Vice President, SOX Control & Compliance

Overview

In this role, you will own end-to-end SOX and ICFR workstreams within the SOX & Controls team, partnering with control owners and auditors to ensure timely, audit-ready deliverables. You’ll perform risk assessments, refresh narratives and control documentation, and test key controls while driving remediation and stakeholder engagement. You will mentor junior teammates and provide concise status updates to management, contributing to a robust control environment in a regulated financial services setting. This is a high-impact, cross-functional role at a global bank that leverages technology to strengthen our financial reporting processes.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive compensation
• wellbeing programs
• paid leaves including volunteer time
• global resources and tools
• pay-for-performance philosophy

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SOX/ICFR workstreams (planning, walkthroughs, testing, issue tracking, reporting)
• Perform risk assessments to identify significant processes and changes affecting financial reporting risk
• Refresh narratives, risk/control matrices, flowcharts, and control inventories to stay audit-ready
• Evaluate design and operating effectiveness of key SOX controls with evidence review
• Coordinate with control owners and partners to gather evidence and complete testing
• Identify control gaps, assess impact, and support remediation planning and validation
• Serve as primary liaison to internal and external auditors during reviews
• Prepare concise progress, risk, and remediation updates for management
• Coach and support Senior Associates and junior team members on testing and documentation

Key requirements

• Strong understanding of SOX, ICFR, internal controls, and financial reporting in a regulated environment
• Experience in SOX testing, internal/external audit, finance controls, controllership, or risk roles (preferred in banking/financial services)
• Experience leading walkthroughs, documenting processes, testing controls, evaluating exceptions, and producing working papers
• Knowledge of automated controls, system reports, interfaces, end-user computing, and IT control dependencies for an integrated SOX view
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with multiple workstreams and deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communication across functions and seniority levels
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Risk Management, or related field
• Professional qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, ACA, CIA, CISA or equivalent preferred
• Experience in banking products, financial close, regulatory reporting, or COSO framework
• Exposure to process improvement, automation opportunities, or control rationalisation initiatives

• Effective communication
• Stakeholder management
• Team coaching
• SOX/ICFR testing
• Control design and evaluation
• Documentation and working papers

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