Senior SOX Analyst

Expedia Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel technology company in London is seeking a Senior SOX Compliance Analyst to manage and ensure compliance across various operational and financial controls. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of experience in SOX, auditing, or risk management, preferably in a fast-paced environment. In this role, you will partner with teams to maintain compliance and evaluate control structures for optimization. Competitive benefits like travel perks and a flexible work model are offered.

Benefits

Flexible work model

Travel discounts

Career development resources

Wellness reimbursement

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience in SOX, Audit or Risk Management.
• Experience with documentation for SOX requirements.
• Big 4 audit firm experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of SOX projects and ensure compliance.
• Partner with control owners and auditors.
• Evaluate and optimize control environments.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Analytical abilities

Project management

Proficient in Excel

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance or business

Master’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

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 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 (with some pretty cool offices), 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.

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. View our full list of benefits.

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 through the Accommodation Request.

We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award‑winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others.

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