SOX and Controls Manager

This role is hybrid on-site (3) days a week in Chicago or Northbrook, IL UL Solutions is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Risk Control Project Manager to join our SOX management team. The ideal candidate will engage with project teams to ensure compliance with established controls and regulatory requirements while evaluating and mitigating risks from a SOX perspective. This role is critical in maintaining our internal control framework and fostering a culture of compliance across the organization. Engage with Project Teams: Collaborate closely with project stakeholders to understand new implementations, ensuring compliance with established controls and regulatory requirements. Risk Assessment: Evaluate potential risks associated with new projects from a SOX perspective, identifying key areas of concern that may impact financial reporting. Control Design and Evaluation: Develop and assess necessary controls to mitigate identified risks, ensuring they align with SOX compliance and the organization's internal control framework. Process Flowcharting: Create detailed flowcharts to visualize processes related to new projects, highlighting key control points and risk areas to facilitate understanding among stakeholders. Develop Mitigating Controls: Propose and implement mitigating controls based on findings from the risk and control matrix, ensuring effectiveness in addressing potential gaps in compliance. Documentation and Reporting: Maintain thorough documentation of control assessments, risk evaluations, and compliance processes, preparing reports for management review and external auditors as necessary. Training and Guidance: Provide training and guidance to project teams on SOX compliance and internal control standards, ensuring a culture of compliance throughout the organization. Continuous Improvement: Monitor ongoing projects and existing controls, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in compliance processes and risk management strategies. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with internal audit and other departments to ensure alignment in compliance efforts, sharing insights and recommendations for enhancing internal control systems. LI-Hybrid Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field. 5 years of experience in risk management, internal controls, or compliance roles, with specific knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements. Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex projects and identify risks effectively. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with stakeholders at all levels. Experience in process flowcharting and control design. Proficient in documentation and reporting best practices. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional environment. Relevant certifications (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA) are a plus. A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage. UL LLC has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To assure full implementation of this equal employment policy, we will take steps to assure that: Persons are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, color, age, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, religion, creed, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy, marital or familial status, or any other protected category under applicable law.