We’re seeking a future team member for the role of SOX / ICFR Lead, Vice President, to join our SOX & Controls team. This role is located in Manchester, UK. In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:• Own the end-to-end delivery of assigned SOX and ICFR workstreams, including planning, walkthroughs, testing, issue tracking, and reporting against agreed milestones.• Perform and coordinate risk assessments to identify significant processes, key controls, and changes in systems, products, or business activities that may impact financial reporting risk.• Lead the refresh of narratives, risk and control matrices, flowcharts, and control inventories, ensuring documentation remains current, complete, and audit ready.• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of key SOX manual controls, including review of evidence, exception analysis, and documentation of conclusions.• Coordinate with control owners and business partners to schedule walkthroughs, obtain evidence, resolve questions, and support timely completion of testing activities.• Identify control gaps or weaknesses, assess potential impact, and support remediation planning and validation of corrective actions.• Serve as a primary liaison for internal and external auditors for assigned reviews, ensuring clear communication and high-quality support through the audit lifecycle.• Prepare concise updates on progress, issues, risks, and remediation status for management and support escalation where required.• Coach and support Senior Associates and other junior team members on testing methodology, documentation standards, and stakeholder engagement. To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:• Strong understanding of SOX, ICFR, internal controls, and financial reporting processes in a regulated environment.• Relevant experience in SOX testing, internal audit, external audit, finance controls, controllership, or risk and controls roles, preferably within banking or financial services.• Experience leading walkthroughs, documenting processes, testing controls, evaluating exceptions, and producing high-quality working papers.• Knowledge of automated controls, system reports, interfaces, spreadsheets/end-user computing, and relevant IT control dependencies to have an integrated view for SOX.• Strong analytical and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines.• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively with stakeholders across multiple functions and seniority levels.• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Risk Management, or a related field.• Professional qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, ACA, CIA, CISA, or equivalent preferred.• Experience in banking products, financial close, regulatory reporting, or enterprise controls frameworks such as COSO.• Exposure to process improvement, automation opportunities, or control rationalisation initiatives.