SENIOR SOX ANALYST-Banking (EUROPE & ASIA)

Job Title: SENIOR SOX ANALYST-Banking (EUROPE & ASIA)

Reference: AJB JB AUD 09

Location: London

Assignment Profile:
Our client is a well-established and highly regarded financial services company is seeking to employ a Senior Sarbanes Oxley Analyst to join a small

Controls – Europe & Asia based in London and indirectly to the Director, Sarbanes-Oxley & Internal Controls based in New York. This position will include being responsible for creating & updating narratives, flowcharts, performing walkthroughs, testing during the quarters, updating the control gap log report, documenting action plans and assisting processes owners on ways to improve their processes. The role requires the person to be able to build good working relationships with process owners and management, communicate effectively and timely and be able to multi task when required.

Ideally, the successful candidate will be a qualified accountant or Internal Auditor with 3 or more years experience within a Financial Services & SOX environment. You will have Financial Services and product experience.

RESPONSIBLITIES AND DUTIES:

Assist with the analysis and review of key internal control procedures, risk and control matrices, and test plans, i.e., documentation, gap analysis, walkthroughs, and testing in both Europe & Asia.

Be able to interview process owners to create/update SOX documentation.

Ensure that key controls identified in the narratives agree with control matrices and test plans.

Quarterly notification to process owners in Europe & Asia to update narratives; follow-up with process owners and escalate any issues to Head of Internal Controls – Europe & Asia..

Maintain the Remediation/findings Log and follow-up as to implementation status timely.

Follow-up on outstanding action plans.

Knowledge of rolling out spreadsheet controls for key Finance Excel spreadsheets

Keep up-to-date with SEC, PCAOB and FASB pronouncements through seminars, professional journals, etc.

Maintain the SOX documentation binders.

Work on special SOX-related projects as directed by Head of Internal Controls – Europe & Asia.

Assist the Global Director of Internal Controls or Head of Internal Controls - Europe & Asia as appropriate.

10-15% Travel – Europe & Asia for up to two weeks at a time, twice a year

Candidate Profile:
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

BA/BS degree in Finance or Accounting; knowledge of US & UK GAAP

Minimum 3+ years of Sarbanes Oxley compliance experience

Minimum 3+ plus years of Big four audit experience

Minimum of 2+ plus years in broker-dealer environment or finance product knowledge

ACCA, ACA, CPA or CIA


SKILLS:

Solid understanding of SOX 404 requirements

Strong process analysis, risk and control identification, and problem solving skills

Organization skills with the ability to coordinate, supervise, and coach junior staff members.

Demonstrated oral and written communication skills

Ability to manage and deliver projects within budget, on time and of high quality.

Prefers fast-paced environment, displaying flexibility and focus under pressure

Team-player and relationship-builder

Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, Visio and PowerPoint)

Consultant: Jonathan Banjo

Consultant Email: jbanjo@ajbexecutivesearch.co.uk

Salary: Circa £45-55,000 Plus Benefits

If you feel you are a suitable candidate for this position please contact Jonathan Banjo.