IT Sox Tester

The Role: The IT Sox Tester is responsible for ensuring the company has the necessary internal control and assessment elements in place to meet the SOX requirements. The PMO facilitates risk assessment and scoping to determine project scope of each reporting year and the Testing team facilitates all SOX management assessments for SoFi and its subsidiaries. We prepare the internal control assessment plan and accompanying timelines, inclusive of scheduling and conducting process walkthroughs for each process with process/control owners. From the walkthroughs, we oversee/execute the updating of control descriptions and process flowcharts. Our team reviews current and prior-year control deficiencies in order to determine the remediation status. Associated with deficiencies, we prepare control deficiency reports and monitor/follow-up on remediation efforts. We meet with external auditors as necessary to provide status updates and remediation efforts of ongoing work.

The SOX IT Tester will work closely with lines of IT and EPD SOX Liaisons to ensure that Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting (ICFR) are appropriately designed and are operating effectively, SOX compliant control documentation is maintained and any deficiencies identified are assessed for severity, remediated, and reported to the SOX Steering Committee.

What you’ll do:

● Execute the IT control testing and assessments of control design and operating effectiveness, as well as remediation testing where applicable

● Ensuring that any identified deficiencies, as well as other key observations / recommendations are documented and raised with the SOX PMO and Management as appropriate

● Act as subject matter expert in SOX testing area

● Key management consultant, and internal controls expert in building and maintaining ongoing relationships with the various lines of business included in the company's SOX process.

● Responsibilities also include the following: 1) adhering to and complying with all applicable, federal and state laws, regulations and guidance 2) adhering to company policies and procedures, 3) completing required training.

● Support other assignment and ad hoc matters as required

What you’ll need:

Education: Bachelor's Degree.

Fluent English and Spanish oral and writing skills

● 5-7 or more years of IT/EPD SOX related testing experience

● CPA and CIA/CISA or equivalent required

● Practical and deep knowledge of IT SOX, ICFR and COSO and baseline understanding of business process controls.

● Expertise in performing IT SOX testing, including ITGCs, ITACs and Report Testing (e.g., examining report configurations, scripts)

● Proficiency in SQL, Python and other languages, and experience with Tableau and Alteryx

● Driven by Excellence - you are driven by our mission and our passion for customer success which means you relentlessly pursue excellence, that you do not tolerate mediocrity and you work intensely to achieve your goals

Nice to have:

● Big 4 Accounting Firm experience is strongly preferred.

● Prefer FinTech, banking and/or financial services experience primarily focused on BP SOX or IT enterprise-wide risk management and ICFR controls consulting.