Vice President, SOX Control & Compliance

BNY Mellon • Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

The Vice President, SOX Control & Compliance owns assigned workstreams within the SOX and ICFR programme, ensuring high-quality execution of risk assessments, walkthroughs, testing, documentation, issue management, and stakeholder coordination. The role partners with control owners and auditors, supports programme delivery across assigned areas, and provides day-to-day guidance to junior team members while driving timely and accurate execution. The position can be located in Pittsburgh or New York, NY.

The role is accountable for delivering assigned SOX and ICFR reviews and programme deliverables on time and to quality expectations; maintaining accurate, complete, audit-ready workpapers and control documentation; identifying, escalating, and following up on deficiencies and remediation actions; coordinating across business, Finance, Technology, and audit teams; reporting clearly to programme leadership; and providing guidance and quality oversight to junior team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Own delivery of assigned workstreams and follow through on commitments with discipline and urgency.
• Apply sound judgment when assessing control issues and escalating matters.
• Build effective working relationships and act as a trusted partner to control owners and auditors.
• Support team development by sharing knowledge, reviewing work, and providing practical coaching.

Nice To Haves

• Professional qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, ACA, CIA, CISA, or equivalent.
• Experience in banking products, financial close, regulatory reporting, or enterprise controls frameworks such as COSO.
• Exposure to process improvement, automation opportunities, or control rationalisation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of assigned SOX and ICFR workstreams, including planning, walkthroughs, testing, issue tracking, and reporting against agreed milestones.
• Perform and coordinate risk assessments to identify significant processes, key controls, and changes in systems, products, or business activities that may affect financial reporting risk.
• Lead updates to narratives, risk and control matrices, flowcharts, and control inventories to keep documentation current, complete, and audit-ready.
• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of key SOX manual controls by reviewing evidence, analyzing exceptions, and documenting conclusions.
• Coordinate with control owners and business partners to schedule walkthroughs, obtain evidence, resolve questions, and complete testing activities on time.
• Identify control gaps or weaknesses, assess potential impact, and support remediation planning and validation of corrective actions.
• Act as the primary liaison for internal and external auditors on assigned reviews, supporting clear communication throughout the audit lifecycle.
• Prepare management updates on progress, issues, risks, and remediation status, and escalate matters where required.
• Coach and support Senior Associates and other junior team members on testing methodology, documentation standards, and stakeholder engagement.
• Share knowledge, review work, provide practical coaching, and identify opportunities to improve programme efficiency, consistency, and quality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior