Global SOX Program Manager, Internal Audit

Tesla Internal Audit Team's mission is to protect the company by calling attention to critical risks and driving management action to address those risks (financial, operational and regulatory). Internal projects are driven by two guiding principles - Keep Tesla Safe and Enable Operational Excellence. The Team achieves its objective by collaborating with functional and business/product groups to identify areas of risk, making valuable recommendations on process and control improvements, cost reduction, and operational excellence. Internal Audit team works closely with functional and business/product work groups to identify areas of risk, make valuable recommendations on process and control standardization, and influence decision-making process to drive change. Support Internal Audit team to maintain an effective SOX program, audit presence, plan and implement build-out of the Internal Audit team, and drive business process and control improvements for Tesla. The successful candidate will possess the ability to function independently, apply professional judgment, interface with all levels of management, and communicate complex matters clearly and succinctly.

• Lead financial audits and SOX compliance initiatives, identify and recommend control enhancements by leveraging data analysis techniques to provide management with outlined solutions to drive risk reduction, process improvement and cost reduction

• Partner with business and utilize knowledge of financial processes, financial reporting risk, and internal controls to design, evaluate, and monitor the Company's internal controls over financial reporting.

• Champion a risk-based approach to independently evaluate, plan, perform, summarize and communicate assigned risk assessments and audit activities across vehicle and energy business

• Evaluate key risks in financial processes and propose changes in control design to address risks efficiently

• Lead special projects requested by the Audit Committee of the Board around internal control assessments, and special investigations

• Prepare and provide written and oral reports, communications and/or presentations to management presenting observations and recommendations for internal control improvement and facilitating management action plans

• Drive continuous improvement of the department by bringing leading practice frameworks, audit process improvements, and thought leadership

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or equivalent experience

• 8+ years of experience in Financial Controls, Assurance, and Operational Audit (process and performance improvement, business transformation), Finance, or a blend of related experience in relevant industries

• Big 4 consulting experience within advisory or assurance practice

• CPA, CA, CIA, CPIM or other relevant certifications

• Ability to navigate through ambiguity, manage and coordinate multiple project assignments simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, accepting ownership and accountability of the process and delivering on commitments

• Leadership skills including the ability to take charge, coach, interact with all levels of the organization, set objectives, and drive results

• Intensely curious, solution-oriented individual who wants to know what, where, when, how, and (most importantly) why processes work the way they do