Associate Director, SOX

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems. Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines. Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges. Job Purpose: The Associate Director - SOX will lead the SOX IT testing team and the end-to-end delivery of GSK's Sarbanes-Oxley IT general controls programme, reporting to the Director, Compliance Operations. This is a leadership role accountable for the SOX IT controls capability, from scoping and testing through remediation and external audit coordination. About the team : The SOX team owns GSK's IT general controls compliance under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. It scopes the SOX control environment for technology, runs the annual testing cycle, manages deficiencies, and coordinates with external auditors so GSK's financial systems controls hold up. Key responsibilities: This role will provide you the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career. These responsibilities include some of the following: • Lead the SOX IT testing team, including its people, delivery and outcomes, planning and executing the annual testing cycle across in-scope systems. • Manage delivery against the SOX testing roadmap and escalate blockers early. • Develop team capability in SOX ITGC and IT audit testing through coaching, review and structured feedback. • Represent the SOX programme in CSO and Finance governance forums, including Risk boards and Audit Committee reporting. • Own the technology scope of GSK's SOX control environment, including in-scope systems and controls. • Run the annual SOX ITGC testing cycle, covering access, change, operations and program development controls. • Assess control deficiencies for severity and aggregation, analyse root causes, and partner with Tech product owners on remediation plans through to closure. • Act as the main point of contact with external auditors, facilitating audit coordination, scope and testing reliance discussions throughout the year. • Maintain SOX control documentation, narratives and risk-control matrices. • Advise system and control owners on SOX control design and evidence expectations. • Liaise with Finance risk management on scoping and changes to the IT landscape as Finance's digital transformation introduces automation, AI and other emerging technologies. • Track and report testing status and findings to Risk boards and in Audit Committee papers, and act as the main point of contact for the GRC leadership team on SOX programme status. • Support the Director, Compliance Operations and wider GRC leadership on other SOX compliance-related initiatives. Basic Qualifications: • Degree in a relevant discipline, or related experience. • Demonstrated experience in SOX IT general controls or IT audit. • Working knowledge of control testing and deficiency evaluation. • Practical experience with external auditor coordination. • Experience analysing root causes of control issues and partnering with technology owners on remediation plans. • Ability to prioritise and manage multiple concurrent testing workstreams. • Significant experience in cyber security within the relevant domain. • Proven experience leading a team or a substantial programme of work.