Senior IT Assurance Analyst - SOX

Centene Corporation•Washington, DC

1d•$87,000 - $161,300

About The Position

Directs the gathering and organization of assessment data and results to support risk reporting and monitoring processes. Advises, designs, and/or validates the status of IT controls and processes and assists in the design of corrective actions to address control deficiencies. Support IT SOX program delivery by coordinating SOX activities across internal teams and vendors, planning quarterly workstreams, tracking milestones, and proactively surfacing risks. Drive SOX process improvement and audit readiness by building and refining SOX processes, supporting governance activities, and ensuring documentation and artifacts are current and audit‑ready. Manage ServiceNow resource and SOW operations by maintaining resource allocations, onboarding/offboarding, SOW‑backed resources, and ERP‑aligned financial tracking to ensure accurate and compliant data. Lead resource planning and vendor coordination by facilitating intake and planning discussions with stakeholders and partners, ensuring staffing plans, hours, funding, and delivery expectations are aligned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 4 – 6 years of related experience
Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position
Experience with project management, program reporting, impact analysis, control and remediation testing
ServiceNow experience
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio
Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
Ability to identify problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to work independently
Demonstrated analytical skills
Demonstrated project management skills
Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
Ability to communicate and make recommendations to upper management
Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion

Nice To Haves

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) preferred
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control preferred

Responsibilities

Directs the gathering and organization of assessment data and results to support risk reporting and monitoring processes
Advises, designs, and/or validates the status of IT controls and processes and assists in the design of corrective actions to address control deficiencies
Support IT SOX program delivery by coordinating SOX activities across internal teams and vendors, planning quarterly workstreams, tracking milestones, and proactively surfacing risks
Drive SOX process improvement and audit readiness by building and refining SOX processes, supporting governance activities, and ensuring documentation and artifacts are current and audit‑ready
Manage ServiceNow resource and SOW operations by maintaining resource allocations, onboarding/offboarding, SOW‑backed resources, and ERP‑aligned financial tracking to ensure accurate and compliant data
Lead resource planning and vendor coordination by facilitating intake and planning discussions with stakeholders and partners, ensuring staffing plans, hours, funding, and delivery expectations are aligned
Consults with control owner(s) to innovate and implement controls to minimize/mitigate risks, vulnerabilities and threats to IT as well as improve overall control design
Ensures stakeholders incorporate new controls and/or updates to controls into testing
Work closely with key stakeholders within IT to understand the overall business environment, processes, and procedures to design, build and maintain systems of controls across IT functions
Understands and assesses levels of risk and compliance (deriving from external and internal threats) across the enterprise
Maintain departmental work process for IT controls
Interface with business control personnel and provide technical guidance
Communicates, consults, and assists in remediation of control findings and gaps with IT and business stakeholders
Develops and/or matures metrics (KRI & KPI) to deliver reports and presentations to various levels of management personnel
Has the ability to determine if proposed technology solutions have cross-functional impact or risks to other units and to identify areas of efficiency
Manages stakeholders, identify, and manages issues and risks
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards