IT Sox Compliance Office - London, United Kingdom - Combined Insurance

Combined Insurance

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

IT SOX Compliance Office

Working within the EMEA IT PMO team, the IT SOX Compliance Office will be responsible for oversight and delivery of all IT risk and audit controls and activities to ensure the EMEA IT systems are assessed and compliance with all SOX and audit requirements in the increasing & changing regulatory environment.

Liaising with key stakeholders including executive & senior management, external auditors (PWC), internal audit and global risk & compliance functions, and IT system owners, the role will be a combination of both SME knowledge (on governance, compliance, risk management & best practice); the ability to articulate, communicate & prioritise to others; and the capability to project manage the implementation of new controls or the remediation of existing.

The role will suit someone with either finance/technical controls experience, or a PMO/ projects background who has ideally been responsible for or involved in a governance, compliance or risk role.

Working in an IT or Data function would help but is not essential. Working in insurance or other Financial Services is a must.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for the ongoing assessment, processes & controls to ensure the regional IT systems comply with the SOX, audit and compliance requirements.
Engage with key stakeholders including executive & senior management, external auditors (PWC), internal audit and global risk & compliance functions, and IT system owners to ensure all SOX compliance requirements are understood and monitored
Knowledge of IT General Controls (ITGCs) and interface controls. Ability to articulate the control requirement and deliver best practice in the design and end operation
To QA controls, their operation and supporting processes & procedures for their effectiveness and bring about change to ensure that EMEA IT operate an assured control environment
Ability to deliver change in a structured method (project management) to implement or improve existing controls or bring around remediation or deliver a successful outcome to any assurance/ audit event
Work across a diverse virtual team of IT functions, auditors, Financial Control, etc. Being able to answer for their agenda and successfully the right outcomes for EMEA IT
Drive improvements by enforcing best practice and standards and sharing learnings across teams
Operate in a constantly evolving and changing governance environment and able to adapt to taking on new duties as regulation change