SOX Project Manager

Role: SOX Project Manager
Location: Torrance, CA (Hybrid - 4 Days Onsite) 
Duration: 12+ Months

Job Description

•        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 IT ITAC, APD, P 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