D&T Tech - Head of SOx Operations

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With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

About the Role

This 2nd line role is responsible for Digital and Technology Sox operational service, including Tech Sox testing service and the relationship with External Auditors. Additionally, this role leads the other second line testing services across Digital and Technology.

This position will lead the team that delivers testing of IT general controls, automated controls and key reports in scope systems, to support the SOX Testing strategy along with supporting 1st line and control owners to design robust controls and remediation plans.

The SOx director will also solve unique regulatory and compliance related problems across a wide range of technology products and adjust strategy and policy to ensure continual improvement. They will have leadership accountability for direct management of external audit activities related to SOx and Statutory Financial reporting.

The role will also partner with multiple stakeholders, including within Finance, Digital & Tech as well as external auditors.

Key Responsibilities

1. Leading the team who are managing the planning, execution and reporting of Tech SOx testing for applications, tools and infrastructure, including oversight and governance of the third party vendor engaged to execute the testing.
2. Ensure strategy for delivery of robust remediation plans, monitor remediation and maintaining compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is in place.
3. Lead the relationship with the Haleon’s external Tech auditors on behalf of the Technology organisation to support external audit planning and execution of testing.
4. Define and maintain the strategy for Technology design standards for SOx compliance through continual scanning of the external environment and emerging regulatory requirements. Lead delivery and maintenance of ITGC Framework and SOX ITMS standard and associated Digital & Tech SOx training requirements and curriculum to ensure requirements are communicated and deployed as required in the Digital and Tech organisation. Provide consultancy for Tech SOX compliance requirements for new technology.
5. Responsible for creation and clear communication of Tech SOx results and issues through Board level reporting; Audit and Risk Committee, Finance, Digital & Tech Leadership Team, Compliance and Risk Forum and Monthly Operation Review reporting as required. Partner with the Finance team to deliver consolidated stakeholder updates outside of Digital & Tech. Partner with Finance to provide reporting to Audit and Risk Committee, CEO/CFO so they can fulfil their section 302 SOx certification requirements on an annual basis.
6. Liaise with SOx Maturity Director to deliver consolidated and coordinated programme.

Qualifications and skills

1. Significant experience in IT general controls (ITGCs), key reports and automated controls testing for Sarbanes Oxley or general IT audit from senior roles.
2. Subject Matter Expert with expansive expertise in audit, monitoring, internal controls and regulatory requirements, particularly Sarbanes Oxley.
3. Significant capability in Technology Risk Management and Internal Controls.
4. Significant experience of working with external auditors on controls and Tech SOx testing.
5. Experience in Cloud Technology and regulated systems hosted on cloud platforms.
6. Experience with access management and privileged access management tooling along with security standards.
7. A strong communicator, able to present ideas coherently leading to achieving a consensus, even where stakeholders are from a diverse range of business areas.
8. Excellent collaboration & influencing skills with an ability to gain the respect/buy-in from your stakeholders across Haleon and meet tight deadlines.
9. Sense of urgency and ability to meet deadlines and prioritise appropriately, cycle testing and external audit are subject to tight deadlines to meet regulatory reporting requirements.
10. Ability to communicate complex issues to leadership teams and Board members.
11. Proven ability to lead others: internal and external resources; delivering through other teams and leaders.
12. Demonstrated experience creating, managing and deploying a plan to deliver to targets.

Preferred

1. CISA or CRISC certification.
2. Qualified ACCA, ACA or equivalent.
3. SAP Experience.

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