SOX Compliance & Internal Controls Lead

Department: Finance / Risk & Compliance Reports To: Director, Risk & Compliance Location: Ottawa, ON

The SOX Compliance & Internal Controls Lead is responsible for leading the Company’s Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) program and ensuring the overall effectiveness, integration, and governance of the SOX control framework.

This role serves as the subject matter expert across all SOX/ ICFR control domains, including business process controls, IT general controls (ITGC), and entity-level controls (ELCs) and will support the coordination of external auditors and senior management, enabling a risk-based, efficient, and high-quality SOX program.

Own and lead the end-to-end SOX / ICFR program, including planning, execution oversight, and reporting

Define and maintain annual SOX risk assessment & scoping as well as materiality thresholds and in-scope processes/systems

Establish and maintain SOX governance frameworks, policies, and standards

Provide regular reporting to Management on SOX program status, risks, and key issues

Provide independent review and challenge control design, testing strategies and execution

Ensure testing performed across the SOX program is risk-based, consistent and audit-ready

Establish and enforce documentation and testing standards

Oversee development and tracking of remediation plans of identified control deficiencies

Ensure timely resolution and appropriate documentation of issues

Liaise with external auditors for SOX-related matters

Provide credible challenge to stakeholders on control design and effectiveness

Provide subject matter expertise and guidance to SOX team members