Manager, SOX

Get to Know the Team

The SOX team is responsible for:

• Ensure the Group's compliance with SOX regulations, and good internal control practices
• Ensure financial policies, work processes, and internal controls in place, and operating effectively
• Safeguarding of company assets through mitigating financial risks and exposures
• Continuous improvements on financial operation through implementing workable solutions
We work with multiple business partners to understand and improve internal controls. Our team is made up of intellectually curious professionals who keenly apply their knowledge and experience in a dynamic setting they create.

If you are looking for the opportunity to shape the control environment at a fast pace and dynamic technology firm, then you should join our team!

Get to Know the Role

We are looking for an experienced SOX Manager to join our SOX team in Kuala Lumpur. You have a solid SOX and Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) experience with a background in banking and financial services.

You will lead the risk and control assessment. This assessment will focus on complex and technology-driven processes. You will ensure that controls are scalable and adequately designed to address three main areas: financial reporting risks, compliance effectiveness, and solid cross-functional alignment.

You will report to the Group Manager, SOX and be base at our Malaysia office in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Lead the SOX program on assigned processes – including process walkthroughs, risk assessments, control design assessment, control operating effectiveness test, control deficiencies assessment and remediation.
• Maintain the ICFR framework, including relevant IT Application Controls (ITACs), and control over reports and information used in financial reporting.
• Assess financial reporting risks and controls across different processes and products in the banking and financial services sector. This includes risks arising from complex, automated, and system-driven processes, such as deposits, loans, securities, etc.
• Review controls over key accounting estimates and judgments, with a focus on expected credit losses (ECL) – including controls over data, assumptions, model outputs, overlays, journal entries, and disclosures.
• Partner with Business Units, Finance, Product, and Operations to understand end-to-end processes and influence control design for new products, systems, and business changes.
• Advise on risk and control considerations for projects, system implementations, and changes affecting financial reporting.
• Travel approximately 5% for regional coordination and walkthroughs.

Function: Accounting/Auditing
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level