Specialist/Senior Specialist, Business Assurance

GARENA ONLINE PRIVATE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sea Group is seeking a compliant and detail-oriented SOX specialist to join the HQ Finance team in Singapore. You will oversee SOX controls across ITGC, business processes, and group controls, coordinating with IT, Finance, and auditors.

The role emphasizes documentation, testing, issue tracking, and process improvements to strengthen the control environment as Sea grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting or related professional qualification (CIA, CISA, CRISC, CPA, ACCA is a plus).
• At least 1 year of full-time experience in internal controls, SOX compliance, risk management, or related fields.
• Willingness to work across IT and business controls and develop ITGC knowledge.
• Ability to document processes, assess control design, and follow through on issues.
• Interest in AI/automation and applying them to SOX workflows while maintaining data confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end SOX compliance activities across ITGC, business process controls, and Group-wide controls.
• Conduct risk assessment for processes, systems and control activities affecting financial reporting.
• Maintain SOX documentation (risk/control matrices, narratives, flowcharts, testing evidence).
• Coordinate with IT, Finance, and process owners to implement and maintain controls.
• Test and evaluate control design and operating effectiveness; identify deficiencies and remediation.
• Assist ITGC activities across user access, change management, and IT operations.
• Support business process and Group-wide control activities and governance requirements.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external auditors with timely documentation and responses.
• Contribute to system implementations, process improvements and automation of controls.
• Communicate audit results and track corrective actions.
• Undertake other SOX-related tasks as assigned.

Skills

SOX compliance

Internal controls

Risk assessment

Data analytics

SQL

Python

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

You will be part of Sea’s HQ Finance department, which plays an integral role in supporting the accounting and finance needs of our three core businesses (Garena, Shopee, Monee) and across our diverse regional market presence. Within the department, the Business Assurance function is responsible for overseeing key business processes that impact internal controls over financial reporting and IT systems, leading risk management and process improvement initiatives, and providing advisory support on SOX compliance and audit-related matters. You will work across Finance, IT and business stakeholders to support a practical, effective and sustainable control environment as Sea continues to grow.

Job Description

• Support end-to-end SOX compliance activities across ITGC, business process controls and Group-wide controls, including planning, documentation, walkthroughs, testing, issue follow-up and reporting
• Perform risk identification, assessment and evaluation for processes, systems and control activities that affect internal controls over financial reporting
• Maintain and enhance SOX documentation, including risk and control matrices, process narratives, flowcharts, control descriptions and testing evidence
• Coordinate with IT, Finance, business process owners and Group functions to develop, implement and maintain policies, procedures and controls that meet SOX requirements
• Conduct and coordinate testing to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of controls; identify deficiencies, assess potential impacts and support remediation or mitigating controls
• Support ITGC activities across areas such as user access, change management and IT operations, while partnering with relevant specialists for technical depth where needed
• Support business process and Group-wide control activities, including entity-level controls, financial reporting processes, management review controls and related governance requirements
• Act as a liaison to internal stakeholders and external auditors, providing process understanding, documentation and timely responses for compliance evaluations and audits
• Contribute to system implementations, process improvements and automation initiatives that strengthen controls while improving efficiency and scalability
• Communicate audit and review results clearly, track corrective actions and help ensure issues are addressed in a timely manner
• Undertake other SOX-related tasks and projects as assigned

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance/Accounting/related disciplines or other related professional qualification in accounting, such as Chartered Accountant and ACCA
• At least 1 year of relevant full-time working experience in internal controls, SOX compliance, risk management, internal audit, external audit, accounting, finance operations or process improvement
• Comfortable working across IT and business controls. Candidates without an IT background should demonstrate a genuine willingness and ability to build knowledge in ITGC and technology risk. Candidates with an IT audit or technology-risk background should be open to developing experience in business process and Group-wide controls
• Working understanding of risk and control concepts, with the ability to document processes, assess control design, perform testing under guidance, and follow through on control issues
• AI and automation mindset. Comfortable using AI tools responsibly in day-to-day work and motivated to build practical AI-enabled and automated ways of working as the team evolves. Able to identify opportunities to streamline SOX documentation, testing, evidence management, issue tracking, or reporting, with appropriate attention to data confidentiality, control requirements, and quality review
• Relevant professional qualifications, or progress toward them, will be an advantage. Examples include CIA, CISA, CRISC, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent
• Experience with data analytics, and familiarity with SQL or Python, will be an advantage
• Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and sound judgement
• Able to work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and communicate findings, questions, and follow-up actions clearly
• Collaborative and team-oriented, with the adaptability, professionalism, and communication skills to work effectively with colleagues and stakeholders at different levels

This position is offered as a 1-year contract (renewable), depending on business needs at the time of hiring, and is subject to approval of the necessary work authorization by the Singapore Ministry of Manpower (if applicable).