Global Compliance & SOX Director

Location: Hybrid in Wood Dale, Illinois, United States, with regular office work required. Willingness to travel 10–20% is required.

Salary: $175,000–$200,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global develops product identification solutions, including in-line printing, coding and marking products, consumables, and software for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and industrial markets.

What you will do

• Lead Regional Compliance Leaders and develop a high-performing global compliance function.
• Design and execute annual audits and balance sheet reviews across Asia, the Americas, and EMEA.
• Own the end-to-end SOX 404 program, including testing, control-gap identification, and process improvement.
• Drive remediation and closure of audit findings through recurring updates with operating companies and regional leadership.
• Coordinate SOX audit fieldwork with external auditors and review quarterly regional disclosure questionnaires.
• Partner with Legal on Anti-Corruption Program controls and lead technical accounting training and policy implementation.

Requirements

• Active CPA certification.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• 13+ years of progressive audit and accounting experience, including direct ownership of SOX 404 compliance in a complex global organization.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience delivering training to finance teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation, collaboration, and senior stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to travel 10–20% for global audit and compliance activities.

Nice to have

• Experience with BlackLine and Oracle ERP.
• Familiarity with Veralto Enterprise Systems or continuous improvement frameworks such as Lean and Kaizen.
• Multi-regional finance or audit experience across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.
• Experience with Alteryx, Power BI, ACL/Galvanize, or similar audit automation and data analytics tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work environment and flexible working hours.
• Permissive vacation days and health benefits.
• Professional onboarding, training, career coaching, and development opportunities.
• Paid time off, medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus 401(k) for eligible employees.