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Job Details
Senior SOX Compliance Analyst
Location: Remote (Preferred: NJ / NY / CT Region)
Duration: 1 Year Possible Extensions)
Industry Requirement: Financial Services experience required
Exp: 9 years
Position Summary
The Senior SOX Compliance Analyst will play a critical role in ensuring IT controls align with SOX 404 requirements for financial reporting. This position involves identifying, documenting, and assessing application-level and general IT controls, as well as executing select controls as part of ongoing compliance activities. The analyst will work closely with IT teams, business process owners, and external auditors to ensure controls are designed effectively, documented properly, and operating as intended.
Key Responsibilities
IT Application & General Controls
- Identify key IT application controls across financial systems, including input, processing, output, interface, and access controls.
- Define, formalize, and maintain IT General Controls (ITGCs) across:
Access Management
Change Management
IT Operations
SDLC (System Development Lifecycle)
SOX Compliance & Testing
- Perform walkthroughs, risk assessments, and design evaluations of IT controls.
- Maintain control documentation to ensure alignment with SOX guidelines and internal policies.
- Partner with internal and external auditors during testing and remediation activities.
- Track, document, and communicate control deficiencies and remediation progress.
- Execute certain controls as required for IT SOX readiness.
Governance, Risk & Continuous Improvement
- Monitor changes in systems, technology environments, and business processes that may impact SOX compliance.
- Assist in improving the IT control framework to address emerging risks and automation opportunities.
- Support creation and enhancement of user role definitions and access management structures.
Required Qualifications
- 10 years of experience in IT Audit, IT Compliance, or SOX IT Controls.
- Strong understanding of SOX 404, ITGCs, and application control concepts.
- Experience working in Financial Services (required).
- Familiarity with IT risk frameworks such as COBIT, NIST, ISO, etc.
- Experience creating and reviewing user role definitions and access controls.
- Excellent analytical, documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with Workday is a plus.