Manager, Internal Audit (SOX)

Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Company

Core & Main is a specialty distributor providing water, wastewater, storm drainage, and fire protection products and related services across the United States.

What you will do

• Lead the annual SOX compliance program, including planning, risk assessment, scoping, testing, deficiency evaluation, and remediation monitoring.
• Plan and execute operational, financial, compliance, and risk-based audits across business functions and units.
• Coordinate with management, external auditors, third-party providers, and process owners to deliver audit and compliance activities.
• Define project scopes, objectives, timelines, resources, deliverables, and status communications.
• Document audit procedures, findings, recommendations, and management action plans.
• Use data analytics and technology-enabled audit techniques to identify control exceptions, emerging risks, and process improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in internal audit, public accounting, SOX compliance, risk management, internal controls, or a related discipline.
• Experience leading or coordinating SOX compliance activities in a publicly traded company.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and work with internal and external stakeholders.
• Must be at least 18 years old and pass applicable pre-employment assessments.

Nice to have

• CPA, CIA, CISA, CRMA, CFE, or equivalent professional certification.
• Advanced degree.
• Experience with external auditors, co-sourced audit providers, acquisitions, system implementations, business transformations, or other large-scale initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, Operations, Human Resources, and other business functions.
• Work independently and lead initiatives through influence rather than direct authority.
• Support governance, risk management, compliance, control effectiveness, and operational improvement.
• Employment decisions are based on merit and qualifications related to professional competence.