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Vercel · 2 hours ago

Sr. Director of SOX and Internal Controls

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$250K/yr - $300K/yr

15+ years exp

Vercel is a company that provides developers with tools and cloud infrastructure to enhance web performance. They are seeking a Sr. Director of SOX and Internal Controls to lead compliance, controls, and risk management frameworks, ensuring robust internal controls for their billing, revenue, and payment systems as they prepare for potential public company status.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud InfrastructureDeveloper PlatformSoftwareWeb Development

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Lead the company’s SOX 404 compliance program (under COSO framework), including scoping, risk assessment, control design, testing, and remediation

Establish and maintain a comprehensive internal control framework, including, but not limited to instream automated controls over billing, collection, and revenue recognition

Partner with IT, Engineering, and Product teams to develop and monitor automated controls and system dependencies that are well-designed and documented. Serve as a trusted advisor on IT general controls for these groups

Partner cross-functionally to develop and strengthen appropriate entity-level controls, business process (manual & automated) controls, incident reporting frameworks, and reporting structures expected of a public company

Evaluate and strengthen controls over system access, change management, and data integrity for all in-scope systems

Drive annual and quarterly SOX risk assessments, and the controls certification process

Prepare reports and updates for the Audit Committee, external auditors, and executive leadership

Serve as the trusted advisor to business leaders on internal controls, risk management, and compliance trade-offs

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of SOX/compliance professionals

Liaise with external auditors and coordinate SOX scoping, testing, and remediation of findings

Qualification

SOX complianceInternal controlsRisk managementCPA certificationSaaS billing systemsUS GAAP knowledgeAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Minimum bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field

15+ years of experience in internal controls, SOX compliance, and audit, with a minimum of 5 years managing a team

Experience working at a public company, with quarterly reporting cadence is required

Strong understanding of high-volume, complex SaaS billing systems (e.g., Zuora, Stripe, Recurly, Chargebee, custom billing engines) and ERP/finance systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle)

Good technical knowledge of US GAAP (ASC 606), internal controls, and revenue recognition for subscription and usage-based models

Proven track record of implementing scalable automated controls across financial systems

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with employees, internal teams and external partners

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify risks, conduct audits, and implement solutions