AVP, IT SOX Manager

at  Synchrony

Job Description:

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business Administration or an equivalent area of focus with minimum 4+ years of overall experience, or in lieu of a degree minimum 6+ years of overall experience
• Minimum 4+ years of Big 4 accounting firm experience in IT SOX or 5+ years in the industry with SOX 404 regulatory requirements specific to the IT audit environment.
• Strong understanding of Sarbanes Oxley Act Section 404 and control framework (COSO, COBIT) and auditing standards.
• Strong technical IT auditing skills and ability to understand a complex environment with a large quantity of in-scope applications and various technology platforms.
• Testing and other Assurance function specific to IT audit/control testing.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• You must be 18 years or older
• You must have a high school diploma or equivalent
• You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process
• You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
• New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles. Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum 6 months’ time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles. Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months’ time in position before they can post. All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don’t meet the time in position or performance expectations).
  Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

ROLE SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

The AVP, IT SOX Manager is primarily responsible for ensuring appropriate IT controls are identified and tested on a regular basis to comply with regulatory requirements. The position focuses on engagement planning, risk assessment, and execution of testing for control requirements with an IT focus. The role involves reporting to both internal and external stakeholders on the effectiveness of the IT control framework to mitigate operational, regulatory, and financial risks.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead, develop and execute IT General Controls and IT application control testing and producing high quality deliverables according to departmental and professional standards while ensuring walkthrough and testing are completely timely and within budget.
• Assist and support the Senior Manager in building the IT SOX program and develop a positive cross-functional relationship.
• Identify control gaps and potential issues, discuss viable solutions with the business to address gaps, and obtain management action plans for remediation.
• Communicate test results to leaders and other stakeholders throughout the business, and provide periodic updates to external auditors.
• Document any exceptions/findings that are noted as part of design and testing phases. Ability to identify an issue/finding and communicate it to the Senior Manager in a timely manner.
• Interact and collaborate with stakeholders and process owners throughout the organization to implement necessary process and control modifications to mitigate operational, regulatory, and financial risks.
• Provide interpretation and guidance to process owners regarding key risks and controls within the IT function.
• Perform and document issue validation and close audit findings
• Provide effective challenge to the business regarding the assessment of risks and controls within the IT function.
• Coordinate with external auditors to align testing efforts and deliver testing workpaper that is meeting audit standards and guidelines, including testing control reliance and reach a conclusion.
• Assist with conducting annual risk assessments to determine significant IT systems, platforms and applications in scope for SOX testing.
• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.