SOX Project Manager

Coordinate and collaborate with Project Managers, PMO teams, Business Stakeholders, Compliance teams, Internal Audit, and external audit firms to resolve control and compliance issues. Support ongoing risk and controls management activities, including access reviews, risk assessments, monitoring control effectiveness, and driving continuous compliance improvements.

Job description

SOX Project Manager

Location: Torrance, CA

Work Model: 4 days onsite

Lead and coordinate SOX compliance activities across multiple IT and business projects, ensuring adherence to Sarbanes-Oxley requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

Evaluate project scope and determine SOX applicability, ensuring alignment with ITGC, ITAC, APD, PGC, and COP control requirements.

Serve as the primary liaison between project teams, SOX Governance, Internal Audit, Compliance, and External Auditors.

Conduct periodic reviews of SOX in-scope projects and support Design Effectiveness (DE) and Operating Effectiveness (OE) assessments.

Identify, document, and track SOX control deficiencies, compliance gaps, remediation plans, and corrective actions.

Facilitate audit readiness activities, including evidence collection, documentation reviews, and support for internal and external audits.

Maintain project governance artifacts such as organization charts, RACI matrices, RAID logs, resource plans, cost plans, project schedules, and financial forecasts.

Ensure compliance with PMO governance standards, project management methodologies, and regulatory requirements.

Develop and maintain SOX compliance documentation, dashboards, status reports, process maps, and workflow documentation.

Provide regular compliance status updates, risk assessments, and audit findings reports to leadership and key stakeholders.

Coordinate and collaborate with Project Managers, PMO teams, Business Stakeholders, Compliance teams, Internal Audit, and external audit firms to resolve control and compliance issues.

Support ongoing risk and controls management activities, including access reviews, risk assessments, monitoring control effectiveness, and driving continuous compliance improvements.

Good to have

SOX certifications

PMP certifications

Auto finance industry knowledge

Skills

Mandatory Skills : Benefits Management, Project Financial Management, Project Governance, Risk/Crisis Management, Stakeholder Management

Required Skills :

Basic Qualification :

Additional Skills :

Background Check : No

Drug Screen : No