Title: IPO Readiness Data Governance & Controls Consultant

Location: Anywhere in the India (Versatile to Travel)

Job Type: Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced IPO Readiness Data Governance & Controls Lead to drive data governance, financial data controls, systems integrity, and regulatory readiness as the organization prepares for public-company reporting requirements.

The role will assess and strengthen the governance and control environment across financial data, ERP platforms, reporting processes, and critical business metrics. Working closely with Finance, Accounting, IT, Legal, Security, Privacy, and Compliance, this individual will establish the data ownership, lineage, reconciliation, auditability, controls, and evidence frameworks required to support SOX compliance, SEC reporting, internal audit, and scalable public-company operations.

The ideal candidate combines strong expertise in data governance and financial systems with practical experience in SOX/internal controls, audit, compliance, and IPO or public-company readiness.

Key Responsibilities

- Assess and document data ownership, data lineage, source-of-truth systems, and data governance processes.
- Validate financial data reconciliation between source systems, ERP platforms, and the General Ledger.
- Evaluate month-end and quarter-end financial close processes for accuracy, efficiency, and control effectiveness.
- Review internal controls, audit trails, user access management, data retention policies, and change management processes.




- Ensure critical business and financial metrics can be traced back to source data and reproduced when required.
- Identify control gaps, material weaknesses, and remediation opportunities.
- Support SOX, SOC 2 Type II, internal audit, regulatory reporting, and compliance initiatives.
- Partner with Finance, Accounting, IT, Legal, Security, Privacy, and Compliance teams to establish auditable and scalable processes.
- Assist with controls documentation, testing, evidence collection, and governance program execution.

Required Skills
- IPO Readiness / Public Company Readiness
- Data Governance & Data Management
- Data Lineage, Data Ownership & Source of Truth Frameworks
- Financial Systems & ERP Platforms (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Dynamics 365, etc.)
- General Ledger Reconciliation & Financial Data Controls
- SOX Compliance & Internal Controls
- Internal Audit & Risk Management
- SEC Reporting & Regulatory Compliance
- Data Quality, Auditability & Data Retention
- Controls Documentation, Testing & Evidence Management
- Material Weakness Identification & Remediation
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional communication skills

Preferred Skills
- SOC 2 Type II Compliance
- Technical Accounting
- FP&A; (Financial Planning & Analysis)
- Treasury Operations
- Investor Relations Processes
- Privacy & Data Protection Programs
- Cybersecurity Governance & Controls
- Experience supporting audit, compliance, or IPO transformation initiatives
- Consulting experience within large enterprise environments

📌 IPO Readiness Data Governance & Controls Consultant (Chennai)
🏢 CES
📍 Chennai