SOX Compliance Analyst

SOX Compliance Analyst

Bengaluru, India

Job category: Finance Job ID: 136649-en_US

Job Summary

As a NetApp Senior SOX (Sarbanes Oxley) Analyst, you are part of a team of professionals who plans, performs and implements process improvement initiatives for the Finance SOX Compliance Program. Additionally, you will provide consultation on the Sarbanes Oxley Compliance requirements and provide recommendations on key business process and internal controls related to various business processes. Strong process and program management and communication skills, along with strong compliance technical competencies are key to the success in this role.

Job Requirements

• Plan and perform SOX 404 testing and drive compliance of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) program and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements.
• Work cross-functionally to oversee NetApp’s global Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) program and implement process improvement initiatives related to SOX compliance program for the Finance organization.
• Ability to design test plans and testing approaches based on risk analysis and collect data to identify root cause of problems.
• Experience in performing process walkthroughs and documenting process narratives and/or process flows.
• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of key control and provide recommendation on Finance business process improvements and efficiencies where appropriate to the cross functional Finance teams.
• Assess for SOX control impact for any identified control deficiencies and monitor/test for remediation efforts with process owners through the SOX Program.
• Execute the quarterly 302 sub-certification process, reporting process, and summarize test results.
• Facilitate audit cycles with external auditors acting as the primary liaison between the auditors and Finance management.
• Experience in operational audits of financial processes like Revenue, order management, Invoicing, Record to Report, Invoice to Pay, Procurement etc .
• Strong analytical skills to work both independently and across functional teams
• Agility to be comfortable with working in an unstructured environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build strong working relationships across all levels of the organization including remotely across Geos.
• Strong organizational skills to meet deadlines and manage multiple deliverables.
• Detail oriented and willingness to roll up sleeves.
• Self-motivating individual who can work independently with some guidance.

Education

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Auditing or Accounting.

• Experience working with ICFR and SOX compliance, and internal control design and operations within Finance organization.

• CA/CPA/MBA Finance is preferred.

• At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

• NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.