WPP

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Technology Risk & Controls Analyst, ET & Corporate

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Job Summary

Execute IT General Controls (ITGC) testing and controls assurance activities across ERP and corporate systems, supporting SOX compliance and audit readiness (including SOX 404). Perform control design and operating effectiveness testing, document results, escalate control gaps, and prepare/collate control evidence for internal and external audits. Collaborate with control owners and application teams to validate evidence, maintain reporting trackers/dashboards, and contribute to improving control testing and evidence quality.

Location: Chennai

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

•Perform control design and operating effectiveness testing across ERP and corporate systems, covering areas like access management, change management, interfaces, and automated controls.
•Document testing procedures, results, and conclusions in line with defined standards, and identify/escalate control gaps or missing evidence.
•Support internal and external audit activities by preparing and collating control evidence, tracking audit requests, and assisting with audit query responses.
•Liaise with control owners and application teams to request and validate control evidence, escalating complex queries when needed while maintaining independence.
•Support controls reporting via trackers and dashboards, analyze control data for patterns and gaps, and contribute to standardization and evidence quality improvements (including automation and AI-enabled techniques).

Key Requirements

•Certifications such as CISA, CIA, or CRISC (advantageous) and prior experience in IT audit, ITGC, and SOX compliance (SOX 404).
•Ability to execute control testing accurately and consistently in line with defined methodologies.
•Strong attention to detail focused on evidence quality and documentation standards.
•Proactive task management with the ability to work with minimal supervision while meeting deadlines.
•Strong communication skills to explain control requirements clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills:Attention to detailProactive workCommunicationTime managementInterpersonal skills

Certifications:CISACIACRISC

Languages:English

Tech Stack:ERPSOXITGC

Company Brief

WPP

Global marketing and communications services group offering advertising, media investment management, branding, public relations, and digital services to multinational clients across industries.

Industry: Advertising Media Groups

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Founded: 1971

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