Senior SOX & Internal Controls Specialist

Aegon; United States; Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aegon Americas is seeking a senior professional to assist in day-to-day execution of the Sarbanes-Oxley controls program within the first line of defense and support leadership with oversight of global country unit SOX responsibilities.

You will leverage your expertise to identify, assess, and report on key controls across the company, collaborating with business management, process owners, and risk management to ensure regulatory compliance and adherence to corporate standards.

Qualifications

• Eight years of progressive experience in internal controls, audit or risk management within the financial services industry.
• Experience with Sarbanes Oxley and assessing control related risks.
• Ability to document and verbally communicate financial reporting processes clearly, including assessment of control design and operating effectiveness.
• Strong communication skills to educate or raise awareness of internal control methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Assist in evaluating and designing internal controls; recommend improvements.
• Document financial/accounting/actuarial process flows with focus on SOX compliance.
• Support SOX risk assessment, scoping, and process mapping for governance.
• Lead development and implementation of goals, policies, and procedures for ICFR and SOX.
• Prepare updates to management including remediation plans for control deficiencies.
• Coordinate with external auditors on assessments of the control environment and issue resolution.

Skills

Communication

Documentation

Educate stakeholders

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

CPA

Job description

Aegon Americas is seeking a senior professional to assist in day-to-day execution of the Sarbanes-Oxley controls program within the first line of defense and support leadership with oversight of global country unit SOX responsibilities.

You will leverage your expertise to identify, assess, and report on key controls across the company, collaborating with business management, process owners, and risk management to ensure regulatory compliance and adherence to corporate standards.