• Experience with PowerBI, PowerAutomate and Microsoft CoPilot preferred.