Director of Internal Controls at Saronic

About the RoleSaronic Technologies is seeking a Head of Internal Controls to design, implement, and lead a scalable internal control framework across the company. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for a builder, who will establish governance over financial, operational, and compliance processes as Saronic scales.You’ll be the founding member of the Internal Controls function — setting the tone for risk management, compliance, and audit readiness, while partnering closely with leadership across Finance, Engineering, Operations, and Legal.

Responsibilities:

Establish and maintain a comprehensive internal control framework (under COSO framework), including scoping, risk assessment, control design, testing, and remediation.

Develop policies, processes, and control documentation across key financial and operational workflows

Support IT, Engineering and Product teams with control implementation and documentation around access management, data integrity, and system change management.

Partner cross-functionally to develop and strengthen appropriate entity-level controls, business process controls, incident reporting frameworks, and reporting structures

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

Build-out and lead a future team of internal controls and compliance professionals

Qualifications:

Required:

10+ years in internal controls, audit, or risk management, including experience at both a Big 4 firm and a high-growth public company.

Deep understanding of governance and internal controls regulations, including COSO and SOX

Strong project management skills and the ability to drive accountability in a cross-functional environment

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with employees, internal teams and external stakeholders

Proven track record of designing, implementing and monitoring scalable internal controls across financial systems

Preferred:

CPA, CIA, or CISA strongly preferred

Experience with ERP and financial systems

Familiarity with defense-industry compliance environments

Physical Requirements:

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Lifting and carrying items up to 20 pounds occasionally (e.g., office supplies, packages).

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