IT SOX & Controls Lead

Astrum Search; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrum Search is supporting a leading international organisation in the appointment of an experienced IT Controls & SOX Lead. You will own the technology controls environment, strengthening governance and ensuring robust SOX compliance.

Working with Technology, Finance, Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit, you will develop and embed a sustainable IT controls framework and provide insight to senior stakeholders across the business.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in IT SOX/ITGC, IT risk, or IT audit.
• Proven track record implementing and embedding SOX/ITGC controls.
• Strong understanding of IT general controls: access, change, operations.
• Experience identifying deficiencies and driving remediation to completion.
• Comfortable working across technical and business environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence senior staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of IT SOX and technology controls programme.
• Define and maintain scope of systems and processes under SOX.
• Develop and enhance IT General Controls across access, change, operations, resilience.
• Lead control risk assessments, walkthroughs, testing and ongoing monitoring.
• Identify weaknesses and drive remediation with stakeholders.
• Partner with Technology and business teams to ensure controllership and evidence.

Skills

SOX/ITGC experience

IT risk & tech controls

IT general controls

deficiency remediation

stakeholder management

cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Astrum Search is supporting a leading international organisation in the appointment of an experienced IT Controls & SOX Lead.

This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of the technology controls environment within a complex organisation, helping to strengthen the governance framework and ensure robust compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

Working across Technology, Finance, Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit, you will play a key role in developing and embedding a sustainable IT controls framework, whilst providing insight and challenge to senior stakeholders across the business.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and delivery of the organisation's IT SOX and technology controls programme
• Define and maintain the scope of systems, applications and technology processes subject to SOX
• Develop and enhance the IT General Controls framework across access, change, operations, resilience and development environments
• Lead control risk assessments, walkthroughs, testing and ongoing monitoring
• Identify weaknesses within the control environment and work with stakeholders to develop and implement effective remediation
• Partner with Technology and business teams to ensure controls are practical, sustainable and appropriately evidenced
• Provide guidance to control owners on control design, effectiveness and SOX requirements

Skills & Experience:

• Strong experience across IT SOX, ITGC, IT Risk, Technology Controls or IT Audit
• Proven experience implementing and embedding SOX / ITGC controls, rather than solely testing them
• Strong understanding of IT General Controls, including access management, change management and IT operations
• Experience identifying control deficiencies and driving remediation through to completion
• Comfortable working across both technical and business environments
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge and influence senior colleagues

This is a high-profile opportunity for an experienced IT SOX professional to take ownership of a key area of the control environment and make a tangible impact on how technology risk and compliance are managed across the organisation.