Head of SOX - Strategic Projects and Growth
At a glance
Director-level Audit & Controls role at Wise. London · full-time · £112,000–£150,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build and lead an India-based SOX testing team, setting its structure and operating approach before it joins business-as-usual work
- Work with the existing SOX group and first-line stakeholders to bring the new team into their processes
- Lead controls work for a finance systems overhaul, bringing SOX requirements into design and rollout
- Improve SOX operations with the core team and turn technical accounting and SOX topics into clear guidance
- Work with product, engineering and finance teams to include risk management in everyday operations
What you bring
- You have deep SOX knowledge gained in industry or professional practice
- You have delivered complex, cross-functional projects or programmes
- You have built teams, processes and operating frameworks from the ground up
- You can explain technical SOX and accounting topics in clear, practical terms
Who this fits
This director-level role suits someone who can lead a team build and a major finance systems transformation while working across product, engineering and finance. The role is based in London on a hybrid basis, with the SOX testing team based in India.
From the employer
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.
Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.
As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.
More about our mission and what we offer.
Key Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Finance Director for Risk and Control, this role will partner with stakeholders across our fast moving business on change projects and initiatives to ensure SOX is effectively and efficiently embedded.
Initially this will see you establish a SOX testing team, based in India, to in-source SOX management testing. You will support the creation of the team’s approach, structure and ways of working, facilitating a seamless integration with the existing SOX team and first line of defence stakeholders. Once set up, the team will then move into our BAU structure. Following this you will support a finance systems transformation, to build in the SOX consideration into design and the system roll out.
You will sit in a broader finance risk and control function dedicated to shaping SOX delivery across the three lines of defence that currently consists of a team of Control Partners and SOX methodology specialists.
Form and lead a dedicated SOX testing and support team based in India to establish robust long-term operational frameworks.
Partner with the core SOX team to continuously improve and accelerate operational ways of working.
Act as the primary controls lead for a major finance systems transformation project.
Translate complex accounting and Sarbanes-Oxley concepts into simple, actionable language for diverse stakeholders.
Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and finance teams to embed risk management into day-to-day operations.
Design and build teams, processes, policies, and ways of working to support SOX compliance.
Professional background demonstrating deep expertise in Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), gained either within professional practice or industry.
Demonstrated project and programme management experience, successfully delivering complex cross-functional initiatives.
Proven capability to build teams, processes, policies, and operational frameworks from scratch.
Strong stakeholder management skills with a track record of working effectively alongside product and engineering teams.
Ability to interpret and translate technical Sarbanes-Oxley and accounting concepts into clear, actionable guidance.
Preferred Skills:
Familiarity with general IT controls alongside business process control frameworks.
Experience managing or establishing offshore teams and operational support structures.
High comfort level navigating ambiguity and thriving in a fast-paced growth environment.
For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.
We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
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