Director of Internal Audit

Who we are:

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.

Motive serves more than 120,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.

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As the Director of Internal Audit you will report to the Chief Accounting Officer. This role will develop, execute, and lead the Company’s internal audit function, with the first priority on implementing the Sarbanes Oxley (“SOX”) compliance program. You will partner with cross functional teams across finance, sales, engineering, legal and human resources to execute this important project. You will have a key role in educating the organization on SOX compliance and present progress to executive leadership and the Audit Committee. This role will also lead projects that are focused on addressing business risks. This is an opportunity to have a visible impact on the organization and will require strong project management skills, clear verbal and written communication, and the ability to bring various contributors together to achieve a combined goal.

What You'll Do:

• Oversee the design of internal controls over financial reporting for compliance with SOX and develop annual risk assessment and scoping of key controls based on material financial statement balances
• Manage the documentation, assessment, testing and monitoring of internal controls over financial reporting, including tracking control gaps and action plans to remediate any control weaknesses identified
• Coordinate the efforts between external auditors and internal business process / IT owners, including alignment on SOX planning, walkthroughs, testing, audit requests, and deficiency evaluation
• Develop and provide routine training to the control owners to ensure a thorough understanding of the SOX program, control design, and the impact of their control(s) on Motive’s financial statements
• Prepare and routinely deliver executive management and audit committee materials that highlight the overall SOX progress and results
• Establish a relationship with the Audit Committee by providing periodic updates on the SOX project, and ultimately liaise directly with the Audit Committee Chair on internal audit projects and priorities
• Lead internal audit projects through process reviews, identifying opportunities for significant enhancements in operational efficiency, segregation of duties, and other projects that provide identifiable benefits to the company
• Own the development, implementation of systems and tools, education, and ongoing monitoring of the sales certification process

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting
• Experience leading internal audit function at a publicly traded company an advantage
• Big 4 public accounting experience with a CPA, CIA and/or CISA certifications preferred
• 10+ years of relevant experience required
• Knowledge of 2013 COSO framework and experience applying the framework in a manner that supports SOX compliance and operational efficiencies required
• Experience in leading audits of Business controls and IT, general knowledge of IT controls, interfaces and reports testing over proprietary in-house built and enterprise corporate systems
• Experience preparing for initial SOX 404 audit requirements
• Mastery of communication skills and styles, both written and verbal. Demonstrated ability to effectively present information to internal and external associates
• Experience with project management, including tooling and managing projects through a fast-paced and deadline-oriented SOX life cycle
• Strategic thinker with demonstrated ability to influence and advanced ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret data
• Experience with SaaS and hardware/inventory and large data volume sets preferred

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