Manager, Financial Controls & Compliance

Since its founding over 80 years ago, Krispy Kreme’s focus has remained the same - making fresh, premium quality doughnuts inspired by their founder’s original recipe. The brand’s iconic Hot Light lets guests know when doughnuts are being made fresh in shop so they can enjoy hot doughnuts fresh off the line. To make Krispy Kreme’s in-shop experience even sweeter, many shops across the globe feature the brands one-of-a-kind doughnut theatre, an immersive, interactive experience through which guests can see Krispy Kreme’s melt-in-your-mouth doughnuts being made right before their eyes.

The Financial Controls & Compliance Manager will be a key member of the Corporate Accounting organization at Krispy Kreme, responsible for ensuring ongoing compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements across the company. This role goes beyond coordination and will actively partner with the Corporate Accounting team to monitor, enforce, and improve control execution within day-to-day accounting processes.

SOX Compliance and Controls Monitoring

• →Actively monitor the execution of key SOX controls within the Corporate Accounting department, ensuring controls are performed timely, consistently, and with appropriate evidence
• →Perform periodic reviews of control documentation (reconciliations, journal entries, account analyses, etc.) to confirm compliance with control requirements
• →Establish and maintain control monitoring routines, including checklists, dashboards, and certification processes
• →Identify instances of non-compliance or control breakdowns and work directly with control owners to remediate issues in real time
• →Ensure proper retention of documentation to support control execution and audit requirements

• Bachelor’s degree. CPA with public accounting and/or publicly traded company experience
• 5+ years experience
• Professional and effective verbal and written communication
• Excellent analytical skills and demonstrated ability to solve problems
• Hands-on experience with U.S. GAAP and SOX compliance in a public company environment
• Deep understanding of SOX 404 requirements and COSO framework
• Strong practical knowledge of accounting processes and how controls operate within them
• Ability to evaluate control execution quality and identify gaps in real time
• Excellent documentation and review skills (reconciliations, JEs, support packages)
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and coach accounting teams
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and project management skills
• Proven project management skills – Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects with tight deadlines
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities

**THIS POSITION IS HYBRID***

BENEFITS

• Comprehensive benefits (medical, vision, and dental insurance)
• Employee discount program
• 401K plan
• Flexible PTO
• Company events
• Education Reimbursement
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Adoption Assistance
• Life Insurance
• FSA/HSA Plans
• Pet Insurance

Krispy Kreme is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

At Krispy Kreme, we believe that your originality sweetens our recipe. We value the diverse ingredients of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, gender, intersex, or veteran status of every individual. We strive for an inclusive culture that allows each of our peeps to bring their bold authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

About Krispy Kreme

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Krispy Kreme is one of the most beloved and well-known sweet treat brands in the world. Our iconic Original Glazed® doughnut is universally recognized for its hot-off-the-line, melt-in-your-mouth experience. Krispy Kreme operates in more than 35 countries through its unique network of fresh doughnut shops, partnerships with leading retailers, and a rapidly growing Ecommerce and delivery business with more than 14,000 fresh points of access. Our purpose of touching and enhancing lives through the joy that is Krispy Kreme guides how we operate every day and is reflected in the love we have for our people, our communities and the planet. Connect with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at www.KrispyKreme.com, or on one of its many social media channels, including www.Facebook.com/KrispyKreme and www.Twitter.com/KrispyKreme.