Senior SOX Analyst

Expedia, Inc.; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global travel technology company is seeking a motivated Senior SOX Compliance Analyst in London. This role involves managing SOX projects, evaluating controls, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in accounting or finance and at least three years of relevant experience. Excellent communication, analytical skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office are required. The position follows a hybrid work model with office attendance expected for part of the week.

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Paid time off

Wellness & travel reimbursement

Travel discounts

International Airlines Travel Agent membership

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience in SOX, Audit, or Risk Management.
• Experience in control design and evaluation for operational deficiency.
• Ability and desire to work independently and as a team member.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of SOX projects and ensure controls are in place.
• Partner with SOX control owners and auditors for compliance.
• Critically evaluate current control environments and recommend optimizations.

Skills

Strong interpersonal communication skills

Analytical abilities

Organization and project management skills

Proficient in Excel and Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance or equivalent

Master's degree

Job description

Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.

Why Join Us?

To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win.

We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model, and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior SOX Compliance Analyst to work within our B2B Controllership Team.

Private Label Solutions

Private Label Solutions (PLS) is the B2B arm of Expedia Group. We bring Expedia Group’s innovative technology and distribution solutions to partners across the world. These businesses include global financial institutions, corporate managed travel, offline travel agents, global travel suppliers (like major airlines) and many more.

Travel Partnerships and Advertising

Travel Partnerships and Advertising helps partners, including hotels, airlines, destination marketing organizations (DMOs) and more, deliver excellent traveler and B2B experiences. We drive growth for our partners and the Expedia Group marketplace through competitive supply, our leading advertising and travel media network and affiliate solutions.

In this role you will:

• Take ownership on SOX projects from identification of risk area, design of controls, advising on control implementation, ensuring the controls are in place and working closely with the SOX Compliance team to close any gap
• Partner with SOX control owners, auditors and various stakeholders to maintain SOX compliance throughout the year
• Develop and maintain an understanding of the Company's internal control framework and processes to identify risks that could impact not only the Company's SOX compliance, as well as the Company's overall internal control framework
• Develop an understanding of the business control structure of the Company and/or its information technology general control structure (systems and architecture) and be able to apply that knowledge to how it supports the processes and procedures from a SOX perspective
• Critically evaluate current control environments and recommend ways to rationalize and optimize processes and controls
• Support contract compliance and collaborate with Legal team
• Other requirements and projects as required

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance, business or equivalent professional experience. Master is a plus
• 3+ years of relevant experience in SOX, Audit or Risk Management; with large, complex and rapidly changing organizations
• Big 4 audit firm experience preferred
• Experience in control design and evaluation for operational deficiency
• Experience with documentation of information technology general controls and financial process controls to support SOX requirements, including creation of process flows and risk and control matrices
• Strong interpersonal oral and written communication skills required
• Ability and desire to work independently and as a team member
• Organization and project management skills
• Analytical abilities
• Proficient in Excel and Microsoft Office
• Focus on delivering results, and work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations

Please note that this role is only available in the following location: London, in alignment with our flexible work model which requires employees to be in-office at least three days a week. We are unable to offer relocation assistance for this role.

Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership.

Accommodation requests

If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team.

Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia, Hotels.com, Expedia Partner Solutions, Vrbo, trivago, Orbitz, Travelocity, Hotwire, Wotif, ebookers, CheapTickets, Expedia Group Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert, CarRentals.com, and Expedia Cruises.

Expedia is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.