Role & responsibilities

- Perform SOX 404 and ICFR testing for financial reporting controls across business processes including Record-to-Report (R2R), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Treasury, Fixed Assets, Payroll, and Financial Close.
- Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of key controls in accordance with the COSO framework and company policies.
- Conduct walkthroughs with process owners to understand end-to-end business processes, risks, and control activities.
- Prepare and maintain comprehensive test documentation, including test plans, work papers, control narratives, process flowcharts, and testing results.
- Identify control deficiencies, assess their severity, and support remediation planning and tracking.
- Coordinate with control owners and business stakeholders to obtain supporting evidence and validate control performance.
- Assist in maintaining the SOX risk and control matrix (RCM) and ensure controls remain aligned with changing business processes.
- Support internal and external auditors during SOX audits and financial statement audits.
- Monitor remediation activities and perform retesting to validate implementation of corrective actions.




- Participate in risk assessments to identify emerging risks and changes impacting financial reporting controls.
- Prepare management reports, dashboards, and compliance status updates for senior leadership.
- Drive process improvements and control standardization initiatives to enhance the overall control environment.

Preferred candidate profile

- Bachelors degree in accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, or related discipline ( Masters degree preferred)
- 4-10+ years of experience in SOX compliance, ICFR testing, Internal Audit, Risk & Controls, or Financial Controls Assurance.
- Solid knowledge of SOX 404 requirements, COSO framework, ICFR, risk assessment, and controls testing methodologies.
- Experience testing manual, automated, preventive, and detective business process controls related to financial reporting.
- Understanding of US GAAP, IFRS, financial statement components, and financial close processes.
- Strong analytical, documentation, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple testing engagements and meet regulatory deadlines.

📌 SOX and Control Testing (Karnataka)
🏢 EY
📍 Karnataka