We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Manager to lead and enhance our clients IT SOX compliance program. This role will be responsible for overseeing the IT controls environment ensuring compliance with SOX requirements and working closely with both the Controllership and IT organizations to drive continuous improvement in the control environment. The successful candidate will manage and develop the IT SOX compliance program currently supported by a cosourcing provider and work across various teams including offshore resources to ensure the highest standard of controls and compliance.
- Oversee and provide strategic direction to both internal and cosourced teams performing SOx testing focusing specifically on IT general controls automated controls and application controls
- Assist in defining and confirming the scope of applications in large complex environments ensuring SOX compliance across all inscope applications
- Collaborate closely with the IT organization and key stakeholders to align on controls drive improvements and enhance maturity in the control environment
- Lead initiatives to enhance and improve critical IT SOx processes with a particular emphasis on logical access change management IT interfaces / job scheduling and IT operations
- Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of IT SOx controls providing guidance to IT management on control enhancements and mitigation strategies
- Partner with IT management to define deficiency remediation action plans and complete testing
- Assess organizational change and risks to evaluate the impact to the SOx compliance program
- Foster strong working relationships across the Controllership and IT organizations to influence and implement SOx control improvements
- Manage and mentor teams including offshore resources in the of SOxrelated activities ensuring timeliness accuracy and quality in control testing
- Provide periodic reporting on IT SOx compliance to leadership including recommendations for continuous improvement
- Coordinate and collaborate with external auditor to resolve outstanding matters timely and foster strong working relationship with them
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in accounting information technology or a related field
- CISA certification highly recommended
- 7 years of experience in IT SOX compliance IT audit or related areas preferably in large complex organizations or with consulting experience at leading firms (e.g. Protiviti Big 4 etc.
- In depth knowledge of SOx and COSO framework including IT general controls and application controls
- Experience with multinational companies is beneficial
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to overcome obstacles and navigate complex environments to achieve objectives
- Demonstrated project management skills to prioritize tasks and achieve deadlines
Required Experience:
Senior Manager