SOX Compliance Analyst

Position Summary:

The SOX Compliance Analyst will play a key role in supporting and strengthening the companys Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance framework. This role requires a detail-oriented professional with strong critical thinking skills who can independently evaluate business processes, assess risk, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and external auditors.

Key Responsibilities:

- Support SOX planning, scoping, and risk assessment activities in coordination with business process owners and external auditors.

- Conduct end-to-end business process walkthroughs to evaluate control design and operating effectiveness.

- Perform testing of business process controls and IT-dependent/manual application controls (ITACs) in accordance with established audit standards.

- Identify control gaps and assess the impact and severity of deficiencies.

- Prepare clear, well-supported documentation of testing procedures, findings, and conclusions.

- Communicate results and recommendations to business stakeholders in a professional and constructive manner.

- Coordinate and track remediation efforts, ensuring timely and effective resolution of identified deficiencies.

- Contribute to continuous improvement of the SOX program by identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency, documentation quality, and risk coverage.

- Build and maintain effective working relationships across finance, IT, and operational teams.

Qualifications:

- CA, CIA, CPA (preferred).

- 2+ years of experience in SOX compliance or Internal Audit, with direct experience in business process controls.

- Experience testing business process controls and IT-managed application controls (ITACs).

- Strong understanding of control design, risk assessment, and control gap analysis.

- Demonstrated ability to exercise sound professional judgment and apply critical thinking.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.