SOX & IC, Manager/ Senior Manager (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Job Summary

We are a world-leading smart mobility SaaS company with over 2,000,000 subscribers across 23 countries and we are looking for a SOX & IC, Manager/ Senior Manager to join our team. Our teams are collaborative, vibrant and fast-growing and all team members are empowered with the freedom to influence our business with ideas that drive innovation and efficiency.

Responsibility

• Responsible for all the financial reporting risks arising from all the businesses, mainly in Asia region
• This includes efforts around all internal controls over financial reporting (ICFRs)
• Plan and perform a top-down, risk-based approach to evaluating internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) to ensure requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley Act are met, including the ongoing periodic assessments
• Perform SOX management reporting of status of SOX deployment/testing and deficiencies, to key stakeholders.
• Evaluate and identify control deficiencies and work with stakeholders to recommend for remediation plans and perform validation and follow up on the remediation actions ensuring they are implemented within the specified time frame.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert on SOX related topic as well as Internal Controls over Financial Reporting. Keep abreast of changes in business processes, regulations, and industry best practices to ensure the SOX program remains current.
• Collaborate with external auditors to facilitate their independent assessment of internal controls and financial statements including providing necessary documentation and information to support the external audit process.
• Review of work performed by the junior staffs.
• Train and educate employees on SOX requirements and the correct execution of processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accountancy, finance or equivalent
• Professional certification (e.g., ACCA, CPA, CIA, CISA)
• 8+ years of external audit and risk advisory (including SOX) with a big 4 accounting firm or candidate with solid internal audit experience especially within the FMCG, Technology and/or start up
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken
• Proficiency in Microsoft excel and/or VBA or Macro
• Emotional intelligence and meticulous, detail oriented
• Strong in project management experience
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining a high level of quality work product and output
• Travelling is required for this role (especially with the Asia Pacific region) 10-30%