VP, SOX & ICFR Controls Leader

Globalclassifieds; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon in New York seeks a Vice President, SOX Control & Compliance to own and guide end-to-end SOX and ICFR workstreams. You will coordinate risk assessments, maintain control narratives, and act as a primary liaison with auditors, ensuring timely testing and remediation execution.

This role requires strong leadership, expert knowledge of COSO/financial controls, and the ability to coach junior staff while partnering with control owners and business partners to strengthen the control

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Risk Management, or related field.
• Professional qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, ACA, CIA, CISA, or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in banking products, financial close, regulatory reporting, or enterprise controls frameworks such as COSO.
• Exposure to process improvement, automation opportunities, or control rationalisation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of SOX and ICFR workstreams including planning, walkthroughs, testing, issue tracking, and reporting.
• Perform and coordinate risk assessments to identify significant processes, key controls, and changes impacting financial reporting risk.
• Lead refresh of narratives, risk and control matrices, flowcharts, and control inventories for audit readiness.
• Evaluate design and operating effectiveness of key SOX controls and document conclusions.
• Coordinate with control owners to schedule walkthroughs, obtain evidence, and support timely testing.
• Identify control gaps, assess impact, and support remediation planning and validation.
• Serve as primary liaison for internal and external auditors for assigned reviews.
• Prepare updates on progress, issues, risks, and remediation status for management.
• Coach and support junior team members on testing methodology and documentation.

Skills

SOX/ICFR knowledge

Risk assessment

Auditing

Stakeholder management

Mentoring junior staff

Education

Bachelor degree

CA/CPA/ACCA/CIA/CISA

Job description

BNY Mellon in New York seeks a Vice President, SOX Control & Compliance to own and guide end-to-end SOX and ICFR workstreams. You will coordinate risk assessments, maintain control narratives, and act as a primary liaison with auditors, ensuring timely testing and remediation execution.

This role requires strong leadership, expert knowledge of COSO/financial controls, and the ability to coach junior staff while partnering with control owners and business partners to strengthen the control