Astrum Search
IT SOX & Controls Lead
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IT Controls & SOX Lead
Leading FTSE 100 business
Birmingham – Hybrid (2 days per week)
Up to £85,000 - £95,000 + bonus + benefits
Astrum Search is supporting a leading international organisation in the appointment of an experienced IT Controls & SOX Lead.
This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of the technology controls environment within a complex organisation, helping to strengthen the governance framework and ensure robust compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
Working across Technology, Finance, Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit, you will play a key role in developing and embedding a sustainable IT controls framework, whilst providing insight and challenge to senior stakeholders across the business.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and delivery of the organisation's IT SOX and technology controls programme
- Define and maintain the scope of systems, applications and technology processes subject to SOX
- Develop and enhance the IT General Controls framework across access, change, operations, resilience and development environments
- Lead control risk assessments, walkthroughs, testing and ongoing monitoring
- Identify weaknesses within the control environment and work with stakeholders to develop and implement effective remediation
- Partner with Technology and business teams to ensure controls are practical, sustainable and appropriately evidenced
- Provide guidance to control owners on control design, effectiveness and SOX requirements
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Skills & Experience:
- Strong experience across IT SOX, ITGC, IT Risk, Technology Controls or IT Audit
- Proven experience implementing and embedding SOX / ITGC controls, rather than solely testing them
- Strong understanding of IT General Controls, including access management, change management and IT operations
- Experience identifying control deficiencies and driving remediation through to completion
- Comfortable working across both technical and business environments
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge and influence senior colleagues
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