Associate Director - SOX Compliance & Internal Audit - CA/CPA/ACCA

Primary responsibilities:

- Oversee and lead the Internal audit and SOX compliance team (Business and IT), manage the service delivery and quality

- Overseeing and anticipating the resource requirements of the clients, build the team according to the needs

- Lead a team of Managers, Assistant Managers and Seniors and make sure the team delivers high- quality work, on time and to budget

- Review the risk assessment procedures performed by the team, including identification of significant accounts & classes of transactions and mapping of business processes.

- Review SOX documentation such as process flowcharts, process narratives and risk and controls matrix.

- Suggesting business improvements, by assessing risks and controls related to business imperatives

- Optimization of processes to reduce inefficiencies and reduce cost

- Integrate data analytics to provide increased efficiency, assurance and value

- Extensive experience of planning, implementing, coordinating, and executing all phases of SOX compliance (to include leading walkthroughs and identifying/validating key controls, developing test procedures, executing and documenting testing, and reporting results to Management)

- Detailed review of team member's execution of SOX procedures and ensure testing results are appropriately documented.

- Ensure clear, concise, actionable and practical observations and recommendations, with a well-documented process for communication and resolution with clients on SOX deficiencies observed.

- Regularly train the team members on the end-to-end SOX compliance process and procedures.

- Developing long-term relationships across a network of existing and potential clients, understanding their businesses to provide tailored insights.

- Preparing for leadership decks, by synthesizing the data at company level and connecting the dots and building the story on what is happening in the business and in the market.

- Look for business opportunities beyond existing clients to grow the business

Qualifications, skills and experience:

- 9+ years of post-qualification experience (CA/CPA/ACCA) with a big 4 or mid/top-tier accounting firm, focused on SOX, internal audit.

- Good understanding of the concepts of internal controls and auditing standards (ex: COSO Framework, PCAOB Audit Standards & IIA Standards)

- CISA is an added advantage

- Experience in conducting risk assessment procedures pertaining to financial reporting, process flow mapping, design and documentation of RACM, controls testing, evaluation of control deficiencies and remediation plans

- Good understanding of the IT systems and IT controls, including areas such as network security, logical access, systems maintenance and change management controls at an infrastructure, application and database levels.

- Focus on continuous improvement in quality of testing, risk and control coverage and team performance.

- Review of the sox documentation prepared by the team members

- Possess project management and organizational skills

- Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Strong business acumen