Architect - Sox, Controls, Audit, Testing

Overview:
This role is responsible for developing and expanding Global CTO EDAP SOX and IT controls engagements, particularly in relation to the EDAP Sustain, Platform Engineering, Platform Architecture and Platform solution Architecture. We are looking for individuals with a strong background in IT risk, controls, and governance, who can take a leading role in building the practice, owning stakeholder relationships, and deliver complex engagements.

**Responsibilities**:

- Contribute to and support the EDAP IT internal controls assessment process performed in liaise with the service Owners and their extended teams.
- Develop automated testing based on business analytics
- Good understanding of internal controls and governance including knowledge of financial accounting and products, control governance and SOS
- Execution and delivery-focused, able to drive a process forward effectively and efficiently in a timely manner; able to effectively challenge current processes and develop recommendations
- Working with stakeholders to rationalize and / or optimize their approach to documenting and testing IT controls, with an aim to reduce their cost of compliance
- Effective communication and influencing skills with different audiences using suitable channels for achieving clear outcomes, consensus, and conflict resolution
- Working with stakeholders by establishing ITGC control frameworks and implementing controls and establishing a establish a culture of compliance throughout their organization
- Conducting SOX Design Effectiveness Assessments (DEA) which includes documenting the walkthrough meetings and procedures
- Assessing the impact of control weaknesses and raise issues
- Knowledge of latest tools and techniques to document, monitor and report SOX and IT controls
- Own and ensure process documentation, including standard operating procedures and training materials, are accurately maintained and readily available to the business.

Qualifications:

- Master’s and bachelor’s degree in computer science from premier school.
- Must have a minimum 8-10 years of overall IT management experience preferably working with large CPG companies or in advisory role in Big 4
- Experience in identifying, documenting, and testing controls for a large matrix-based organization
- Good understanding of SOX requirements with recent experience working as an IT and SOX controls lead
- Ability to understand, implement and drive improvements to a risk and control framework.
- Develop automated testing based on business analytics.
- Excellent remote collaboration skills
- Experience working in a matrix organization with diverse priorities
- Experience dealing with and managing multiple vendors
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills along with collaboration and listening skills
- Ability to work with agile delivery methodologies
- Ability to ideate requirements & design iteratively with business partners without formal requirements documentation
- Ability to budget resources and funding to meet project deliverables
- Effective communication - written, presentation and verbal
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and high levels of energy and drive - especially in the face of resistance or setbacks
- Highly innovative and impact thinking in both business transformation and technology
- Ability to interact effectively with key stakeholders at all levels of the organization - including LG1 to LG3 executives, and people with different cultural backgrounds within LATAM, Europe Sector and PepsiCo Global organization;
- Possess strong problem-solving abilities with a focus on managing to business outcomes through collaboration with multiple internal and external parties
- Enthusiastic, willing, able to learn and continuously develop skills and techniques - enjoys change and seeks continuous improvement
- A clear communicator both written and verbal with good presentational skills, fluent and proficient in the English language
- Customer focused and a team player