SOX Implementation Contractor

Contract: Initial 3 months, with strong likelihood of extension

Location: London / Hybrid (onsite a few days per week)

Sector: Financial Services

• Must have the right to work in the UK
• Must be able to work onsite in London a few days per week

Overview

We are looking for a hands-on SOX Implementation Contractor with proven Year 1 SOX implementation experience to support a Financial Services organisation at a critical stage of its SOX journey.

This role requires someone who has been directly involved in a first-year SOX implementation, helping to build, establish and operationalise the framework from the ground up. The successful candidate will need to be comfortable operating at both a strategic and delivery level - reviewing frameworks, assessing quality of delivery, and also taking a hands-on role in execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design and implementation of a Year 1 SOX framework
• Review and enhance SOX methodologies, frameworks, risk and control matrices, process documentation and testing approaches
• Help establish governance, controls documentation, walkthroughs and implementation plans
• Assess the design and operational readiness of controls across key business processes
• Identify gaps in the control environment and support remediation activity
• Provide hands-on delivery support across documentation, mapping, readiness and control implementation activity
• Partner with stakeholders across finance, risk, compliance, internal audit and the wider business
• Ensure the SOX programme is fit for purpose within a Financial Services environment
• Balance oversight and review responsibilities with practical day-to-day execution

Required Experience

• Proven experience supporting a Year 1 SOX implementation
• Must have been involved in setting up and getting a SOX programme/framework up and running
• Strong Financial Services experience is essential
• Strong knowledge of SOX, internal controls, governance, risk assessment and controls documentation
• Experience working in a hands-on delivery capacity, not just advisory/review
• Ability to review frameworks and challenge delivery while also contributing directly to execution
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Preferred Experience

• Prior consulting experience would be beneficial
• Experience in regulated, complex environments
• Background in internal audit, risk, controls or compliance

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