SOX Compliance & Controls Associate

Marex; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Marex, a global financial services group, is hiring a SOX Governance & Compliance Associate to support the SOX control framework across the Americas. You will help maintain process flows, test control design and effectiveness, and track deficiencies with clarity.

As part of Marex's compliance team, you will collaborate with Risk, Finance and Technology to strengthen internal controls, ensure SOX readiness, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• CPA certification preferred.
• Knowledge of SOX 302/404 requirements, and PCAOB auditing standards.
• Experience in financial services activity including broker-dealers, asset managers or banking.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with control owners across Risk, Treasury, Finance, Operations and Front Office to understand business processes.
• Review and test controls to ensure SOX compliance and effectiveness.
• Perform balance sheet substantiation and income statement control testing; ensure controls are compliant with SOX requirements.
• Coordinate IT Application Control testing and SOC 1/2 reports with Marex technology teams.
• Model integrity and adhere to Marex's Code of Conduct; report policy breaches and elevate risk as needed.

Skills

SOX knowledge

Audit experience

Financial controls

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Resilience

Education

CPA certification

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

AI tools

Job description

Marex, a global financial services group, is hiring a SOX Governance & Compliance Associate to support the SOX control framework across the Americas. You will help maintain process flows, test control design and effectiveness, and track deficiencies with clarity.

As part of Marex's compliance team, you will collaborate with Risk, Finance and Technology to strengthen internal controls, ensure SOX readiness, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.