Manager of Business Controls

Job Summary

This role will serve as the Supply Chain Solutions business point person for Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) controls and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) coordination, readiness, execution and remediation support. This role resides within the business as part of the first line and is responsible for driving business specific SOX design and remediation projects. Including supporting the business in determining or improving control designs, establishing and meeting timelines to implement, coordinating deliverables, maintaining visibility into key milestones, and helping remove roadblocks that may impact SOX readiness. This role will partner closely with business process owners, IT, Corporate Internal Controls, Internal Audit, and external auditors to support walkthroughs, testing requests, remediation tracking, evidence readiness, issue escalation, and leadership reporting. This role does not replace control ownership or independent audit responsibilities; rather, it helps drive accountability, communication, and execution discipline across the SOX and ICFR lifecycle for the division.

Job Description

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage Supply Chain Solutions SOX workstreams, project plans, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables across business processes in partnership with business process owners, IT, Corporate Internal Controls, Internal Audit, and external auditors.

Partner with business process owners to understand operational processes, control design attributes, control remediation needs and overall support of SOX readiness.  Coordinate with Corporate Internal Controls on control design considerations, evidence expectations, and remediation needs.

Develop and support ongoing business self-governance by helping process and control owners understand SOX expectations, monitor control readiness, maintain quality evidence, proactively address gaps, and drive accountability for timely remediation and ongoing control ownership.

Serve as a central coordination point between business process owners, control owners, IT, Corporate Internal Controls, Internal Audit, and external auditors to support SOX readiness, walkthroughs, audit requests, testing support, remediation activities, and issue resolution.

Track and report the status of audit findings, control deficiencies, remediation plans , evidence readiness, and open action items to promote transparency, timely escalation, and accountability.

Identify and escalate control related -risks, process gaps and project execution concerns; provide practical recommendations in coordination with Corporate Internal Controls and relevant stakeholders.

Drive project governance routines, including status reporting, meeting facilitation, action item follow-up, stakeholder communications, and documentation of key decision, with ongoing communication to senior leadership, delivering clear and concise updates.

Coordinate project resources, competing priorities, and workload expectations across workstreams; escalate capacity or staffing constraints as needed.

Collaborate with business and process improvement teams on  automation and technology needs  to help strengthen control design considersations within evolving digital workflows, relevant IT systems implementations or upgrades, and business process changes.

Coordinate cross-functional contributors and influence execution without direct ownership of independent audit testing or control effectiveness conclusions. If applicable, provide day-to-day direction to project resources supporting SOX readiness activities.

Help ensure SOX timelines, audit support deadlines, remediation milestones, and project deliverables are met; escalate roadblocks when progress cannot be made timely.

Assign projects utilizing resource planning tools and ensure the team’s workload is within their capacity.  Escalate staffing challenges as required.

May oversee day-to-day operations of a group of employees.

Hiring, staffing, performance reviews, recommending pay increases, training and development of team members, ensure consistent application of organizational standards and policies.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field.

Work Experience

At least 4 years of experience in internal controls, SOX compliance, audit support, compliance, finance operations or related business transformation activities in a US publicly traded company.

Experience in project management, program coordination including coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, managing project timelines, tracking action items, and supporting audit or compliance-related deliverables.

Experience managing complex projects, internal controls initiatives, audit readiness efforts, remediation activities, or cross-functional compliance programs in a large organization.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Possess strong written and verbal communication skills.

Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize.

Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.

Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes domestically and internationally.

PREFERRED JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

Master’s degree in Accountancy or Master’s degree in Business Administration.

Certification / Licensure

CPA, CIA, CISA. PMP, Six Sigma

Work Experience

At least 2 years of experience managing people.

At least 5 years of experience in internal controls, SOX compliance, audit support, compliance, finance operations or related business transformation activities in a US publicly traded company.

Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

The anticipated salary range for this position:

$101,000.00 - $152,000.00 Annual

The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible. Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold.

Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average. For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions, paid time off, as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits please click here.

We’re dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career. We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best. Explore our Belonging page here.

Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.