SOX IT General Controls Senior Manager

Job Description:

At DXC we use the power of technology to deliver mission critical IT services that our customers need to modernize operations and drive innovation across their entire IT estate. We provide services across the Enterprise Technology Stack for business process outsourcing, analytics and engineering, applications, security, cloud, IT outsourcing and modern workplace.

Our DXC Security services helps customers assess risk and proactively address all facets of their security environment, from threat intelligence to compliance. We leverage proven methodologies, intelligent automation and industry-leading partners to tailor security solutions to our customers' unique business needs.
 

About The Role:

DXC is looking for an experienced SOX IT General Controls (ITGC) Senior Manager to lead the SOX IT team.  This role reports to the Director of Regulatory Compliance and Account Assurance.  The successful candidate is responsible for leading a team of 11, driving consistently high-quality testing, identifying risks and vulnerabilities that may impact the completeness and accuracy of our financial statements, assisting application owners with controls and remediation, and tracking program progress.

The role requires 10 years of experience with SOX ITGCs programs spanning multiple business process applications with varying operating systems and databases in a global organization of significant size, scope, and complexity.  You should also have at least 5 years of team leadership, coaching, and personnel management.

What You´ll Do:

• Lead a global team of approximately 9 -11 ITGC testers
• Own and manage a testing portfolio of IT general controls across various business and IT applications with associated operating systems and databases
• Provide clear and concise work papers following professional guidelines
• Manage testing schedules and meet deadlines
• Assist with remediation and verification of actions taken
• Maintain complete and accurate documentation of the control environment
• Educate business process and IT application owners about risks and controls
• Build effective relationships and partnerships throughout the organization
• Foster a compliance culture and assist with embedding controls into practice

Who You Are:

• A minimum of 10 years of experience with IT general controls and SOX compliance programs or IT internal or external audit
• Must have a minimum of 5 years of people management experience in SOX ITGC testing and workpaper review
• Exceptional critical thinking skills, proactive and result oriented, and being an outcome focused skilled leader are a must
• Ability to "roll up your sleeves" and be hands-on
• Big 4 experience or experienced working with global organization of considerable size, scope, and complexity.
• Ability to manage and motivate the team to complete tasks on time and with a high degree of quality
• Relevant certification such as CISA, CISM, CIA, or CPA
• A practical approach to managing the overall program that is deadline and outcome driven
• This is a hands-on role that requires first and second-level work paper reviews; you must have deep understanding of audit workpaper standards and excellent writing skills that produce clear and concise workpapers that may be shared with our external auditor
• Strong creative thinking, problem solving, planning, time-management and organization skills to balance and prioritize work
• Experience working with and supporting an external audit team is a must
• Strong communication skills to interface with stakeholders to explain complex issues in clear language that highlights risks and implications
• Interpersonal and influence skills to cultivate relationships that produce positive compliance outcomes and get things done
• Understand the relationship between IT and financial processes/SOX controls with a working knowledge of business processes, including financial reporting
• Knowledge of SAP, OeBS, Active Directory, Oracle DB, HANA DB, AWS, Azure, and business process applications such as Salesforce and Concur
• Hands-on requirements include the following:
  • Maintaining the scope of work, including monitoring changes to the environment (applications, databases, and operating systems)
  • Assigning work to the team, coaching their success, and managing and monitoring progress toward deadlines
  • Attending walkthrough meetings with the DXC team and the external auditor
  • Escalating overdue evidence as needed
  • Maintaining the testing assignment tool, application information master, and technology table
  • Managing and providing feedback t