Senior IT SOX Specialist

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior SOX ITGC and controls professional to lead enterprise-wide compliance efforts for EBS systems. You will coordinate testing, evidence collection, and remediation with auditors and control owners, while maintaining the control framework and driving continuous improvement.

You will develop dashboards and metrics for leadership, facilitate training, and ensure alignment with corporate SOX requirements across SAP, Oracle, Workday and Salesforce environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on SOX ITGC and security controls experience.
• 3+ years testing internal controls and key SOX controls.
• Experience in cyber-risk management or SOX program auditing.
• Cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead SOX tracking and control assurance for Enterprise Business Systems.
• Serve as primary SOX focal point for EBS.
• Manage control inventories, testing schedules, evidence collection, remediation tracking.
• Coordinate testing with internal/external auditors and control owners.
• Maintain and update the SOX control framework for EBS apps and integrations.
• Drive remediation plans, track findings, assign owners, monitor timelines.
• Develop and maintain SOX dashboards, metrics, and status reporting.
• Facilitate workshops and training for process and control owners.
• Align EBS processes and metrics to corporate SOX requirements.
• Support continuous improvement including automation opportunities.
• Participate in control design and change control reviews.
• Maintain SOX docs repositories and traceability between risks, controls, tests.

Skills

SOX ITGC Management

Internal Control Testing

Cyber-Risk Management Program

Compliance Tools Proficiency

Project Management Skills

Excel Proficiency

Reporting Skills

Excellent Communication Skills

Strong Organizational Skills

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Workday

Salesforce

GRC Platforms

Test Management Systems

Job description

• Lead SOX tracking and control assurance for Enterprise Business Systems as a member of the IT SOX Program Office
• Serve as the primary SOX focal point for EBS
• Manage SOX control inventories, testing schedules, evidence collection, and remediation tracking across enterprise systems
• Coordinate SOX testing with internal audit, external auditors, application owners, and control owners
• Maintain and update the SOX control framework for EBS applications and integrations
• Drive remediation plans, track findings, assign owners, monitor timelines, and escal
• Develop and maintain SOX dashboards, metrics, and status reporting for leadership and auditors
• Facilitate workshops and training for process and control owners
• Align EBS processes and metrics to corporate SOX requirements
• Support continuous improvement, including automation opportunities, control rationalization, and standardization
• Participate in control design and change control reviews for system updates, releases, and process changes
• Maintain SOX documentation repositories and traceability between risks, controls, tests, and remediation activities
• Partner with the Risk & Compliance Lead, ITSPO Senior Manager, Boeing stakeholders, auditors, and control owners

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with SOX ITGC, Security Controls, Vulnerability Management processes, audit lifecycle and compliance practices
• 3+ years of testing internal controls, including key SOX controls
• Experience implementing and managing a cyber-risk management program, Sarbanes–Oxley (SOX) program, auditing of applications or processes, or other compliance programs
• Demonstrated experience building cross-functional consensus among internal and external stakeholders
• Prior experience in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or other highly regulated industries is preferred
• Experience implementing or optimizing automated controls and control testing tools is preferred
• Familiarity with corporate compliance programs
• Familiarity with enterprise systems such as SAP, Oracle, Workday, Salesforce and integrations; EBS or similar large-scale business system landscapes is a plus
• Proficiency with compliance tools, GRC platforms, or test/evidence management systems
• Strong Excel and reporting skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest assessment process
• Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements and qualify as a U.S. Person
• Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in SOX ITGC, Security Controls, and compliance practices, with a strong focus on managing SOX control inventories and testing. Proficient in developing dashboards and metrics for leadership reporting while facilitating cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• SOX ITGC Management
• Internal Control Testing
• Cyber-Risk Management Program
• Compliance Tools Proficiency
• Project Management Skills

Hard Skills

• SOX Control Framework
• Vulnerability Management
• Audit Lifecycle
• Automated Controls Implementation
• Excel Proficiency
• Reporting Skills

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Strong Organizational Skills
• Project Management Skills

Industry Keywords

• Aerospace
• Defense
• Manufacturing
• Regulated Industries
• Corporate Compliance Programs

Tools & Technologies

• GRC Platforms
• Test Management Systems
• SAP
• Oracle
• Workday
• Salesforce