SOX Lead – Global Controls & Compliance

Job Title

SOX Lead – Global Controls & Compliance

Job Description Summary

The SOX Lead reports to the Global SOX 404 Controls & Compliance Associate Director. This role is responsible for leading and coordinating SOX 404 compliance activities across designated regions, with primary accountability for:
- Overseeing SOX business process testing for Singapore, including planning, execution oversight, and issue resolution.
- Acting as the intermediary between control owners and external auditors (KPMG), ensuring alignment on deficiencies, remediation actions, and closure.
- Driving readiness activities in India for SOX compliance by 2027, including developing controls, creating process flows, onboarding and confirming new control owners, and documenting processes and controls in Workiva.
This role is critical to the continued maturity of Cushman & Wakefield’s SOX program, ensuring global alignment, consistent control execution, and audit-ready documentation.

Job Description

Responsibilities of the Job Holder

• Regional Oversight (Singapore): Lead and oversee SOX testing of business process controls, ensuring quality, timeliness, and alignment with audit standards.

• Audit Intermediary: Serve as primary liaison with KPMG for SOX matters in assigned regions, facilitating walkthroughs, testing updates, deficiency discussions, and remediation tracking.

• India SOX Readiness (2027):

  • Lead the design and implementation of new SOX controls across business processes.

  • Develop process flows, identify SOX in-scope processes, and confirm control ownership.

  • Ensure complete and accurate documentation in Workiva to support audit readiness.
     

• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain updated process flowcharts, risk assessments, testing evidence, and remediation logs.

• Governance & Training: Support the delivery of SOX compliance training and contribute to the firm’s global governance framework.

• Team Leadership: Provide oversight and guidance to testing teams, ensuring consistency of execution and adherence to methodology.

Regular Tasks

• Manage process walkthroughs, scoping, and control testing oversight.

• Track and report remediation of control deficiencies.

• Coordinate with external auditors to facilitate review and reliance.

• Lead documentation review and ensure accuracy/completeness in Workiva.

• Contribute to global SOX project management and status reporting.

Qualifications (Education)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics

• Professional Qualifications

• 7+ years of SOX/internal audit/public accounting experience, preferably with exposure to multinational environments

• ACCA, CPA, CA, or equivalent certification preferred

Skills & Competencies

• Deep expertise in SOX 404 compliance, internal controls, and risk assessment frameworks (COSO 2013)

• Strong understanding of GAAP and business process controls across finance cycles

• Demonstrated experience engaging with external auditors and managing remediation activities

• Proven ability to design, document, and implement internal controls in complex environments

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and familiarity with compliance tools such as Workiva

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills across geographies

• Strong project management, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple deadlines

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”