SOX Compliance Manager

Position: SOX Compliance Manager

Salary: £50,000 plus excellent company benefit package and free on site parking

Location: Knutsford (Cheshire)

The role:

This is a fantastic opportunity for the successful applicant to progress and further develop their career. It is a high-profile role providing a great overview of the business together with exposure to senior management and excellent career progression opportunities.

Main Duties:

• Implementing and embedding a sustainable SOX PMO and the related compliance processes
• ensuring that efficient and effective financial and business controls are embedded in the design of the future global processes and support the Group strategic objectives
• Partnering with the Business to advise, review and improve Controls
• Responsible for the testing of Business controls, including Financial reporting and IT General controls and supporting the Global Process owners and Business Optimisation teams through controls advisory
• Support the Head of Controls in updating and maintaining a SOX compliance program
• Assist in the preparation and maintenance of clear, detailed and accurate SOX documentation, including process narratives, control descriptions, risk control matrices, test programs, test results, and management responses and remediation
• Manage or assist in the implementation of SOX compliance for new acquisitions
• Evaluate and propose improvements to controls and test of controls to improve the control environment
• Assist with the SOC-1 process including compilation and review
• Review and confirm IT SOX controls to support the overall SOX compliance program
• Utilise sound judgment to identify and assess: risk, materiality, adequacy of audit evidence, compensating controls, and significance of findings
• Establish and communicate timelines, requirements and issues with management in a professional and timely manner
• Develop close but independent working relationships with all levels of management in all area of the business.
• Assist with activities related to SOX SEC filings.
• Provide external and internal auditor assistance as necessary

Requirements:

• Must have SOX and Compliance Experience
• Minimum of Account and Finance related degree qualification or above
• Experience with or Oracle or ERP software system
• Internal and external audit experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ideally from accountancy practice background