SOX Compliance Lead — Global Risk & Controls

Amazon; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 67,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking an experienced SOX Program Manager to lead the SOX program within GFRC, partnering with engineering, accounting and business teams to design and implement ITGC controls and ensure compliant operations.

You will drive risk assessments, remediation tracking, and cross-functional program governance, coordinating with external auditors and business units to deliver robust financial controls at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent is required.
• 4+ years of auditing business processes, information system, risk mitigation, program compliance or internal audits experience.
• 4+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience.
• Knowledge of IT general controls (ITGCs), including access management, change management, and IT operations.
• Experience with SOX scoping, risk assessment, control design, testing, and remediation.

Responsibilities

• Executing on SOX controls strategies, including maintaining and improving program policies and procedures.
• Contributing to deep dives on IT and business process areas to define the set of risks and controls in addressing financial reporting risk.
• Supporting continuous improvement of the SOX program through risk assessment updates, methodology enhancements, and process optimization.
• Supporting the quarterly 302 sub-certification process and related reporting.
• Assisting in the evaluation of identified control deficiencies and monitoring of remediation efforts.
• Supporting company-wide initiatives that impact business and ITGC control design and implementation.
• Evaluating control implications for enterprise-wide business process and technology transformations, platform consolidations, and new system launches.
• Partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure control requirements are embedded into large-scale organizational programs.
• Driving control design and implementation with engineering, business, and accounting teams.
• Providing ongoing support to process owners/control owners and cross-functional teams to ensure controls are designed and implemented effectively.
• Advising engineering teams on ITGC requirements for access management, change management, and IT operations controls.
• Consulting on control solutions that balance compliance requirements with operational efficiency and scalability.
• Managing auditor inquiries and facilitating timely resolution of identified findings.
• Maintaining ongoing relationships with external audit teams to proactively address emerging compliance concerns.

Skills

Auditing

ITGCs knowledge

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CPA

CISA

PMP

CIA

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking an experienced SOX Program Manager to lead the SOX program within GFRC, partnering with engineering, accounting and business teams to design and implement ITGC controls and ensure compliant operations.

You will drive risk assessments, remediation tracking, and cross-functional program governance, coordinating with external auditors and business units to deliver robust financial controls at scale.