Senior Finance Manager - SOX Testing

Wise; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Wise is establishing a dedicated SOX testing hub in Hyderabad. As a Senior Finance Manager - SOX Testing, you will lead end-to-end testing of design and operating effectiveness for global finance controls, reporting to the Head of SOX Testing, and building a team of testing analysts.

You will oversee QA reviews, collaborate with process owners across the UK, Estonia, and India, and drive efficiency by integrating data analytics and AI-enabled testing tools to strengthen audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Active professional certification (CA/CPA/CIA) or MBA.
• ~10–12 years in SOX 404 / ICFR testing in finance/controls.
• Experience leading and managing internal controls/audit teams.
• Ability to work across multi-time-zone teams (UK, Estonia, India).

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of DET & OET for core finance controls.
• Directly manage and mentor SOX testing analysts.
• Supervise external/co-sourced vendor testing teams.
• Perform detailed QA reviews to ensure audit-ready documentation.
• Lead discussions on control deficiencies and remediation tracking.
• Adopt data analytics and AI-enabled testing tools to improve coverage.

Skills

End-to-End Fieldwork Execution

Team Leadership

Quality Assurance

Governance & Audit

Stakeholder Collaboration

Education

Professional Certification: CA/CPA/CIA or MBA

Tools

PCAOB/COSO framework

Job description

Company Description

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
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Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
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Job Description

About the Team

Finance Risk & Control partners with Finance and the wider business to strengthen the control environment, support SOX compliance, and improve how risks and controls are designed, operated, and evidenced. We are a distributed team across the UK and Estonia, and we are establishing a dedicated SOX testing hub in Hyderabad to drive consistency, high audit quality, and scalability across our global testing program.

Position Overview

As a Senior Finance Manager - SOX Testing, you will play a hands‑on execution and leadership role in executing our end-to‑end business process SOX testing program. Reporting to the Head of SOX Testing, you will build and lead a team of testing specialists, oversee day‑to‑day testing delivery across design and operating effectiveness, perform rigorous Quality Assurance (QA) reviews, and partner with business process owners across the globe to ensure practical, audit‑ready compliance.

Your Mission

• End-to-End Fieldwork Execution: Lead day‑to‑day execution of Design Effectiveness Testing (DET) and Operating Effectiveness Testing (OET) for business process controls across all key finance and operational cycles (e.g. P2P, R2R, Treasury).
• Team Leadership & Capacity Building: Directly manage, mentor, and coach a squad of SOX testing analysts. Review workpapers to maintain an exceptionally high bar for evidence and documentation.
• Co‑Sourcing Supervision: Supervise external/co‑sourced vendor testing teams. Ensure they adhere to Wise methodology, meet quality standards, and stay on schedule without creating rework.
• Quality Assurance & Audit Readiness: Perform detailed QA reviews on completed control walkthroughs and sample testing to ensure conclusions are well‑supported, clearly articulated, and fully compliant with PCAOB/COSO standards.
• Issue Management & Root‑Cause Analysis: Lead discussions on identified control failures with control owners. Agree on deficiency severity, identify root causes, and track remediation re‑testing to completion.
• AI & Automation Integration: Adopt and embed data analytics, automated evidence extraction, and AI‑enabled testing tools into daily testing procedures to increase speed and coverage.

The role will give you the opportunity to

• Own your own path to success: You’ll have a high level of autonomy and responsibility.
• Develop an in‑depth knowledge of Wise’s business: Get to know many teams across finance and the business as you partner with them to help them implement a risk and controls culture
• Grow with the role: You will have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills and grow your own team as the business and finance function grows in complexity.

Qualifications

A bit about you

• Theory: Professional Certification: Active CA, CPA, CIA, or equivalent qualification or an MBA.
• Experience: ~10–12 years of hands‑on experience in SOX 404 / ICFR business process controls testing within a Big 4, global corporate, or fast‑paced tech environment (with 3+ years in a team leadership role).
• Technical Depth: Expert knowledge of business process controls testing methodology, statistical sampling guidance, PCAOB audit expectations, and COSO framework.
• Quality Focus: Proven track record of reviewing workpapers and producing "governance-ready" audit documentation that withstands external audit scrutiny.
• Practice: You have demonstrable experience leading and managing internal controls / audit teams on multiple assignments preferably within Financial services.
• Commercial acumen: You understand the value of taking a balanced approach to risk and controls to support the growth of the business
• Collaborative: Thrives in a multi-time-zone, international team environment (UK, Estonia, India), with a proven ability to influence outcomes through others.

Additional Information

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