Sox Controls

**Key Responsibilities**

**- Assist in planning of SOX program in terms of scope, and work program of individual processes or systems. - Evaluate risk and likely sources of potential financial misstatement for key operational processes.**- **Partner with company financial, operational and information technology groups to conduct walkthroughs, assess control design, and test control operating effectiveness for processes across the organization, with a focus on new transactions, significant changes, or other areas of high risk.**
- **Execute SOX Program Management responsibilities including the coordination, execution and monitoring of controls testing, exceptions and remediation.**
- **Document test results in form of workpapers and give support for an informed, objective opinion of the risk exposure.**
- **Conduct follow-up on both open and past due SOX observations on a regular basis during project life cycle.**
- **Act as a liaison to the company’s external auditors on their annual audit and the company’s SOX program.**
- **Drive control optimization and automation opportunities, data analytics and process improvements.**

**Key Skills**
- **Strong communication skills presenting internal control and risk matters in an understandable way across various forums and levels of the organization with the right level of detail.**
- **Strong oral and written communication skills, including sound presentational skills.**
- **Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a virtual/international team.**
- **Adaptable to working in a fast paced, ever-changing environment.**
- **Striving for continuous improvement and optimization.**
- **Ability to work well independently as well as the ability to work well with stakeholders and communicate the benefits of having strong control framework in place.**
- **Flexibility in resolving issues and addressing changing priorities.**Team Overview**

**Savills culture is one of trust and respect, teamwork and collaboration. Our teams and our clients benefit when we work together, listening to and learning from each other. Above all, we value the motivation of our people. This is evidenced by our wellbeing offer, our capability to facilitate flexible working and our support to enjoy a healthy work life balance. The Group Global SOX team sits within Group Finance team, which is a small Group Finance function of 11, based in Finsbury Circus office. The team is a friendly and inclusive team with a mixed range of experience and specialities, focusing on the Group’s financial reporting, tax, treasury, financial analysis, financial controls and the head office functions and statutory entities. This team has a flexible approach so please discuss what this might look like for your role in your discussions and interview.**
- Business area- Business Operations- Role- Finance & Accounting- Locations- Finsbury Circus House- Contract Type- Fixed term contract- Remote Status- This role offers some working from home- Salary- Competitive