Vice President, SOX Control & Compliance

BNY Mellon • Manchester, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The SOX / ICFR Lead is responsible for owning workstreams within the SOX and ICFR programme and ensuring high-quality execution of risk assessments, walkthroughs, testing, documentation, issue management, and stakeholder coordination. The role acts as a key partner to 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. We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President to join our Sox and Controls team. This role is located in Pittsburgh.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Experience in banking products, financial close, regulatory reporting, or enterprise controls frameworks such as COSO.
• Owns delivery of assigned workstreams and follows through on commitments with discipline and urgency.
• Applies sound judgment in assessing control issues and escalating matters appropriately.
• Builds effective working relationships and acts as a trusted partner to control owners and auditors.
• Supports team development by sharing knowledge, reviewing work, and providing practical coaching.
• Looks for opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and quality in programme execution.

Nice To Haves

• Professional qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, ACA, CIA, CISA, or equivalent preferred.
• Exposure to process improvement, automation opportunities, or control rationalisation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own the 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 impact financial reporting risk.
• Lead the refresh of narratives, risk and control matrices, flowcharts, and control inventories, ensuring documentation remains current, complete, and audit ready.
• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of key SOX manual controls, including review of evidence, exception analysis, and documentation of conclusions.
• Coordinate with control owners and business partners to schedule walkthroughs, obtain evidence, resolve questions, and support timely completion of testing activities.
• Identify control gaps or weaknesses, assess potential impact, and support remediation planning and validation of corrective actions.
• Serve as a primary liaison for internal and external auditors for assigned reviews, ensuring clear communication and high-quality support through the audit lifecycle.
• Prepare concise updates on progress, issues, risks, and remediation status for management and support escalation where required.
• Coach and support Senior Associates and other junior team members on testing methodology, documentation standards, and stakeholder engagement.

What This Job Offers

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