Senior Manager, Internal Audit

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Corporate Overvi ew

Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber-attacks. Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web.

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity.

Protection Starts with People. Proofpoint.

About The Department

The Internal Audit (IA) organization strive to enhance and protect organizational value by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice, and insight. At Proofpoint, Internal Audit is responsible for managing Company’s SOX Program as well as performing high quality Operations audits and Consulting/advisory projects.

The Role

The Senior Manager, Internal Audit is a highly visible management leadership position within Proofpoint’s Internal Audit Team. This role leads a team that interacts regularly with Proofpoint’s Process Owners, Controllership, IT teams, external auditors as well as with certain key Proofpoint executives. The Internal Audit Senior Manager is responsible for leading and managing Proofpoint’s Internal Audit Plan including planning, executing, and overseeing a variety of SOX and audit engagements, as well as providing valuable insights and recommendations to senior management. This position is based in Sunnyvale, California and will report to the Vice President of Internal Audit.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the global management of Company’s SOX 404/302 compliance processes including Scoping, Planning, walkthroughs, narrative/flow-charts update and plan & executive Company’s internal control testing in an efficient and effective manner.

Coordinate the internal audit testing calendar with global process owners, IT teams, and external auditors and ensure adherence to deadlines.

Educate business partners, IT teams and control owners on the importance of a strong internal control environment, including expectations for adequate documentation to meet PCAOB and External auditor guideline.

Partner with business process owners to improve efficiency and act as a subject matter expert in design, modification and/or streamlining processes and controls

Review, assess and evaluate control exceptions and support control owners to ensure timely remediation. Track and report deficiencies to senior management to ensure adequate visibility and remediation.

Identifying opportunities to strengthen existing controls through automation and providing support in the implementing of new controls.

Prepare internal audit reports and updates for executives and Board.

Influence the design of systems, processes, and controls for emerging and growing business activities to ensure internal controls are considered and optimized.

Advise teams managing Business/Digital Transformation and system implementations to ensure adequate controls are designed and incorporated, change control guidelines are followed, and process changes are documented.

Keep business partners and IT teams abreast of developments in internal controls through issuance of various publications, training sessions, and other meeting forums.

Coach and mentor auditors and train them to take up higher level responsibilities.

Skills, Qualification and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance, or information technology; advanced degree preferred.

Professional certification such as CPA/CA/CIA/CISA required.

8 years of experience (including 2-3 years in leadership role) in risk advisory or financial audit/attestation in a Big 4 Accounting firm, large global US public company or a combination of both.

Detailed understanding of SOX testing methodologies, risk assessment practices, the COSO framework as well as PCAOB standards

Experience in designing, monitoring, evaluating internal controls and SOX compliance program for a large global US public company.

Solid aptitude for information technology and digital transformation solutions

Strong analytical, problem solving and influencing skills to drive internal controls strategy across the Company.

Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.

High attention to detail, organized and thorough with a desire for continuous process improvement.

Advanced written and verbal communication skills

Unquestionable integrity and credibility

LOCATION:

Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid schedule,3-4 days on-site per week is required).

Local candidates preferred. No relocation assistance available.

Why Proofpoint

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success. We’re a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.

We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint! #LifeAtProofpoint

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If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, youll enjoy your career with us!

Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable pay and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes flexible time off, a robust well-being program that provides for 4 global wellbeing days per year, and a 3-week work from anywhere option.

Base Pay Ranges:

SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area:

Base Pay Range: 177,750.00 – 260,700.00 USD

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska:

Base Pay Range: 142,950.00 – 209,660.00 USD

All other cities and states excluding those listed above:

Base Pay Range: 129,750.00 – 190,300.00 USD

Proofpoint has been honored with six Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Career Growth, Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams.

To view additional awards, please visit www.proofpoint.com/us/news#awards

Proofpoint thrives on the invaluable contributions of our diverse workforce, which encompasses a kaleidoscope of lived experiences, thoughts, perspectives, and professional expertise. We attribute much of our success to our people, who are at the core of our organization and embody our people-centric ethos.

We hire the most innovative minds globally to safeguard our customers’ sensitive data and intellectual property. Our talented workforce develops and leverages our advanced technology, combining their expertise to provide comprehensive protection against threat actors and mitigate the risks posed by both malicious and negligent employees.

Cyberattacks have the potential to disrupt access to vital resources such as energy, water, transportation, healthcare, and financial services. At Proofpoint, our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure world-class cyber resilience, protecting approximately 8,000 enterprise customers worldwide.

We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We work every day to ensure that our employees feel that they are in a community that celebrates their unique identity, cultivates their sense of belonging, and invests in their professional growth. We have 9 employee-led employee inclusion groups which help support both employees and our organization by providing opportunities to network, discuss career and cultural development and uplift the corporate culture to create a more inclusive workplace.

At Proofpoint, we have a passion for protecting people, data, and brands from today’s advanced threats and compliance risks. We hire the best people in the business to:

Build and enhance our proven security platform

Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud architecture

Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data-driven intel

Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges

 

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect what matters most. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity—and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.