Assistant Manager-SOX & Finance Internal Audit

Assistant Manager – SOX, DAMAC Shared Services
Noida, India

The Assistant Manager – SOX will be responsible for the execution of SOX testing over key financial processes and entity-level controls across the Group's major business cycles (e.g., Record to Report, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Treasury, Payroll and Fixed Assets). The role documents, tests and reports on the design and operating effectiveness of financial controls, supporting the VP – SOX and Finance Audits in delivering the Group's overall ICFR compliance programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform walkthroughs of key financial and entity-level controls across assigned business cycles to confirm and update process narratives and flowcharts.
• Maintain and update the Risk & Control Matrix (RCM) for assigned cycles, ensuring controls remain aligned to current processes and financial statement risks.
• Execute Test of Design (TOD) and Test of Operating Effectiveness (TOE) for financial controls in line with the approved SOX testing plan and sampling methodology.
• Identify control deficiencies, gather supporting evidence, and work with process/control owners to determine root cause.
• Draft clear, well-evidenced testing workpapers and findings summaries for review by the VP – SOX and Finance Audits.
• Track agreed remediation actions to completion and perform re-testing of remediated controls ahead of certification deadlines.
• Support the quarterly and annual SOX/ICFR management certification process, including status reporting and evidence compilation.
• Assist in coordinating evidence requests and responses for External/Statutory Auditors relating to financial controls testing.
• Maintain accurate and complete SOX documentation within the GRC tool/shared repository, ensuring version control and audit trail.

• Support ad hoc internal audit reviews and special assignments as required by the VP – SOX and Finance Audits.

Qualifications & Experience

• Chartered Accountant (CA) / ACCA / CPA (qualified or finalist), or MBA (Finance); CIA is an advantage.

• 4–7 years of relevant experience in internal audit, SOX/ICFR compliance, or external/statutory audit, ideally including exposure gained with a Big 4 firm or a large corporate internal audit function.

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

• Good working knowledge of internal controls concepts and the COSO 2013 framework.
• Strong documentation and workpaper skills, with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good written and verbal communication skills; able to engage confidently with process owners across Finance and business functions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; working exposure to GRC tools and ERP systems (SAP/Oracle) is an advantage.
• Well organised, deadline-driven, and comfortable managing multiple testing cycles in parallel.