Specialist, Business Process SOX and Internal Controls

Volta; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity in Volta

Pension contributions

Health and wellbeing benefits

Generous vacation days

Job summary

Volta is seeking a SOX and Internal Controls professional to join our London team. You will support design and testing of allocated processes, coordinate with process owners and senior leaders, and collaborate with ITGC teams to ensure a robust control environment.

The role requires strong communication, project management, and willingness to travel. You will help prepare updates for the SOX SteerCo and Audit Committee and train/control owners on SOX requirements.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years’ experience working on SOX programmes.
• Big 4 experience preferable.
• Strong knowledge of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements.
• Proficiency with process mapping tools (MS Visio, GRC tools).
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to influence stakeholders.
• Collaborative, team player with flexible attitude.
• Strong project management skills.
• Experience communicating across multiple departments.
• Open to international travel.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and testing work for allocated processes.
• Prepare for close meetings with process owners and senior leaders.
• Liaise with the ITGC SOX team to understand the control landscape.
• Perform internal, s302 and s404 testing ensuring timely completion.
• Document design and testing results in process maps, RACMs and testing templates.
• Keep process maps and RACMs up to date with effective change management.
• Prepare SOX SteerCo and Audit Committee updates.
• Provide training and guidance on SOX requirements and controls.
• Maintain remediation logs and records.

Skills

SOX experience

Process mapping

Communication skills

Project management

International travel

Tools

MS Visio

GRC tools

Job description

About Volta

Volta is the category-defining, fully vertically integrated AI infrastructure platform – from capital to clusters to software, under a founder-led enterprise. Our mission is The Utility of Compute™: AI infrastructure as dependable and available as electricity, for every organization that needs it. Launched with a $10B strategic partnership with one of the leading frontier AI labs, a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, and a $5B AI Infrastructure Fund, Volta is building the infrastructure layer of the AI era from the ground up. We are 100+ people across London, Palo Alto, and New York, with rapid growth expectations to hundreds.

About Volta

Volta is the category-defining, fully vertically integrated AI infrastructure platform – from capital to clusters to software, under a founder-led enterprise. Our mission is The Utility of Compute™: AI infrastructure as dependable and available as electricity, for every organization that needs it. Launched with a $10B strategic partnership with one of the leading frontier AI labs, a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, and a $5B AI Infrastructure Fund, Volta is building the infrastructure layer of the AI era from the ground up. We are 100+ people across London, Palo Alto, and New York, with rapid growth expectations to hundreds.

About The Role

• The key responsibilities for the role are as follows:
• Support the Senior Manager, Business Process SOX and Internal Controls on the following activities:
• Timely completion of Process design work for the allocated processes
• Preparation for the close meetings with process owners and the HODs/CFOs and obtain agreement on gaps, remediations and key controls
• Liaison with the ITGC SOX team to understand the full control landscape (aspects such as SODs, IUCs, Joiners and Leavers etc.)
• Perform internal, s302 and s404 management control testing ensuring timely completion of testing work
• Documentation of the design and testing results (in process maps, RACMs and testing template)
• Effective change management to ensure that process maps and RACMs are kept up to date
• Preparation of the SOX SteerCo and Audit Committee updates
• Provide training and guidance on SOX requirements and controls to the control and process owners
• Keep the internal design, testing and remediation logs up to date

Key Accountabilities

• Timely completion of the design and testing work for allocated processes to the highest quality standards
• Remediation support by providing pragmatic recommendations which are practical to implement and meet the requirements of the Sarbanes Oxley Act

Essential Competencies & Experience

• 2-3 years’ experience of working on SOX programmes
• Big 4 experience preferable (although not mandatory)
• Strong knowledge of the requirement of the Sarbanes Oxley Act
• Proficiency in using process mapping tools (i.e. MS Visio, GRC tools etc.)
• Effective communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation) with the ability to communicate, challenge and influence in a constructive manner.
• Collaborative, team player with positive attitude, and a flexible attitude to work.
• Strong project management skills
• Proven experience of communicating and engaging across multiple departments
• Open to international travels

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What We Offer

At Volta, we believe people do their best work when they feel supported, trusted and able to grow. We're building a company where you can make an impact, keep a healthy balance between work and life, and build a career you're proud of.

As a global team, we do our best to provide great benefits wherever you're based. While some benefits vary by country due to local regulations, we believe looking after our people is simply the right thing to do.

• Competitive salary based on the work you do here, not your previous salary
• Equity in Volta, giving you the opportunity to share in the company's long-term success
• Retirement/pension contributions
• Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• Generous number of vacation days each year

Additional Information

Background Checks

All offers of employment at Volta are conditional on the satisfactory completion of pre-employment screening, which includes confirmation of your right to work, verification of your employment history and a criminal record check, where this is permitted by local law. Screening is carried out by Zinc, an accredited third-party provider, after an offer is made and all information is handled confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection law.

Equal Opportunity

Volta is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and make employment decisions based on skills, qualifications, experience and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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