Job Description

The SOX IT Manageris responsible for modernizing and strengthening the IT control environment ensuring strong alignment between technology, business processes and SOX compliance requirements. This position plays a central role in acting as a bridge between process digitalization and optimization (beyond SOX-specific processes) and SOX compliance, while driving technology-enabled control designs, automation, and forward-looking risk management to ensure controlsand processes are sustainable, efficient, and embedded within business systems.

This position is primarily focused on designing, optimizing, andcontinuous improvement of IT controls supporting financial reporting, and broader business processes. The role is designed to enhance process efficiency and practicality by simplifying documentation, clarifying expectations, and reducing operational burden, while maintaining SOX compliance.

The primary mandate of the role is to drive effective governance, enable scalable control design, and advance the digitalization of processes with controls built in by design.

The role reportsto the SOX Optimization Lead, ensuring support and alignment between IT control design, digitalization initiatives, and the broader SOX transformation agenda.

Key Responsibilities

IT Control Design & Optimization

• Oversee, design, enhance and owns the sustainability of IT GeneralControls (ITGCs) and IT Application Controls (ITACs).
• Review and optimize manual processes and control frameworkto improve effectiveness, efficiency, andauditability.
• Standardize documentation (flowcharts, narratives, RCMs).
• Maintain a library of flowcharts and SOX controls. Collaborate with BPO on relevantdata mapping (RDE).
• Lead the identification of opportunities to streamline or automate controlsand oversee itstransformation in alignment with the SOX Optimization Lead.
• Identify structural improvements to enhance the IT controlenvironment.
• Partner with the SOX Optimization Lead in definingSOX management tools (e.g. Notion, Service Now, Impero)and driving automation and digital transformation in the company’sprocesses and manual controls while ensuring SOX compliance.

Support to Business Process Owners (BPOs) and stakeholders

• Identify opportunities for processdigitalization, optimization and simplification while maintaining compliance and riskarising from changes, integration and automation initiatives.
• Support BPOs in control re-designmanagement and execution.
• Ensure minimal disruption to operational activities.

Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to strengthening SOX governance maturity.
• Ensure that new systemimplementations, process changes,and digitalisation initiatives incorporate SOX-compliantcontrols by design, partnering with IT and relevant teams from inception.
• Support the SOX Optimization Lead in providing management oversight to the relevant committees.
• Provide IT advisory and subject matter expertise to support SOX risk assessment, scoping and testing activities, while collaborating closely withthe SOX Compliance function towards a shared objective of achieving effective, sustainable, and audit-ready control outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems,IT, Accounting, or related field.
• 4–8 years of experience in IT audit,IT risk, or SOX IT compliance.
• Strong understanding of ITGCs, ITACs,and ERP environments.

Requirements

• Strong ownership mindset with a drivefor continuous improvement, coupled with a proactive, innovative approach andopenness to collaboration across functions.
• Strong knowledge of ERP systemsand access controlconcepts
• Ability to translatetechnical IT topicsinto business impact
• Strong documentation and analytical skills
• Experience working with external auditors
• Ability to managemultiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment
• Experience in US listed companyenvironment preferred