Sr. Analyst, SOX Testing (L09)

Job Description:

Role Title: Sr. Analyst, SOX Testing (L09)
Company Overview:

Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry’s most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more.

• We have recently been ranked #2 among India’s Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work. We were among the Top 50 India’s Best Workplaces in Building a Culture of Innovation by All by GPTW and Top 25 among Best Workplaces in BFSI by GPTW. We have also been recognized by AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards among the Top 20 Mid-Sized Companies, ranked #3 among Top Rated Companies for Women, and Top-Rated Financial Services Companies.

• We offer Flexibility and Choice for all employees and provide best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being.

• We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities, focusing on Advancing Diverse Talent to take up leadership roles.

Organizational Overview:
Synchrony’s Internal Audit function serves as an independent and objective function aimed at enhancing the organization’s governance, risk management, and controls. Internal Audit’s purpose-driven work adds value to the company by safeguarding a controlled foundation in support of agile and innovative company growth; performing risk-based audit activities designed to identify worthwhile and impactful insights.

Role Summary/Purpose:

This position reports to the VP, Senior SOX Testing Manager. As a member of the Synchrony Internal Audit Department, the Sr. Analyst, SOX Testing is responsible for design and operating effectiveness testing of controls for the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) program. The scope of work will primarily focus on financial reporting controls that support the development of Synchrony's financial statements. The role involves reporting to both internal and external stakeholders on the effectiveness of the controls to mitigate operational, regulatory, and financial risks. The role will also include testing to support internal audits at certain times throughout the year.

We’re proud to offer you choice and flexibility. Living within a commutable distance from one of our offices, you will have the option to be remote, and work from home, or to work from the office. You may be occasionally requested to commute to our nearest office for in-person engagement activities such as team meetings, training, and culture events.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute control testing, producing high quality deliverables according to departmental and professional standards while ensuring walkthrough and testing are completed timely and within budget

• Assist and support the Senior Manager in building the SOX testing program and develop positive cross-functional relationships with control owners

• Identify control gaps and potential issues, discuss viable solutions with the business to address gaps, and obtain management action plans for remediation

• Apply audit sampling and testing techniques in line with industry and departmental standards

• Determine whether controls in scope for testing support key SOX objectives and expectations on risk mitigation

• Utilize tools such as Excel and data analytics packages (e.g., SAS) to effectively and efficiently execute control tests

• Communicate periodic updates and test results to internal and external stakeholders

• Perform and document issue validation and close audit findings

• Maintain internal audit competency through ongoing professional development including actively pursuing internal audit certifications

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business or equivalent related field with minimum experience of 3+ years in audit, financial control, or control testing; or in lieu of a degree, 5+ years in audit, financial control, or control testing.

• Minimum 3+ years of experience working in SOX audit or in industry with SOX 404 regulatory requirements (SOX - Sarbanes-Oxley Act)

• Working knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley Act Section 404 and control framework (COSO) and auditing standards

• Working knowledge of auditing skills and ability to understand a complex environment with various platforms

• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Desired Skills/Knowledge:

• 3+ years in Financial Services industry, with SOX or Audit focus

• Familiar with Data Science or analytics tools and techniques (e.g., ACL, SAS, Python)

• Knowledge of and experience with US GAAP, SEC, and SOX reporting requirements and processes

• Currently holds or is actively pursuing relevant industry certification (e.g., CPA, CIA)

• Proven time and project management skills by demonstrating the ability to effectively manage and coordinate multiple projects and deadlines to ensure all assigned projects are completed on time and are high quality

• Strong ability to prioritize projects. Tracking progress of action plans, review, testing status and report to management

• Strong organization skills and interpersonal and team skills

• Ability to flowchart business processes

Eligibility Criteria:

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business or equivalent related field with minimum experience of 3+ years in audit, financial control, or control testing; or in lieu of a degree, 5+ years in audit, financial control, or control testing.

Work Timings:

This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility and Choice offered in Synchrony India and will require the incumbent to be available between 06:00 AM Eastern Time – 11:30 AM Eastern Time (timings are anchored to US Eastern hours and will adjust twice a year locally). This window is for meetings with India and US teams. The remaining hours will be flexible for the employee to choose. Exceptions may apply periodically due to business needs. Please discuss this with the hiring manager for more details. 

For Internal Applicants:

• Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applying

• Inform your manager and HRM before applying for any role on Workday.

• Ensure that your professional profile is updated (fields such as education, prior experience, other skills) and it is mandatory to upload your updated resume (Word or PDF format)

• Must not be any corrective action plan (First Formal/Final Formal, LPP)

• L4 to L7 Employees who have completed 12 months in the organization and 12 months in their current role and level are only eligible.

• L8+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in their current role and level are only eligible.

• L04+ Employees can apply.

Grade/Level: 09

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