Sr. Analyst – Global Financial Controls (SOX & SOC)

ACCA Careers; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work culture

Inclusive workplace

Job summary

Northern Trust Manila is seeking an experienced finance controls professional to join our Global Financial Controls team. You will evaluate SOX and SOC processes, map risks to controls, and develop narratives for governance and testing milestones.

The role emphasizes testing of design and operating effectiveness, remediation tracking, and clear communication with control owners across time zones. You will work in a flexible, inclusive environment supporting business operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5–8+ years in SOX, SOC, internal controls or audit roles.
• CPA/CIA/CISA is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate process-level and financial reporting risks to identify key risks, control objectives, controls, and potential sources of misstatement.
• Develop understanding of business operations, systems, and control environments for assigned SOX and SOC processes.
• Maintain effective working relationships with control owners and provide ongoing SOX and SOC guidance and training.
• Execute walkthroughs to document end-to-end processes, risks, control activities, and supporting systems.
• Perform and document tests of design and operating effectiveness and escalate deficiencies.

Skills

SOX & SOC

Internal Controls

Audit Experience

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

ERP Systems

Job description

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889. Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889. Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Major Duties

Planning & Risk Assessment

• Evaluate process-level and financial reporting risks to identify key risks, control objectives, controls, and potential sources of misstatement.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of business operations, systems, and control environments for assigned SOX and SOC processes.

Governance & Process Oversight

• Maintain effective working relationships with control/process/IT owners and provide ongoing SOX and SOC guidance and training.
• Support annual/quarterly SOX and SOC governance planning activities, including coordination of walkthrough schedules, timelines, and tracking of key governance and testing milestones in accordance with departmental standards and audit requirements.
• Maintain SOX and SOC governance documentation, including risk and control matrices and process narratives, ensuring alignment with approved methodologies and internal standards.

Walkthroughs & Process Understanding

• Execute walkthroughs to document end-to-end processes, key risks, control activities, and supporting systems.
• Validate risk-to-control alignment and confirm control ownership, execution, and consistency with documentation.
• Monitor and assess control environment changes, including changes in processes, systems, or ownership, and evaluate impacts to SOX and SOC scope and testing approaches.

Test of Design & Operating Effectiveness (TOD/TOE)

• Perform and document tests of design and operating effectiveness in accordance with established sampling and testing standards.
• Evaluate audit evidence for completeness, accuracy, and relevance to support control conclusions.
• Escalate evidence requests and follow‑ups with control owners in a timely manner
• Identify, assess, and timely communicate control design and operating effectiveness deficiencies to control and process owners.

Results Evaluation & Reporting

• Assess testing results and determine control effectiveness conclusions using established SOX and SOC methodologies.
• Evaluate severity and root cause of control issues, considering both design and operating effectiveness factors.
• Ensure testing conclusions are clearly documented and supported by sufficient evidence to enable external audit reliance.
• Communicate testing results, control deficiencies, and key observations to control/process/IT owners and governance leads in a timely and professional manner.
• Support remediation tracking and validation activities by documenting issue resolution status and retesting results in accordance with departmental standards.

Control Environment Changes

• Communicate and document changes to the control environment, including process changes, system changes, control modifications, and ownership changes, in coordination with business units and process owners.
• Support ad hoc projects and initiatives as requested by Global Financial Controls management

Knowledge / Skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate risks, controls, and testing results to diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment as part of a Global Financial Controls team supporting multiple time zones and jurisdictions.
• Strong technical aptitude and systems knowledge preferred, with the ability to understand and assess process and system-driven controls.
• Highly adaptable and flexible, with the ability to respond effectively to changing priorities, regulatory requirements, and control environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Accounting or Finance preferred.
• Experience within the Financial Services industry preferred.
• Prior Public Accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Five to eight or more years of experience in SOX, SOC, internal controls, audit, or financial services-related roles.
• Professional certifications such as CPA, CIA, or CISA are a plus.

Working With Us

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose. We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [e-mail]. We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

About Our Manila Office

The Northern Trust Manila office celebrated a decade of excellence in 2024. Through agility, resiliency, innovation, and excellence, they have evolved into a dynamic hub with diverse capabilities and a thriving workforce of over 1,200 - driving meaningful impact and sustainable growth. Learn more.