Senior SOX & IT Controls Lead

6090-Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. Legal Entity; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 94,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting a Professional, SOX Lead for DePuy Synthes, with location flexibility across New Brunswick, NJ; West Chester, PA; Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Warsaw, IN; Raynham, MA or Raritan, NJ. The role drives IT controls testing, SOX program design, and governance across IT and Finance, partnering with Internal Audit and external auditors.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in IT audit, IT controls, SOX, and ERP testing, plus COSO/COBIT knowledge and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Accounting, Information Systems, Finance, or related discipline.
• Experience with ITGC design and testing in SOX programs.
• Familiarity with COSO, COBIT, PCAOB standards; ERP control testing (SAP/Oracle) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual SOX IT scoping, risk assessment, and control rationalization for in-scope apps and infra.
• Design and maintain ITGC frameworks for access, change management, and operations.
• Plan and perform walkthroughs, design assessments, and testing; analyze deficiencies.
• Coordinate with external auditors and Internal Audit for SOX requests and evidence submission.
• Assess deficiency severity and drive remediation with control owners until closure.
• Collaborate with IAM teams to strengthen access controls and SoD.
• Evaluate SOX impact of ERP changes and pre-live control requirements.
• Establish dashboards and reporting on control health and remediation status.
• Assess third-party and cloud providers; review SOC reports and CUECs.
• Drive automation and continuous controls monitoring initiatives.

Skills

IT audit

SOX compliance

ITGC design

COSO/COBIT

ERP testing

Communication

Documentation

Stakeholder mgmt

External audit coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

CISA (required or in progress)

Tools

ServiceNow IRM

Archer

AuditBoard

SAP GRC

Power BI

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting a Professional, SOX Lead for DePuy Synthes, with location flexibility across New Brunswick, NJ; West Chester, PA; Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Warsaw, IN; Raynham, MA or Raritan, NJ. The role drives IT controls testing, SOX program design, and governance across IT and Finance, partnering with Internal Audit and external auditors.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in IT audit, IT controls, SOX, and ERP testing, plus COSO/COBIT knowledge and strong communication.