Team Lead SOX Compliance

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The Department

Internal Controls Department is a part of Finance and is a dynamic and diverse group of individuals working together in a fast-paced environment, with the sole aim of providing accurate and useful financial information. As Internal controls team, we represent second line of defence within SGHCs overall governance structure and assist senior management and shareholders of the organisation with their decision-making processes in driving the business.

Purpose Of The Role

The Sox Compliance Team Lead will manage internal Controls team of SOX Accountants and SOX Specialists and has fiduciary role to oversee SGHCs compliance with the internal controls requirements through regular quality assessment, trainings and continues engagements with the finance team and key stakeholders. The role reports to Head of Internal Controls and SOX Compliance.

Duties Include, But Not Limited To

• Management of a team including recruitment, appraisals, allocation of duties and other related management functions.
• Oversee scoping and risk assessment efforts for managements SOX annual planning. This also includes creating a report summarising key outcomes and scoping out internal controls over financial reporting.
• Oversee walkthroughs of Key Processes and maintain up to date documentation
• Lead and manage updates/development of current risk and control matrixes. This includes updating process-flow documentation to support managements SOX assessment.
• Identification of new material transactions, developing risks and control matrixes and implementing new controls in a timely manner.
• Monitor progress against Sox and Internal Audit timelines, execution of plans including report statuses within regular meetings with key stakeholders.
• Invest in the training and development of the finance team and other departments involved in internal controls through roll-out of the internal training and regular discussions.
• Work closely with External and Internal auditors over changes to the risk assessment and controls, designing a timeline for Walkthroughs and Controls testing.
• Ensuring quality and consistency of controls execution through monitoring tools and regular check-ins with the control owners.
• Develop clear and realistic plans to tackle any identified areas of material weakness or significant deficiency.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The job holder may be required to complete any other reasonable duties in order to achieve business objectives.

Essential Criteria

• Qualified accountant with a minimum of 7 years of experience in Internal controls (US SOX).
• IFRS knowledge and experience.
• Proven experience to lead and take ownership of projects from conception to completion with minimal supervision and effective reporting of results.
• Ability and flexibility to work well under tight deadlines, prioritise and multi-task.
• Experience in management/team lead positions of at least 2 years
• Ability to adjust priorities and manage time appropriately and wisely in a fast-paced environment and under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across departments.
• Collaborative team player with the ability to foster good working relationships with external advisors and auditors.

Desirable Criteria

• Big4 accounting background
• Experience in the online gaming industry
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience in ERP systems
• Experience in Data Analytics
• Knowledge of IFRS.

Person Specifications

• Accountability & Execution
• Management, Motivation & Leadership
• Organisation and Planning
• Attention to detail
• Effectiveness & Delivery
• Communication
• Problem Solving
• Critical thinking
• Time management
• Please note we will apply relevance to our Talent Management and Talent Development Programme as part of our recruitment process.
• Shortlisted candidates may need to complete an assessment.

This position requires trust and honesty it has access to customers financial details - therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted. The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement; therefore, a qualification verification check will be done. By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification.

Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.

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