Sr. ICFR Compliance Analyst (IT Focus)

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Summary

This role is a key addition to a growing ICFR team and will serve as a primary resource supporting IT controls and systems-related SOX activities. You’ll partner closely with IT, Risk, and Accounting teams to evaluate control design, support walkthroughs, and ensure the integrity of systems impacting financial reporting.

This is an ideal role for someone with IT audit, IT controls, or systems-focused SOX experience (CISA, CPA with IT exposure, or similar) who is looking to apply that expertise in a highly visible, cross-functional environment.

Job Description

This role focuses on the execution and ongoing enhancement of the bank’s SOX/ICFR program, with a strong emphasis on IT general controls, interfaces, IT application controls, and system-driven processes.

You’ll work across teams to support control monitoring, walkthroughs, and testing while bringing deeper technical insight into how IT systems and data flows support financial reporting. This role plays an important part in strengthening and advancing the organization’s approach to IT controls in a structured and scalable way.

Team Culture

You’ll be joining a growing ICFR team that sits at the center of how the bank ensures a strong and effective control environment. This team partners closely with Accounting, Risk Management, Internal Audit, IT, and business leaders across the organization to evaluate controls, strengthen processes, and support enterprise-wide compliance efforts.

This is a team in build mode, focused on enhancing processes, increasing efficiency, and bringing more structure and scalability to SOX and ICFR activities. Team members are encouraged to take initiative, think critically, and contribute to meaningful improvements across the program.

How You'll Spend Your Time

• Lead IT-focused walkthroughs and control reviews, partnering with technology and business teams to understand system-driven processes
• Support SOX control monitoring activities, including testing and evaluation of both IT and business process controls
• Evaluate system interfaces and data flows to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial reporting inputs
• Partner with stakeholders across IT, Accounting, and Risk to gather documentation and assess control effectiveness
• Identify opportunities to strengthen IT control design and improve consistency and efficiency across processes
• Track control deficiencies and support remediation efforts with process and control owners
• Contribute to enhancements in documentation, automation, and overall ICFR program effectiveness
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Education & Experience Requirements

This level of knowledge is normally acquired through completion of a Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field and 3+ years of experience in a public accounting firm or internal audit serving public company clients, or in a compliance, risk management or equivalent combination of education and experience. Professional designation such as CIA or CPA preferred, but not required. If not certified, then must be open to becoming CPA eligible. Other relevant certifications (COSO Professional Certification) may also be considered.

• Strong knowledge of ICFR/SOX requirements, COSO framework, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Experience in performing risk assessments, leading walkthrough meetings, performing control testing, and evaluating control deficiencies
• Strong knowledge of banking rules, regulations, systems and operations
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, presenting findings through written communication and verbal presentations.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment as a second line of defense consultant for financial accounting
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and identify trends or anomalies
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, for data analysis and reporting
• Experience with PowerBI preferred