Company Description
Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today's needs and tomorrow's next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we're living in and that we have the power to shape.
Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.
Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.
Job Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position is reporting to the Senior Manager, Internal Controls in our Milpitas office. The senior will assist in leading and executing projects for the Internal Controls SOX pillar globally, assisting in Internal Controls function improvement projects, and working on improving projects in collaboration with the other internal audit pillars, and business process owners.
Execution of projects in the Internal Controls pillar globally including:
Assisting in performance of annual SOX scoping, materiality, and risk assessment
Assisting in development of the overall SOX program plan including the detailed timeline and resource planning
Implementing the SOX program, including interactions with the internal and external stakeholders, coordination of the planning and testing phases across the global business and IT functions
Maintaining SOX program documentation on methodology, quality, testing templates, and flowcharts.
Delivering SOX related trainings to the finance, IT and internal audit functions.
Maintaining status dashboards for all phases and aspects of the SOX program, reporting to the Sr. Manager and other relevant stakeholders.
Assisting in reviewing controls documentation, testing approach, and testing execution for SOX related work, as needed.
Assisting with management and oversight of our co-sourced testing function.
Serving as a single point of contact for ongoing communication with the external auditor team on the finance & operations area and liaising with the business to execute on the SOX program throughout the year.
Developing, cultivating, and growing relationships with key stakeholders across various business functional and operational areas.
Assisting with continued development and refinement of strategy, structure, operations, and model for the Internal Controls SOX PMO function as part of the leadership team.
Qualifications
REQUIRED:
Work experience: 2+ years of progressive work experience required. Strong preference for background with a large public accounting firm and/or some US Public Company Internal Audit experience
Certification: CIA or CPA (or equivalent) professional certification strongly preferred with expectation of base certification shortly upon hire if not already obtained. Preference for additional certifications including CIA, CPA (or equivalent), CISA, or PMP.
Education: Bachelor's degree with focus on Accounting, Information Systems, or Finance required. Preference for a Master's degree.
Travel: Ability and willingness to travel throughout globally - up to 10%.
SKILLS:
Internal Audit Project Execution Skills: Risk assessment, testing, sampling, review, root cause analysis and evaluating of deficiencies, audit reporting, and some consulting skills required.
Internal Audit Operations Execution Skills: Outstanding project and time management skills required.
Internal Audit Technical Skills:
Strong understanding of SOX theory, materiality, scoping and COSO 2013 framework. Knowledge of SOX best practices and methodology
Ability to understand and analyze business process end to end, articulate risks and execute independent judgement
Understanding of IT-related controls and IT-dependencies as an integral part of the business processes
Recent experience with global public multilocational audits leading multiple SOX cycles required. Technical skills in data analytics is a plus.
Internal Audit Soft Skills: Ability to conceptualize and apply judgment across a number of finance, operations, compliance, and cross functional areas, constructively assisting with difficult conversations, excellent presentation skills, ability to assist in influencing and managing expectations of stakeholders, coaching and developing team members, relationship building, and business partnering skills required.
Language: Excellent verbal and written English language skills required. Secondary written and verbal language skills a plus.
Additional Information
Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person's gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\EEOC\KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) " poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp\%20English\formattedESQA508c.pdf) .
Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.
Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@sandisk.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 08/16/2025 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.
Compensation & Benefits Details
An employee's pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
