SOX Subject Matter Expert (SME) | Toronto or Montréal | 6-Month Contract
Location: Downtown Toronto, ON, or downtown Montréal, QC
Duration: 6-month contract with a likely extension
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
About the Opportunity
Our client in the insurance industry is seeking an experienced SOX Subject Matter Expert to help strengthen internal controls. Working with Finance, IT, Risk, Internal Audit, and business teams, you will assess existing controls, identify gaps, and help design and implement improvements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess existing controls, identify gaps, and recommend improvements to control design and effectiveness.
- Lead or support the redesign and implementation of controls across key business processes.
- Prioritize remediation actions and track progress through completion.
- Prepare and review process narratives, risk and control matrices, procedures, and evidence requirements.
- Advise stakeholders on SOX requirements, internal controls, risk management, and governance.
- Support stakeholder training, process improvements, and change management.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and a SOX certification or relevant SOX-related professional certification.
- A relevant designation such as CPA, CIA, CISA, or CRMA, or equivalent experience in controls or risk management.
- Practical knowledge of SOX requirements, internal controls, risk management, governance, and control effectiveness.
- Experience evaluating control environments, identifying weaknesses, and supporting remediation.
- Experience preparing or reviewing internal control documentation.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams.
- Bilingualism in English and French is required for candidates based in Québec.
- Familiarity with COSO, risk and control self-assessments, process controls, and control testing is an asset.
If you are qualified and interested in this opportunity, please send your resume in Word format to Rabia Azeem at rabia.azeem@randstad.ca.
