SOX Manager, Business Risk

About the Group

We are on a mission to provide world-class financial stewardship that enables Canva’s crazy big goals. Within the Accounting Group, we ensure integrity in financial reporting, compliance with evolving global standards, and operational excellence across the organization.

We work closely with teams across Canva to deliver real business impact - from scaling our financial operations to embedding compliance frameworks that protect our Canvanauts, our investors, and our community. Together, we set the foundation for Canva’s continued growth and global success.

About the Role

As SOX Manager, you’ll be the second hire into our SOX team - a foundational leader helping us build and mature our compliance program. You’ll work hands-on to guide Canva through the scoping, implementation, testing, and improvement of internal controls, while coaching cross-functional teams who may be experiencing SOX compliance for the first time.

You’ll set phased milestones and lead external audit partners, ensuring Canva’s compliance environment is both rigorous and practical. With exposure to leadership teams across Canva, this is a rare opportunity to shape a program from the ground up, influencing how Canva approaches compliance for years to come. As the function grows, this role will likely expand beyond SOX to include broader internal audit responsibilities, offering even greater scope to shape Canva’s risk and control landscape.

What you’ll do:

As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA. While no two days looking the same is part of the fun, these are the types of things you’ll be working on:

• Develop a strong understanding of key business processes and internal controls, including those supported by technology or automation
• Continuously rationalize and refine the SOX program relative to company changes and emerging risks
• Conduct annual SOX risk assessment , financial statement line item mapping, and materiality determination
• Partner with and educate business process and technology leads around the design, implementation and documentation of key processes controls
• Lead the external co-sourced team across all aspects of the SOX program, including walkthroughs, testing and reviewing controls, and remediation guidance
• Assist in the selection, assessment and implementation of internal and external tools to enhance SOX program management and testing
• Act as a liaison with the external auditors during all phases of their audit
• Prepare materials and present updates on SOX program to the SOX Steering Committee and Audit Committee

What we're looking for

We’re seeking a motivated, pragmatic person who thrives in a high-growth environment. You combine strong technical knowledge of SOX with the ability to educate, influence, and build buy-in across teams. You’re hands-on, detail-oriented, and able to roll up your sleeves.

• Minimum 6-10 years of experience in SOX compliance and internal controls.
• Experience in SaaS, internet-based, or subscription revenue companies.
• Prior Big 4 experience is valuable; industry/start-up exposure is strongly preferred.
• Strong communication and influence skills, comfortable presenting to leadership
• Leadership mindset, hands on approach; you’re able to step up, build trust, and mentor others.

We’d love it if you have:

• CPA or equivalent
• Familiarity of modern technology systems and tools and how they support key business processes
• Enterprise risk and operational audit experience in a small, but mighty team

What's in it for you?

At Canva we value fairness, and we strive to provide competitive, market-informed compensation whilst ensuring internal equity within the team in each region. We make hiring decisions based on your skills, experience and our overall assessment of what we observed and learnt in the hiring process. The target salary range for this position is $184,000-$246,000. When calculating offers, we make salary decisions based on market data and candidates' skills and experience.

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a stack of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.

Here's a taste of what's on offer:

• Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
• Health benefits plans to support you and your wellbeing
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
• Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally

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Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills, merit and business needs, in compliance with applicable local laws.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you!

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