Analyst, SOX Compliance

Overview

The organization is seeking an Analyst, SOX Compliance (Business Controls) in India to strengthen its global Sarbanes-Oxley compliance program. This role evaluates business processes, assesses financial reporting risks, and helps ensure controls are designed and operating effectively.

Responsibilities cover assigned SOX activities across the control lifecycle, working with Finance, IT, operational teams, process owners, and external auditors. The analyst will gain hands-on experience with business process controls, IT-dependent and manual application controls (ITACs), risk assessment, and cross-functional audit activities across a global organization.

Responsibilities

• Drive SOX planning, scoping, and risk assessment for assigned business processes in coordination with process owners and external auditors
• Lead end-to-end business process walkthroughs to assess control design, identify risks, and determine whether controls address financial reporting objectives
• Execute testing of business process controls, including relevant IT-dependent and manual application controls (ITACs), to support conclusions on operating effectiveness
• Identify control gaps and deficiencies, evaluate severity and potential impact, and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders
• Develop clear, accurate, and audit-ready documentation of testing procedures, evidence, findings, and conclusions
• Drive timely remediation by coordinating with control owners, tracking corrective actions, and evaluating whether deficiencies are resolved effectively
• Improve SOX program effectiveness and scalability by identifying opportunities to strengthen risk coverage, documentation quality, and testing efficiency
• Build trusted partnerships across Finance, IT, operational teams, and external audit while managing competing priorities across global time zones and audit timelines

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in SOX compliance or Internal Audit, with direct experience evaluating and testing business process controls
• Demonstrated experience performing business process walkthroughs, control design assessments, operating effectiveness testing, and control gap analysis
• Strong understanding of risk assessment, internal controls, audit evidence, deficiency evaluation, and SOX documentation requirements
• Demonstrated professional judgment, critical thinking, analytical problem-solving, and root cause evaluation capabilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain control concepts and findings clearly to non-specialist stakeholders
• Proven ability to independently manage multiple priorities, meet audit timelines, and maintain high standards of quality and accuracy with minimal supervision
• Proficiency with AI tools and Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Flexibility to collaborate periodically across global time zones, including with U.S.-based stakeholders and external auditors

Preferred Qualifications

• CA, CIA, or CPA qualification
• Exposure to IT General Controls (ITGCs), with an understanding of how ITGCs support business process controls and financial reporting
• Experience collaborating with external auditors and cross-functional stakeholders across Finance, IT, and operational functions
• Experience contributing to SOX program improvements, remediation activities, or control optimization initiatives
• Experience testing IT-dependent or manual application controls (ITACs) within business processes

Compensation & Benefits

• Paid volunteer time
• August Free Fridays
• Well-being resources
• Regionally tailored programs for employees and their families

Location

• India

Equal Opportunity

The employer is an equal opportunity employer committed to fairness in the workplace and evaluates qualified applicants without regard to protected characteristics.