Title : Mirai - SAP S4 - Senior Controls Manager

Location: Kingston

Scope: Global

Work Level: WL2B

Reports to: Global Risk & Controls Lead

Role Purpose

The IT S/4HANA SOX Senior Manager is responsible for owning the design, governance, and assurance framework for all SOX-relevant IT controls across SAP S/4HANA and integrated technologies. The role ensures the organisation maintains a strong, compliant, future-fit control environment aligned to global SOX, ICOFR, and internal governance standards.

This includes defining and governing automated controls, ITGC requirements, risk-to-control mappings, and audit-ready documentation — without leading day-to-day testing or operational execution.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

A. Control Design Authority (S/4HANA & Integrated Systems)

Lead the design and definition of SOX-relevant IT controls across S/4HANA, cloud platforms, and interfaced systems.
Ensure controls by design principles are embedded into S/4 configuration, workflows, authorisations, integrations, and data architecture.
Drive alignment of S/4HANA automation with ICOFR, COSO, NIST and internal control frameworks.
Approve risk-to-control mappings, SAP configuration controls, automated controls coverage, and SoD design principles.

B. IT SOX Governance

Own the global governance framework for ITGC and automated controls within the S/4HANA landscape.
Define global policies, standards, RACM templates, control definitions, and evidence expectations.
Govern the IT control landscape across ERP, identity platforms, privileged access, integrations and cloud environments.
Provide authoritative guidance to Technology, Cyber Security, Data, Platforms, and Business Process Excellence teams.

C. Assurance & Audit Leadership

Lead assurance oversight, setting expectations for testing quality, documentation, and evidence completeness.
Review outcomes of ITGC and automated control assessments — without executing tests — and provide assurance sign-offs.
Act as the senior point of contact for External Auditors (e.g., KPMG) and Internal Audit on control design, readiness and deficiencies.
Oversee root-cause analysis quality and ensure sustainable remediation plans align with design principles.

D. S/4HANA Transformation Governance

Provide authoritative challenge and guidance to S/4 design teams on controls, workflows and risk coverage.
Review and approve control implications for S/4HANA deployments, conversions, and new module rollouts (e.g., Central Finance, AATP, EWM).
Ensure change initiatives consistently apply SOX-aligned automation and governance requirements.

E. Continuous Improvement & Strategic Advisory

Shape the long-term IT control strategy, including automation, analytics-based monitoring, and rationalised control design.
Identify structural improvements to the IT control environment and influence senior leadership to adopt future-fit governance models.
Sponsor enhancements to documentation quality, global consistency, and standardisation across markets and systems.

F. Stakeholder & Leadership Responsibilities

Serve as the senior SME for S/4HANA SOX control design across global technology and finance communities.
Coach managers and analysts on high-quality control design, governance and assurance principles.
Foster strong relationships with product owners, platform architects, cyber security, data governance and finance leadership teams.

Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise

Deep knowledge of SAP S/4HANA security, configuration, workflows, and integration architecture.
Expertise in SOX, ICOFR, ITGC, COSO, NIST, and automated control design.
Familiarity with identity and privileged access platforms (Azure AD/Entra ID, GRC AC, CyberArk).
Experience governing control design in cloud-hosted SAP landscapes (e.g., Azure).

Professional Background

8–12+ years in IT risk, SOX governance, ERP controls architecture or IT audit.
Prior involvement in S/4HANA or large ERP transformation programs.
Strong track record in global control governance roles.

Leadership & Soft Skills

Strong ability to challenge and influence senior technology and finance leaders.
Clear communicator who can translate complex IT risks into business language.
Excellent judgement, analytical thinking, and integrity in applying governance standards.

Qualifications

Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting or a related field.
Professional certifications preferred: CISA, CISSP, ACCA/ACA, SAP Security or equivalent.

Travel & Working Approach

Occasional travel depending on program stage and stakeholder engagements.
Hybrid working in line with local policies.

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