SOX Manager Control Testing

Job description

About Us

Booking Holdings India is a Center of Excellence (COE) based in Bangalore, India and was created to support the increasing business demands of the Booking Holdings Brands. The Center of Excellence provides access to specialized and highly skilled talent, leading industry best practices, and collaboration opportunities across all of our Brands.

As part of our Booking Holdings India team, you will have the opportunity to be a part of the world’s leading provider of online travel, with a mission of making it easier for everyone to experience the world through six-primary consumer facing brands: Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK, OpenTable and Rentalcars.com.

About The Role

We are now looking for a Manager, Risk & Control who will be responsible for leading a team and overseeing and coordinating all aspects of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance testing of business controls to support SOX302 attestation. 

The R&C Business SOx Manager is also a subject matter expert, responsible for advising the Risk and Control team on controls design, deficiencies evaluation and improvements across multiple processes from SOx testing standpoint. 

A successful risk professional requires a dynamic personality and ability to adapt in a rapidly changing environment. Furthermore, a Manager should be able to combine project oversight with team leadership, foster a positive work environment for the team, collaborate with multiple stakeholders, be able to balance multiple competing priorities, and strive for continuous improvement to drive beneficial business outcomes.

B. Responsible: key areas of responsibility will include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and coordinate the SOX testing of business controls, ensuring adherence to timelines and regulatory requirements

• Manage and provide guidance to a team of the COE team members and thus contribute to their development as a professional, fostering a positive and efficient work environment

• Conduct performance evaluations and provide constructive feedback 

• Take ownership for team results and provide daily leadership to a team to achieve the targets and deadlines

• Stay updated on SOX regulations and guidelines, ensuring that our processes align with the latest compliance requirements

• Oversee and coordinate SOX testing end-to-end:

  • Develop and enhance testing methodology 

  • Review and evaluate testing documentation of business controls, to ensure accuracy and compliance with SOX standards

  • Coordinate with internal audit, finance, R&C and other departments to understand business processes and risks

  • Identify and assess risks associated with SOX compliance including identifying gaps in design and execution, and communicate issues and recommendations to R&C team and control owners

  • Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation including process walkthrough documentation, control testing documentation and any others required

• Collaborate and partner with R&C by providing guidance and ensuring that critical SOx controls are adequately designed and documented, in order to strengthen the control environment, mitigate the company risks and support the business in achieving objectives

• Closely collaborate with the PMO team to ensure testing results and key milestones are timely communicated to the leadership team, highlighting areas of concern and recommending improvements

• Continually build partnerships with the various stakeholder teams throughout the Company

• Constantly think of improvements to the existing processes and controls 

• Collaborate & participate within R&C to continuously improve the R&C’s capabilities and governance from SOX testing standpoint

• Collaborate with the recruitment team in the recruitment process and onboarding of new team members

B. skilled:

• The ideal candidate will have a strong background in SOX audits and internal control testing as an internal/external auditor with relevant risk management and compliance experience in e-commerce or tech companies

• 8+ years of experience gained within compliance, internal controls, internal/external audit, with at least 3 years in a manager role. Experience leading teams in an international environment is a strong advantage

• Strong experience with designing and/or testing Business process controls

• Understanding of and experience with risk management relevant fields and frameworks, including SOx, COSO

• In-depth knowledge of SOX Act requirements

• Strong stakeholder management skills (risk/function owners, auditors)

• Strong project management skills

• Strong leadership abilities, with the capacity to motivate and guide a diverse team

• Ability to multitask and successfully manage multiple priorities and projects

• Strong work ethic, enthusiastic, self-starting, adaptable and enjoys change in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

• Able to make decisions, assess and resolve problems effectively

• Able to work independently & autonomously, while still being a strong team player

• Fully comfortable working in English, both written and spoken

• Professional certification, such as CPA/ACCA/CIA (or similar), would be an advantage

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree required

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.