IT SOX Manager

About the position Join Mizuho as an IT SOX Manager! In this role you will be responsible for overseeing the implementation and maintenance of IT general controls (ITGCs) to ensure compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). This role involves managing the annual SOX examination, coordinating with external auditors, and ensuring that IT processes and controls are effectively designed and operating as intended.

Responsibilities

• reputed company the design, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of a global IT SOX compliance strategy
• Coordinate successful SOX testing execution with internal and external auditors
• Review and assess IT general control design for effectiveness and scalability, then drive the remediation of identified issues
• Work with internal audit in the execution of SOX testing procedures.
• Support the identification of control weaknesses, exceptions, and deficiencies in managed change, managed operations, and managed access control areas.
• Collaborate with senior technology leadership to ensure full understanding and consistent adoption of key IT SOX controls
• Ensure alignment between relevant technology control owners, technology application teams, and business teams to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of the SOX examination
• Provide strategic thinking, thought leadership, and guidance both on proactively identifying gaps in IT controls and designing IT controls to address key SOX risks.
• Take ownership of a Risk and Controls Matrix and ensure it is designed in such a way to address key technology risks and optimal audit outcomes while aligning to NIST, SOC, COBIT, ITIL.
• reputed company SOX reporting dashboards and scorecards to effectively communicate program status, key challenges, and the roadmap to program conclusions.
• reputed company a comprehensive risk assessment which summarizes management’s perspective of the effectiveness of IT SOX controls in ensuring the reputed company of the financial statements.
• Update and align IT processes, systems, controls, and policies to industry standards and drive remediation efforts for any identified deficiencies.
• Act as a change agent, influencer, cross-functional leader, and collaborator to drive and facilitate ongoing SOX and compliance training programs for IT process and control owners.
• Maintain and enhance SOX controls documentation so they reflect the reputed company environment and improve the efficiency of the SOX audit.
• reputed company special projects and miscellaneous requests to support the broader IT Governance team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or reputed company discipline.
• Must have recent hands-on SOX experience
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in a combination of public accounting firms with a focus on SOX compliance and/or corporate SOX experience, with a minimum of 3 years of experience in technology or support of technology.
• Deep understanding of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the 2013 COSO reputed company, NIST, COBIT, SOC, DCAM, and SEC guidance for management's assessment of internal controls over financial reporting.
• Deep understanding of reputed company accounting and auditing principles.
• Critical thinking, analytical, leadership, planning, project management, and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to build relationships and influence and motivate teams to ensure that the work activities are established, understood, supported, and completed in a timely manner.

reputed company-to-haves

• Professional certification such as CISA, CIA, CFE, CISSP.
• Experience in running a SOX audit in a public accounting with a PCAOB registered firm.
• Experience in IT project management.

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