Head of Fin Int and IA

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The Woodlands, TX, USA
In-Office
180K-210K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace
The Role
Leads the company’s internal audit function, risk-based audit planning, internal controls, SOX readiness, process documentation, remediation, and post-acquisition integration. Partners with leaders, auditors, lenders, and insurers to strengthen controls and improve processes. Establishes KPIs and control metrics, presents findings to the CFO and Audit Committee, and builds an internal audit team. The role requires periodic travel to company facilities.
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Key Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and lead the Company's internal audit function, including an annual risk-based audit plan covering financial, operational, and compliance risks.
  • Develop and maintain a library of documented business processes and standard operating procedures (SOPs) across finance, operations, and shared services.
  • Evaluate and strengthen the Company's internal control environment; lead SOX-readiness and remediation efforts in anticipation of potential future public-company or lender requirements.
  • Partner with site and functional leaders to identify process gaps, inefficiencies, and control weaknesses; drive corrective action plans to closure.
  • Lead post-close process integration for acquired businesses, standardizing controls and reporting to the Company's operating model.
  • Perform periodic and ad hoc audits (financial, operational, compliance, and fraud-risk) and present findings and recommendations to the CFO and Audit Committee.
  • Establish key performance and control metrics (KPIs/KCIs) to monitor process health and control effectiveness on an ongoing basis.
  • Support external auditors, lenders, and insurers with process and controls documentation as needed.
  • Build out and manage an internal audit team as the function scales.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA, CIA, and/or CFE strongly preferred.
  • 8+ years of progressive experience in internal audit, controls, or business process roles, ideally including public accounting (Big 4 or national firm) and industry experience.
  • Experience in a private-equity-owned, multi-site manufacturing or industrial environment strongly preferred.
  • Hands-on experience designing SOX/internal control frameworks and leading process-improvement initiatives (Lean/Six Sigma exposure a plus).
  • Demonstrated ability to build a function from the ground up and to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.
  • Strong project management, process-mapping, and data-analysis skills; ERP experience (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, or similar) preferred.
  • Willingness to travel to Company sites as needed (estimated 25–40%).
What Success Looks Like in Year One
  • A documented, risk-ranked internal audit plan approved by the CFO/Audit Committee and substantially executed.
  • Core financial and operational processes mapped and documented across all major sites.
  • A remediation tracker in place for identified control gaps, with measurable progress against it.
  • A repeatable playbook for integrating newly acquired businesses' processes and controls.

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer   

Location: Remote, with periodic travel to Company facilities

Compensation: $180,0000 - $210,000 | Management Incentive Program

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
  • 8+ years of progressive experience in internal audit, controls, or business process roles
  • Experience designing SOX and internal control frameworks
  • Experience leading process-improvement initiatives
  • Ability to build a function from the ground up
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority
  • Strong project management skills
  • Strong process-mapping skills
  • Strong data-analysis skills
  • CPA, CIA, and/or CFE certification
  • Public accounting experience, preferably with a Big Four or national firm
  • Industry experience in a private-equity-owned, multi-site manufacturing or industrial environment
  • Lean or Six Sigma exposure
  • ERP experience such as NetSuite, SAP, or similar
  • Willingness to travel to company sites as needed
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The Company
HQ: The Woodlands, TX
251 Employees
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

From the smallest part to a large aerostructure assembly, Valence is your one-stop-shop in the supply chain for metal finishing. With 8 centers of excellence strategically located across North America, Valence serves the global supply chain with the most comprehensive set of, processing capabilities and approvals for high-value, mission-critical parts. We hold over 3,000 approvals, including Boeing, Airbus, Gulfstream, Spirit, Sikorsky and many more, we support all primes and programs. Our breadth of services include non-destructive testing, shot peening, all forms of chemical processing (anodize, chem-film, passivate and plate), paint, sub-assembly and custom solutions to fit your need. Valence services over 3,500 customers around the country and the world, and delivers 1.1+ million parts a month.

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