Senior IT SOX Compliance Specialist

Job Title

Senior IT SOX Compliance Specialist

Job Description Summary

This role is responsible for assisting with Cushman and Wakefieldâ™s annual SOX 404 compliance cycle and corresponding activities. The core responsibilities include the mapping out and in-depth testing of relevant business process controls, identifying and reporting of control gaps, follow-up of remediation actions, and educating control owners and business functions on controls compliance. This role is critical to the ongoing evolution of the firmâ™s SOX 404 program.

Job Description

Responsibilities of the job-holder:
â¢Â Â   SOX Documentation:  Assist the process owners with updating process flowcharts and other, key SOX documentation as needed
â¢Â Â   SOX Project Management Participation:  Assist with the strategic annual, quarterly and on-going Sarbanes-Oxley 404 and 302 compliance delivery with SOX 404 compliance managers and their stakeholders.  
â¢Â Â   SOX Scoping:  Will support performing a risk assessment analysis and scope SOX processes and controls in support of regions / C&W SOX 404 certification
â¢Â Â   SOX testing:  Perform SOX 404 controls testing for C&W locations globally, including testing areas such as revenue, purchasing, financial statement close, fixed assets, client accounting, payroll, IT General Controls, and corporate financial controls testing
â¢Â Â   Internal Audit:   Assist ad-hoc internal audit projects
Regular tasks:
â¢Â Â   Process flowchart updates & mapping of key and non-key controls
â¢Â Â   Completion of risk assessment analysis in order to scope out processes and controls per region to include in the annual SOX testing cycle
â¢Â Â   Execution and documentation of process walkthrough discussions and associated controls testing
â¢Â Â   Follow-up and validation of controls remediation actions
â¢Â Â   Assistance with delivering SOX Controls & Compliance trainings
â¢Â Â   Liaison with the external auditors to facilitate their review and testing of the firmâ™s control environment as part of the annual financial reporting cycle

INCO: âœCushman & Wakefieldâ