Specialist, SOX & ITGC at IHS Towers

Job Description

• We are currently recruiting for a Specialist, SOX & ITGC. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that IT General Controls (ITGC) applied to financial reporting are sound, effective, and comply with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Evaluate, reinforce and promote SOX & ITGC program standards and approaches for documentation, control design, evaluation, and effectiveness testing.
• Perform SOX ITGC scoping and risk assessment activities.
• Identify, evaluate and document the design and effectiveness of the company's internal controls, looking for both control gaps and opportunities to gain process efficiencies.
• Provide updates to management on relevant SOX & ITGC compliance activities, including timely communication of risks and issues identified.
• Communicate test results and process improvement recommendations to management on time.
• Prepare reports/ presentations summarizing test results and remediation of test exceptions.
• Follow up with stakeholders on outstanding management actions from past projects.
• Engage on an ongoing basis with business process owners on their internal control compliance responsibilities.
• Support Manager-IT Risk & Compliance in overall management of SOX & ITGC program.
• Assist in evaluating, monitoring and resolving internal and external audit findings.
• Develop value-added relationships with process owners and make recommendations for process improvement.
• Evaluate risks and controls for new system implementations.
• Assess financial impact of SOX & ITGC controls and recommend solutions to correct issues identified.
• Participate in process reviews and identify opportunities for significant enhancements to drive operational efficiency and overall effectiveness of the company.
• Liaise with process owners, internal auditors, external auditors and other stakeholders as required.

Experience & Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• +5 years’ relevant experience in IT Audit, IT Security, Risk Advisory, and IT Compliance.
• Professional certifications, e.g. CISA, CRISC, ISO27001 LA, etc, will be a bonus.
• Demonstrable proficiency in SQL and/ or other Computer-Assisted Audit Tools (CAATs)
• Must have deep understanding of Microsoft Dynamics ERP.
• Solid knowledge of security best practices such as defence in-depth, least privileges, need-to-know, separation of duties, access controls, and encryption, is mandatory.
• Knowledge & experience in implementing globally accepted information system risk, control and Business Continuity Management (BCM) standards is highly desired.
• Must possess thorough understanding of the latest security principles, techniques and protocols.

Organizational Competencies:

• Customer Focus
• Innovation
• Integrity
• Be Bold.

Functional Competencies:

• IT Audit
• Data Analysis & Reporting
• Business Consulting
• ITGC SOX
• Risk Management
• ISO27001
• ITIL
• Problem Solving.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Continuous Learning
• Collaboration & Teamwork.