SOX Manager

Overview

SOX Manager to lead Vercel’s India execution for its SOX program, partnering with a US-based SOX leader and the Finance organization.

What you'll do

• Own SOX execution workstreams across business process and IT controls, including walkthroughs, risk assessment, control design, testing, issue management, documentation, and audit coordination.
• Lead walkthroughs, risk assessments, control design evaluations, and testing for significant financial processes such as revenue/order-to-cash, financial close/reporting, procure-to-pay, payroll, treasury, and tax.
• Lead IT SOX execution across ITGCs, automated and application controls, IPE, SaaS and internally developed systems, data flows/integrations, deployments, and related access.
• Run day-to-day SOX PMO for assigned workstreams, coordinating plans, testing and reliance activities, audit requests, dependencies, timelines, and deliverables.
• Identify control deficiencies, perform severity and root-cause assessments, support conclusions, and remediate/validate issues through closure.
• Develop and maintain control documentation including process narratives, risk/control matrices, testing procedures, evidence standards, and control-owner guidance.
• Use AI and automation to improve control monitoring, evidence collection, testing, issue management, and reporting while maintaining auditability.

What you'll need

• 8+ years of progressive experience in SOX, internal audit, external audit, IT audit, risk advisory, or internal controls.
• Hands-on experience across business process and IT controls, including ITGCs and privileged access.
• Experience reviewing SOC 1 reports and assessing the impact of exceptions/CUECs on the control environment.
• Strong knowledge of SOX 404 and ICFR, including risk assessment/scoping, control design/documentation, testing, and deficiency evaluation/remediation.
• Experience evaluating controls across complex financial and technology environments (including ERP/CRM/HRIS/billing/payments/integrations/automated workflows).
• Strong program management and cross-functional leadership skills with clear communication to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Pragmatic “builder” mindset with experience improving processes using AI/automation to make controls and testing more scalable.

Details

• Work mode: Remote (India).
• Location: India.