SOX Compliance Test Assurance Lead

Job Title: SOX Compliance Test Assurance Lead

Location: London

About the Job you are considering:

The SOX Compliance Test Assurance Lead is responsible for providing independent assurance over technology controls supporting SOX compliance. The role ensures ITGCs, ITACs, automated, security, and ERP controls are designed, implemented, tested, and operated effectively while meeting regulatory, audit, and internal control requirements. The role provides oversight and challenge to project and System Integrator teams to ensure compliant-by-design technology solutions.

Hybrid working:

The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your Role:

• Provide independent assurance over technology controls implemented across ERP, cloud, digital, and transformation programs.
• Review and assess the design and effectiveness of IT General Controls (ITGCs) and IT Application Controls (ITACs).
• Evaluate key control areas including User Access Management, Privileged Access Management, Segregation of Duties, Change Management, SDLC, and IT Operations.
• Review automated and system-enforced controls within enterprise applications to ensure SOX compliance.
• Oversee System Integrator (SI) and project team deliverables to ensure controls are appropriately designed, documented, and tested.
• Challenge control designs and implementation approaches to mitigate compliance risks and operational inefficiencies.
• Review and validate control testing strategies, execution results, and supporting evidence.
• Identify control gaps, deficiencies, and remediation actions, ensuring timely resolution.
• Provide assurance sign-off on technology control readiness for key project milestones and production deployments.
• Ensure implemented controls generate audit-ready evidence that supports internal and external audit requirements.
• Participate in governance forums, design reviews, and architecture discussions to embed compliance requirements early in the project lifecycle.
• Escalate significant risks, control weaknesses, and compliance issues to program leadership and key stakeholders.

Your Skills

Significant experience in SOX compliance, IT audit, risk assurance, or technology controls.
• Experience providing independent assurance over large-scale technology transformation programmes.
• Hands-on knowledge of IT General Controls (ITGCs) and Automated Application Controls (ITACs).
• Experience reviewing and challenging deliverables from System Integrators and third-party implementation providers.
• Understanding of ERP platforms such as SAP and Oracle or similar enterprise systems.
• Experience supporting internal and external audit activities.
• Strong understanding of risk-based control design and testing methodologies

We are a Disability Confident Employer:

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Make It Real (what does it mean for you):

• You'd be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.
  To help support wellbeing we have trained 'Mental Health Champions' across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.
• You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini's 'learning for life' mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.
• You will be joining one of the World's Most Ethical Companies®, as recognised by Ethisphere® for 13 consecutive years. We live our values by making ethical business choices every day. Working ethically is at the centre of our culture at Capgemini, meaning you will be helping to create a future we can all be proud of.

Why you should consider Capgemini:

Growing clients' businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you'll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what's possible. It's why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world's leading businesses, and it's how you'll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you'll build the skills you want. You'll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini:

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.
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