Senior Controls Analyst

RELX International; Philippines; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Elsevier is seeking an experienced professional to oversee internal controls ensuring compliance with SOX and other governance standards. The role involves reviewing, developing, and maintaining control frameworks across processes, systems, and financial reporting, with coordination for external audit attestations under Section 404.

The successful candidate will work independently in a multi-location/global team, addressing control gaps, driving remediation, and promoting a culture of compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related field.
• 2–3 years in Internal Control Testing or SOX audit.
• 4–7 years in SOX ICFR/audit (RTR, AP, Financial Reporting).
• Strong Excel (advanced), PowerPoint, Hyperion and Oracle knowledge.
• Excellent English, with ability to work across time zones.
• High integrity and proactive communication on control issues.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the internal controls framework across processes and documentation.
• Ensure SOX compliance with key processes and ITGC interactions.
• Conduct walkthroughs to identify key controls for SOX.
• Serve as primary contact between process owners and auditors.
• Support SOX control testing and remediation planning.
• Assist in annual scoping for SOX controls.
• Promote awareness and training on internal controls.

Skills

SOX knowledge

English fluency

Stakeholder mgmt

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

Excel (advanced)

PowerPoint

Hyperion

Oracle

Job description

Summary
Ensures the effectiveness of internal controls in compliance with corporate objectives and government standards such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) or the 8th Company Law Directive. Reviews, evaluates, develops, implements, maintains and verifies internal and business controls for processes, systems, financial statements, journals and reports in accordance with internal auditing and government-mandated standards. Identifies internal control gaps in business procedures, processes or systems and initiates appropriate remedial action. Ensures that documentation for all processes across the organization is reviewed and updated periodically. May coordinate with external auditors to prepare the attestation of management assessment on internal controls in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Responsibilities are within the Audit and Financial/Business Controls Function as a generalist or in a combination of disciplines. Experienced practitioner. Works independently. Requires in-depth knowledge and experience. Solves complex problems. Contributes to process improvements. Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

Summary
Ensures the effectiveness of internal controls in compliance with corporate objectives and government standards such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) or the 8th Company Law Directive. Reviews, evaluates, develops, implements, maintains and verifies internal and business controls for processes, systems, financial statements, journals and reports in accordance with internal auditing and government-mandated standards. Identifies internal control gaps in business procedures, processes or systems and initiates appropriate remedial action. Ensures that documentation for all processes across the organization is reviewed and updated periodically. May coordinate with external auditors to prepare the attestation of management assessment on internal controls in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Responsibilities are within the Audit and Financial/Business Controls Function as a generalist or in a combination of disciplines. Experienced practitioner. Works independently. Requires in-depth knowledge and experience. Solves complex problems. Contributes to process improvements. Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

Accountabilities

• Oversee the internal controls framework at Elsevier, including managing risk and control matrices and ensuring proper documentation such as narrative descriptions and flowcharts for each process
• Collaborate with the Head of Financial Controls to ensure that key processes are in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, helping to maintain and strengthen the company’s internal control structure.
• Conduct comprehensive walkthroughs for in-scope financial processes to identify key controls for SOX purposes. Ensure that all financial statement assertions are covered, providing a complete overview of process controls.
• Serve as a primary point of contact between business process and control owners, management at various levels, and both internal and external auditors to facilitate communication and compliance efforts.
• Assists in the SOX compliance testing process, ensuring that testing procedures are effective in evaluating the controls. Verify that controls are performed consistently throughout the testing period and by the appropriate process owners. Evaluate whether controls are successful in preventing or detecting material misstatements.
• Assist in the annual scoping exercise for SOX controls, ensuring that the right controls are identified and documented for the upcoming year’s compliance cycle.
• Collaborate with control owners to address any control deficiencies identified during testing. Provide guidance and support in developing remediation plans and ensure timely resolution of issues.
• Support in organizing awareness programs for controls. Ensure that relevant stakeholders are educated on SOX compliance and internal controls, promoting a culture of compliance throughout the organization.
• Work closely with the SOX IT General Controls (ITGC) team to identify and understand in-scope SOX IT systems and applications, ensuring that all relevant IT controls are adequately addressed in compliance efforts.
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or a related field or professional accounting qualification.
• 2-3 years of relevant experience with Internal Control Testing, SOX Audit and or any relevant function (financial reporting control testing and/or IT Application Controls).
• 4-7 years of relevant experience in SOX Audit of ICFRs, finance and accounting (RTR, AP, Financial Reporting)
• Good working knowledge of systems e.g., Excel (advanced level), PowerPoint, Hyperion, Oracle and appreciation of IT general controls.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Ability to work in multi-location/global team across several time zones.
• Good stakeholder management and engagement skills.
• High degree of honesty and integrity - given nature of the role, it is vital that the individual can speak up in situations where personal values are being tested and elevate rapidly when potential control issues have been uncovered.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply enterprise AI tools and technologies to support technical workflows and business objectives.
  

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