Jobs at Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air

Company Alaska Airlines

The Team

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

Role Summary

The Senior IT Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Analyst is a subject matter expert in IT internal controls over financial reporting and leads the Controller department’s verification of IT SOX compliance annually for all of Alaska Air Group. As an individual contributor, this role exercises considerable judgement in leading testing of IT SOX controls on behalf of the Controller department, coordinates with the Company’s internal and external auditors, and reports on overall IT SOX status to key stakeholders within the business.

Key Duties

• Assists and applies subject matter expertise in annual and ongoing scoping of IT applications, key reports, and application controls that are in scope for SOX testing.

• Coordinates with control operators, Alaska IT teams, and internal and external auditors on IT SOX testing activities, including facilitation of support requests, attending walkthroughs, tracking completion of testing, and providing other support as necessary.

• Performs testing over the design and operating effectiveness of relevant IT application controls and key reports utilized in the operation of manual controls on behalf of management.

• Acts as the subject matter expert in the continued enhancement of the SOX program specific to the Company’s IT environment in response to changing audit requirements, changing processes, and changing technology within the Company.

• Makes recommendations to address concerns in areas where process documentation improvements are needed, enhancements are required for existing IT application controls or key reports, and/or new IT controls need to be designed to develop solutions in response to risks in the process.

• Provides consultation and subject matter expertise for IT control related matters including tracking and documenting audit findings, gaps, and evaluating severity of control deficiencies and related remediation efforts.

• Manages and assists with projects impacting the team, including identification of risks and consulting on controls for newly implemented processes and applications.

• Reviews and documents findings as part of the annual SOC-1 review process.

• Serves as a valued advisor on all IT SOX related matters.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required

• 3 years of experience in IT SOX audit, either in public accounting or internal audit, or 4 years of experience in IT SOX audit, in corporate accounting, internal audit, or public accounting.

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, accounting, or a related field.

• Strong technical skills including SOX, IT Risks, IT Controls, GITC Processes.

• Ability to partner across the organization (Finance, IT, Internal Audit, External Audit).

• Ability to manage multiple projects and balance priorities in a rapidly changing, collaborative environment.

• Ability to understand and breakdown complex ideas to support decision making.

• Ability to work in both a team environment and independently.

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.

• Minimum age of 18.

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• Experience planning and executing IT SOX audit and special IT audits with focus on major project developments (SDLC), change management, access management, and key report and application control testing.

• General IT Control (GITC) testing experience for ERP applications, SQL & Oracle DBs, Active Directory, and Linux, as well as PaaS and SaaS cloud environments.

• Experience in communicating and presenting to management.

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio.

• A current Certified Public Accounting (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) designation preferred.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be kind-hearted, deliver performance, and be remarkable.

Salary Range

$97,200 -- $145,800 / year

Salary Details

Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Horizon employees. Alaska/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.

Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.

Total Rewards

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.

• Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air

• Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits

• Generous 401k match program

• Quarterly and annual bonus plans

• Generous holiday and paid time off

For more information about Alaska/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.

FLSA Status Exempt
Employment Type Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular
Requisition Type Management
Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on 5/11/2025
Location Seattle - Corporate HQ
Regulatory Information Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement It is the policy of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.
We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.
We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.
To implement this policy, we will:
(1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories;
(2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and
(3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.
Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.
Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.
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Job Locations USA-WA-SeaTac
Requisition ID 2025-14390
Category Software & Technology