SOX Compliance Specialist

Experienced (Individual Contributor) The Business Assurance Specialist holds a pivotal position in rolling out process improvement projects for HQ and regional finance, while upholding the integrity of the SOX framework, ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures, and supporting management reporting. This role supports the coordination of finance projects, policy formulation and scheduled reviews, alongside the planning, execution, and conclusion of SOX controls testing. This role also offers opportunities for engagement across diverse business segments, including but not limited to Garena, Shopee, and SeaMoney.

Job Description

• Actively participate in process enhancement initiatives, including group-wide compliance process improvements and/or implementing systems to automate processes for increased efficiencies and effectiveness, while enhancing quality of internal controls.
• Assist in special finance and compliance-related projects as requested.
• Collaborate and communicate with project stakeholders to ensure alignment of project objectives.
• Monitor project progress and identify and mitigate potential risks.
• Support assigned component(s) of the Group's SOX Compliance Program, including planning, executing, and completing the audit program guide to ensure appropriate internal controls over financial reporting.
• Document business process flows to ensure proper documentation of all policies and procedures applicable to the key controls of significant processes, and identify significant financial risks.
• Identify key controls and develop/update work programs for testing these key controls.
• Conduct recurring quality assurance control testing to ensure control effectiveness and compliance with internal policies and/or procedures.
• Support the coordination with internal process owners, external auditors, and management to ensure an effective control environment.
• Identify, evaluate, document, and monitor the remediation of control deficiencies.
• Communicate control deficiencies to process owners and provide recommendations for remediation.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting or a related discipline.
• 1 - 4 years of relevant working experience. Big 4 accounting firm experience is desired but not a must.
• CPA/CIA preferred.
• Strong and solid SOX knowledge/experience is a plus.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and in written.