SOX Manager

About Paysafe 
Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE) (PSFE.WS) is a leading payments platform with an extensive track record of serving merchants and consumers in the global entertainment sectors. Its core purpose is to enable businesses and consumers to connect and transact seamlessly through industry-leading capabilities in payment processing, digital wallet, and online cash solutions. With over 20 years of online payment experience, an annualized transactional volume of over $130 billion in 2022, and approximately 3,300 employees located in 12+ countries, Paysafe connects businesses and consumers across 100 payment types in over 40 currencies around the world. Delivered through an integrated platform, Paysafe solutions are geared toward mobile-initiated transactions, real-time analytics and the convergence between brick-and-mortar and online payments. Further information is available at www.paysafe.com
 

Are you ready to make an impact? Join our team that is inspired by a unified vision and propelled by passion. 
 

Paysafe is currently looking for an experienced SOX Manager to join our Group Finance team based in Jacksonville, Florida.  This position offers a flexible hybrid environment where you will have a blend of remote working days and office days during the work week.
 

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for establishing and updating SOX framework for business process controls,  including but not limited to Consolidation, SEC reporting, business performance, Taxes, Treasury, and Compensation including Share-based comp.
• Contribute to the annual SOX program of scoping, risk assessment, and planning.
• Perform and lead annual walkthroughs for key processes.
• Document updates to narratives, RACM and process flow documentation with feedback from the process and control owners.
• Conduct ongoing SOX requirements training to process and control owners.
• Coordinate with global SOX SMEs and control owners routinely to provide guidance and support.
• Contribute to remediation action plans and provide feedback for best remediation practices. 
• Become proficient with the SOX AuditBoard tool and serve as a champion/SME for the tool.
• Help design the Quarterly 302 certification process, including ongoing monitoring.
• Coordination walkthroughs and SOX testing with external auditors.
• Effectively communicate SOX controls, status of testing and remediation updates to key process and control owners and external auditors.
• Lead and direct outside consultants in completion of annual testing, including review of their work and oversight of deadlines and deliverables.
• Assist in preparing SOX status updates for SOX Steerco and Audit Committee meetings.
• Provide creative input that will drive greater efficiency and value to the SOX program.
• Monitor consultant budget (PO/billing/overruns)

Qualifications:

• CPA and/or CIA required
• Big 4 Public accounting experience preferred
• Minimum years of experience of 7 years
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration or related field
• Additional industry experience a plus (i.e., experience in Financial Services)
• Demonstratable experience coaching and developing team members
• Strong understanding of GAAP, SOX, COSO, financial risks and controls
• Proactive, attentive to detail
• Strong project management orientation and sense of urgency to completing tasks
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve complex issues
• Tolerance for uncertainty, and ability to be agile and adaptable
• Ability to thrive in a creative, dynamic, fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects and resources effectively, while meeting deadlines and delivering quality work
• Experience in use of automated tools such as Tableau or BI a plus
• Ability to travel internationally, if required
   

Our culture values humility, high trust & autonomy, a desire for excellence and meeting commitments, strong team cohesion, a sense of urgency, a desire to learn, pragmatically pushing boundaries, and accomplishing goals that have a direct business impact.  
 
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