The Role
Manages Sarbanes-Oxley compliance activities, including risk-based scoping, walkthroughs, control documentation, IT controls evaluation, certifications, SOC 1 reviews, and coordination with auditors and control owners. Supports SOX governance presentations and compliance planning. The role also includes team development, risk management, client financial needs, and service support. Requires a bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration and four years of accounting or auditing experience.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities
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Pinnacle is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment.Preferred Qualifications
Minimum Experience: 4 years of accounting or auditing experience
Job Summary:
Under limited supervision, identifies, documents, and implements internal controls over financial reporting to ensure compliance with the regulatory requirements in accordance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX).Prepares and maintains internal control documentation (e.g., flowcharts, supplementary process narratives, and risk and control matrices) for Pinnacle Financial Corporation. Identifies key internal controls, contributes to the development of the annual SOX Compliance Plan, and coordinates with internal audit and external auditors.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Under limited supervision, identifies, documents, and implements internal controls over financial reporting to ensure compliance with the regulatory requirements in accordance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX).Prepares and maintains internal control documentation (e.g., flowcharts, supplementary process narratives, and risk and control matrices) for Pinnacle Financial Corporation. Identifies key internal controls, contributes to the development of the annual SOX Compliance Plan, and coordinates with internal audit and external auditors.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Contributes significantly to SOX planning activities, including scoping of significant SOX processes and related significant SOX IT applications using top-down risk-based approach.
- Develops risk-informed walkthrough plan. Schedules, facilitates, and documents walkthroughs for in-scope SOX processes to ensure internal control documentation is current and accessible by the internal and external auditors.
- Coordinates with control owners to evaluate and document IT automated controls for in-scope SOX processes and IT general controls for in-scope SOX applications.
- Prepares and administers 302 sub-certifications.
- Prepares and administers 404 certifications.
- Assesses and documents SOX in-scope SOC 1 reports for Complimentary User Entity Controls (CUEC) mapping and impact of exceptions.
- Partners effectively with management, internal and external auditors and other risk partners.
- Contributes to quarterly presentations for SOX Steering Committee and Audit Committee.
- Manages the annual performance management and merit processes for direct and indirect reports as applicable. Coaches and develops team members and builds a work environment where team members are engaged and feel a positive sense of achievement about their role in the company. Works closely with Human Resources regarding employee relations, compensation, training, posting and filling vacant positions and other Human Resources related matters.
- Each team member is expected to be aware of risk within their functional area. This includes observing all policies, procedures, laws, regulations and risk limits specific to their role. Additionally, they should raise and report known or suspected violations to the appropriate Company authority in a timely fashion.
- Meet all the client's financial needs, both business and personal, and refer clients to other specialty areas such as Trust, Investments, Insurance, Treasury Management, etc. as appropriate.
- Assist other team members as needed to ensure delivery of distinctive service.
- Performs other related duties as required.
The information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job
Pinnacle is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment.
Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration with an emphasis on Accounting or a related discipline2
Minimum Experience: 4 years of accounting or auditing experience
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- May sit for long periods of time;
- May stand for long periods of time;
- Talk and hear regularly;
- Climb, Bend, Kneel,
- Crouch, or Crawl Regularly;
- Use of hands, ability to reach;
- Ability to see objects up close or at a distance, use peripheral vision, identify basic colors;
- Up to 10 pounds weight lifting/force exertion required;
- Weight/force exertion required less than 25% of the time;
- Travel required less than 25% of the time.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting, or a related discipline
- Four years of accounting or auditing experience
- Travel less than 25% of the time
Synovus Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — Fully paid 12‑week parental and adoption leave is highlighted for eligible mothers and fathers, indicating strong support for family needs. This policy is repeatedly positioned as a standout element of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is available from the first day of service and scales with tenure, pointing to accessible and growing time‑off availability. Company materials indicate companywide PTO policies rather than ad‑hoc discretion.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan includes a 15% company match on contributions (up to a 7% cap by service), providing accessible equity participation beyond base pay. This feature is presented as a notable value‑add in the package.
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The Company
What We Do
Synovus is a full-service, top-performing mid-cap bank with over $57 billion in assets and $7.3 billion in capital and has been named one of Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies. Our purpose is to enable people to reach their full potential, and we pursue that aspiration in all the communities we serve across the Southeast and beyond. Whether you’re a prospect, client, or team member, we know you have goals you want to reach. We’ll help you get there
