Senior Manager SOX Compliance

Objectives: To lead and oversee IT controls and compliance under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). This role is responsible for assessing, implementing, and monitoring IT General Controls (ITGCs), conducting SOX 404 testing, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will work closely with IT, Finance, Internal Audit, and External Auditors to maintain a strong IT control environment.

Responsibilities

• Own IT SOX Compliance for the Company
• Scope includes technology infrastructure and business application systems impacting the financial organization (examples include: ERP, revenue systems, payroll systems, active directory, in-scope reporting tools)
• Proactive ownership of IT General Controls for all in-scope SOX systems
• Responsible for scoping of SOX systems; develop working knowledge of all in-scope systems
• Responsible for design of controls
• Testing/partnering with external SOX provider
• Evaluate controls for operating effectiveness; proactively look for opportunities for improvement
• Develop remediation plans for deficiencies
• Partner with multiple stakeholders in ibex to remediate deficiencies
• Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of the IT controls and impact on business processes
• Oversee relationships for vendor-managed in-scope applications.
• Responsible for scoping of in-scope relationships
• Ensure SOC1 reports are obtained and reviewed, any deficiencies are addressed with the vendor, Company has proper documentation of any applicable complementary user entity controls
• Partner with control owners to ensure their procedures are appropriately documented from a SOX perspective (to mitigate re-work and questions)
• Stay informed/be cognizant of changes in the business and IT systems and proactively evaluate impact on ITGCs.
• Act as central and primary IT contact for internal/external audits
• Interact, facilitate and streamline discussions with IT, accounting, operations across the Company
• Drive timelines with external parties to ensure audit procedures are performed timely throughout the year
• Review information that is provided to external parties to ensure information is complete and address the risk
• Document and communicate issues and deficiencies with IT and Finance Leaders on a timely basis
• Partner with IT teams to develop process documentation (flowcharts) and policies where there may be gaps.
  
  

Qualifications

Education - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, in IT or related field with experice in SOX & ITGC compliance

Experience - 8 -12 years of experience

Reporting Time - 9:00 am-6:00 pm (EST)