Sox Compliance Senior Mgr/general Manager with a

**Minimum 10 + years of SOX experience gained with US MNCs and Big 4 firms.**:

- **Previous experience with developing and managing Audit/SOX Team members is required**:

- **Strong background in public company SOX compliance requirements, accounting standards and financial reporting processes, including a solid understanding of the concepts of control design and operational effectivenes**s

Our client is a renowned maritime MNC with its global HQ based in Sgp (at Maple Tree Biz Park). The co has a flexi work arrangement that allow WFH 2 days in a week.

**It is now looking for an experienced and senior SOX Compliance expert to set up and lead a SOX Team. The SOX Team is responsible for ensuring compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for some of the US listed entities and as such oversees governance for internal control over financial reporting (ICFR).**

For this role, you are responsible for the management and execution of the SOX programme for the 2 US listed affiliates in the group. This position reports to the respective Audit Committees and administratively to the EVP Compliance at the Group level. This highly visible role will work closely with senior management as well as cross-functional leaders throughout the Groups.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Assist respective Management with evaluating design of controls, including acting as a liaison with Business Process Owners (BPOs) to ensure SOX documentation (key risks and related controls, policies and procedures and other internal control documentation) is complete and up to date
- Drive process and control changes by working with BPOs in order to gain controls effectiveness and to improve the control environment in general
- Review the annual SOX Scoping, Planning Materiality and Risk Assessment and proactively monitor changes that may impact the design and/or operating effectiveness of ICFR
- Oversee coordination between Internal and External Auditors, and BPOs to ensure cohesive and collaborative execution of the annual evaluation of ICFR and reporting to those charged with governance
- Ensure control preparer/reviewer/owner responsibilities are transitioned timely and appropriately, when needed, to ensure adequate segregation of duties, proper supervisory reviews and adequate skills with respect to ICFR
- Monitor on a quarterly basis and review the results of control deficiencies identified for management remediation
- Identify and communicate ICFR changes to respective Management, and the respective Audit Committees
- Oversee the execution of annual walkthroughs of scoped-in business processes and Information Technology General Controls (ITGC) to ensure effective evaluation of the design of ICFR and update all relevant SOX documentation in Risk Control Matrices and Flowcharts
- Assist IT manager with identification and documentation of ITGC, Information Technology Application Controls (ITAC), and business process controls, mapping them to the relevant process flows
- Oversee the design and deployment of audit procedures and techniques for technical / IT areas such as segregation of duties and critical access, ERP configuration controls and other related areas
- Assess the severity of Control Deficiencies
- Work with BPOs to develop remediation plans for Control Deficiencies and monitor the remediation status of such plans
- Coordinate and assist BPOs with the assessment of adequacy of ICFR of SOC-1 certifications to formally evaluate ICFR at third-party service organisations
- Stay informed of changes in legislation, accounting standards and regulatory guidance which impact ICFR, including reviews of PCAOB reports of External Auditors
- Attend key management committee meetings to stay informed of business changes that may impact the Group's ICFR, including meetings with the C-suite

**Qualifications**
- Chartered Accountant or Certified Public/Practicing Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor with a Big 4 Public Accounting firm is strongly preferred
- **Minimum 10 to 15 years of relevant SOX experience gained with US MNCs and Big 4 firms.**:

- **Previous experience with developing and managing Audit/SOX Team members is required**:

- **Experience with assessing the design of controls and executing SOX compliance programs for a multinational corporation**:

- **Strong background in public company SOX compliance requirements, accounting standards and financial reporting processes, including a solid understanding of the concepts of control design and operational effectiveness**:

- Added experience in doing a start up SOX role is highly relevant.
- Strong knowledge/experience with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) requirements, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and the Committee of Sponsoring Organisation of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Framework
- The ability to quickly develop strong working relationships with BPOs and Senior Management including those in international locations, Information Technology (