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Compliance Officer
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Posted:
12 August 2026 (13 hours ago)
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Application Deadline:
9 November 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive SOX Compliance & IT Audit Analyst to support governance risk and compliance initiatives. The role involves executing SOX controls performing ITGC testing supporting audits and ensuring adherence to regulatory standards. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in SOX compliance control testing and documentation along with the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.
Key Responsibilities
Essential Qualifications
Soft Skills
Potentiam is a global provider of highly qualified professionals to European SMEs from our offices in Romania South Africa and works with clients in finance energy leisure marketing business services and technology industries providing technical professional multi- lingual highly motivated staff most of whom have had experience of working for international companies. Staff cover a wide range of roles from accounting marketing data management HR sales/account management engineering technology and operations. Potentiam manages our staffs career development and personal development training all infrastructure HR and payroll with our clients directly managing day-to-day staff responsibilities and role training and development.
If interested please apply here if you have any questions regarding the role please feel free to write to
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Key Responsibilities
- Perform ITGC testing and ensure compliance with SOX and governance requirements
- Conduct control walkthroughs and collect audit evidence in line with documentation standards
- Identify control gaps and support remediation planning and tracking
- Maintain and update SOX documentation including process narratives and control matrices
- Monitor SOX cycle timelines and ensure timely completion of compliance activities
- Prepare compliance reports and dashboards for management review
- Support risk assessments and governance oversight activities
- Coordinate with external auditors including responding to evidence requests and facilitating walkthroughs
- Explain control frameworks and processes clearly to auditors and stakeholders
- Review controls executed by IT analysts to ensure compliance and effectiveness
- Participate in issue tracking and governance reporting processes
- Apply analytical skills to perform root cause analysis and evaluate remediation effectiveness
Essential Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of SOX compliance and governance requirements
- Hands-on experience in ITGC testing and audit execution
- Experience in conducting walkthroughs and evidence collection
- Proficiency in SOX documentation standards and control frameworks
- Ability to identify control gaps and assess risks effectively
- Working knowledge of IT control environments and ITGC domains
- Experience with control matrix preparation compliance tools and process mapping
- Understanding of audit coordination and stakeholder management
- Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
- Nice to Have Skills
- Experience in Entity-Level Controls (ELC) testing
- Exposure to remediation planning and effectiveness evaluation
- Familiarity with governance dashboards and reporting tools
- Experience in reviewing peer controls and audit deliverables
- Knowledge of continuous improvement practices in compliance processes
Soft Skills
- Strong written documentation and reporting skills
- Effective verbal communication during walkthroughs and audits
- Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Capability to conduct SOX training and knowledge sharing sessions
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong time management and ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work under pressure in audit cycles
- Demonstrates ownership and independence in tasks
- Maintains professionalism and confidentiality
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
Potentiam is a global provider of highly qualified professionals to European SMEs from our offices in Romania South Africa and works with clients in finance energy leisure marketing business services and technology industries providing technical professional multi- lingual highly motivated staff most of whom have had experience of working for international companies. Staff cover a wide range of roles from accounting marketing data management HR sales/account management engineering technology and operations. Potentiam manages our staffs career development and personal development training all infrastructure HR and payroll with our clients directly managing day-to-day staff responsibilities and role training and development.
If interested please apply here if you have any questions regarding the role please feel free to write to
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