SOX & Internal Controls Analyst

Lesaka Technologies Inc.; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Lesaka Technologies Inc. in South Africa is seeking a SOX & Internal Controls Analyst to support the documentation, monitoring and remediation of the Merchant SOX framework.

The role works with the Senior Manager: SOX & Internal Controls, Finance teams, process owners, Group SOX and external audit. This development position aims to build Merchant's internal controls capability over time, taking increasing responsibility for assigned SOX workstreams while management retains ownership of

Qualifications

• Documentation of risk and control matrices, process narratives, and flowcharts under direction.
• Perform walkthroughs and testing with control owners.
• Maintain control documentation and remediation trackers.
• Ensure documentation reflects actual business processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain risk and control matrices, process narratives, flowcharts and control descriptions under supervision.
• Maintain control-owner registers, walkthroughs and testing documentation, remediation trackers and evidence repositories.
• Perform quality checks to ensure documentation is accurate, current and reflects actual business processes.

Job description

Job Description

We're Hiring:

SOX & Internal Controls Analyst

Location: South Africa

Department: Merchant Division - Finance

Reports to: Senior Manager: SOX & Internal Controls

• Purpose of the Role

The SOX & Internal Controls Analyst will support the documentation, monitoring, management testing and remediation of the Lesaka Merchant SOX and internal controls framework.
The role works closely with the Senior Manager: SOX & Internal Controls, Finance teams, business process and control owners, Group SOX, Internal Audit and external audit. The Analyst will understand how processes operate, obtain and assess evidence, perform walkthroughs and management testing, identify and escalation exceptions, maintain control documentation and monitor remediation through to closure.
The role is a development position intended to build Merchant's internal controls capability over time. The Analyst will take increasing responsibility for assigned SOX workstreams while business management retains ownership of the underlying processes and controls.

• The role supports the South African operations of the Lesaka Merchant Division.
• Scope extends to common, centralised and divisional controls that also operate over the Division's international operations, including shared entity-level controls, common ITGCs and application controls, centralised close, consolidation and reporting controls, and shared master data and user access processes.
• Scope extends to businesses acquired into or transferred within the Division, including support for control documentation and integration into the Merchant SOX programme.
• The role operates as a first-line function. It supports control documentation, monitoring, testing and remediation but does not perform, approve or own business controls.
• SOX Documentation
• Prepare and maintain risk and control matrices, process narratives, process flowcharts and control descriptions under the direction of the Senior Manager.
• Maintain control-owner registers, walkthrough and testing documentation, remediation trackers and evidence repositories.
• Perform quality checks to confirm that documentation is accurate, current and reflects actual business processes, and elevate identified gaps.
• Walkthroughs
• Support and document process walkthroughs with control owners, including how transactions originate, the systems used, relevant financial reporting risks, key controls and supporting