Sr Mgr, SOX Business Processes Sofia, Bulgaria

Job Purpose

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Manager, SOX Business Processes to join our Corporate Audit Services Team (CAS).

The Senior Manager, SOX Business Processes is a key member of the CAS Global Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) programme, leading the coordination and oversight of business process controls testing across CCEP’s in-scope markets and entities.

The role supports annual programme planning, scoping and risk assessment, and provides leadership and subject-matter expertise across business controls testing, quality and deficiency matters. It will also play a key role in shaping and transitioning the SOX testing model as the programme continues to evolve.

Working closely with SOX delivery teams, Internal Controls, business stakeholders and External Audit, the role drives a risk-based, consistent and efficient approach to SOX testing and supports continuous improvement through process, data and technology.

Key Responsibilities

SOX testing oversight: Lead the coordination and oversight of business process controls testing, ensuring consistent application of SOX methodology and quality standards. Drive alignment with Internal Controls and External Audit on the testing approach, delivery timelines, significant testing matters and deficiency evaluations.

Programme planning: Lead the annual SOX planning, including risk assessment, scoping and ongoing development of the business controls testing approach.

Testing transition and change: Lead the transition of business process controls testing into the evolving global SOX delivery model, ensuring effective knowledge transfer, delivery readiness, stakeholder alignment and continuity of testing quality.

Quality and technical leadership: Provide technical guidance and challenge on complex controls, testing judgements, observations and remediation.

Capability building: Coach and develop SOX team members, strengthening business controls testing capability.

Continuous improvement: Identify and lead opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of SOX testing through process improvement, data, technology and automation.

Integrated assurance: Use insights from SOX risk assessments and testing to support Internal Audit planning. Participate in wider assurance activities, where appropriate.

Experiencepreferred

• Five years experience in SOX / ICFR, financial audit, internal controls or related assurance, including experience leading complex business process controls work in a global environment.
• Strong understanding of financial processes, risks and controls, together with experience in risk assessment, scoping and evaluating control design and operating effectiveness.
• Experience leading or overseeing complex testing or assurance activities, ideally across multiple markets or business areas.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and work effectively with External Audit.
• Demonstrated ability to apply judgement to complex control and deficiency matters and provide guidance and coaching to others.
• Experience using data, technology or automation within audit, controls or assurance is an advantage.

Qualifications required

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Risk Management or a related field.
• Relevant professional qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CIA or equivalent is strongly preferred.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Functional technical skills required
• SOX / ICFR methodology and programme governance (Advanced)
• Business process risk and control assessment (Advanced)
• Control design and operating effectiveness evaluation (Advanced)
• Deficiency evaluation, root-cause analysis and remediation (Advanced)
• Risk-based scoping and annual planning (Advanced)
• Audit and assurance knowledge (Advanced)
• Financial accounting and end-to-end process knowledge (Intermediate - Advanced)
• Quality review, documentation and evidence standards (Advanced)
• Data analysis, reporting and SOX lifecycle tools (Intermediate)
• Automation, process optimisation and technology enablement (Intermediate)
• Behavioural competencies preferred
• Influencing and constructive challenge (Advanced)
• Strategic thinking (Intermediate)
• Business connectivity (Intermediate)
• Relationship and stakeholder management (Advanced)
• Judgement and problem solving (Advanced)
• Coaching and capability building (Advanced)
• Collaboration across functions and geographies (Advanced)
• Change leadership and continuous improvement (Intermediate - Advanced)
• Language capability
• Fluency in English
• Fluency in German or Spanish is an advantage