Compliance Specialist (SOX)

bp • Houston, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

About us Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy company! Role overview You will work with This is an IT compliance specialist role in bp’s global Digital Compliance team. The DGRC organisation fosters a culture of transparency, accountability, and trust by promoting good governance, effective risk management, and regulatory compliance. These capabilities help bp balance security with usability, optimize technology investments, and proactively counter cyber threats. Let me tell you about the role As part of the digital compliance team, you are responsible for delivering key aspects of the global IT compliance program including IT SOx (Sarbanes Oxley). You will provide advice to digital teams on compliance requirements and IT controls, support them as they operate their services, assess projects and changes to identify compliance risks, support them through external audits and advise on remediation.

Requirements

• You’ll have a tertiary level education and/or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Experience in a similar governance, risk and compliance role for a large-scale organisation
• Hands on experience, knowledge and understanding of IT controls including SOx
• Delivery of regulatory compliance, IT audit and control testing programs
• Experience forming effective and collaborative partnerships with other digital teams
• Uphold bp's code of conduct and values
• Promote strong team ethics based on doing the right thing
• Able to apply judgment and common sense – you use insight and good judgment to inform actions and respond to situations as they arise
• Naturally look beyond own area to consider the bigger picture and/or perspective of others
• Self-aware and able to recognize and manage your impact on others.
• Cultural fluency – you operate across cultural boundaries with sensitivity.

Responsibilities

• Enable the delivery of the IT compliance program, including the delivery of annual audits and control testing programs (including IT SOx).
• Support regulatory registration, self-assessment and facilitate audit delivery for your region and specialist area of compliance,
• Advise on compliance management, audit and testing approach for IT SOx and other compliance programs
• Support technology teams through projects and changes as required to identify and manage compliance risks
• Highlight and deliver continuous improvement initiatives, with a focus on how we can use AI and automation to improve effectiveness and efficiency of controls
• Establish relationships with and monitor performance of key partners in the delivery of compliance.

Benefits

• At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment.
• We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.
• We are committed to encouraging an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
• There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life.
• These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees