Senior Accounting Analyst, SOX Compliance

Logistics at full potential. 

At GXO, we’re constantly looking for talented individuals at all levels who can deliver the caliber of service our company requires. You know that a positive work environment creates happy employees, which boosts productivity and dedication. On our team, you’ll have the support to excel at work and the resources to build a career you can be proud of.

The Senior Accounting Analyst, SOX Compliance is responsible for maintaining an effective and sustainable SOX compliance program as the organization continues to grow!

Pay, benefits and more. 

We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability, and the opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Ensure consistency in control design, documentation standards, and execution across all regions by establishing clear expectations, reviewing control language for precision, and promoting alignment in how controls are evidenced and maintained.
• Oversee AuditBoard governance, including timely control updates, certifications, proper archiving of prior-year controls, user access oversight, and identification of system enhancements to improve efficiency and reporting accuracy.
• Drive the Annual Design Assessment (ADA) process by coordinating timelines, reviewing submissions for quality and completeness, challenging control design where necessary, and ensuring updates are appropriately reflected in the system.
• Evaluate the SOX impact of system implementations, organizational changes, process redesigns, acquisitions, and other business transformations to determine scoping implications, new control requirements, or modifications to existing controls.
• Ensure deficiencies are properly evaluated, supported with sufficient evidence, and aggregated in accordance with SOX methodology, including root cause analysis, severity assessment, and alignment with management’s conclusion.
• Support walkthroughs and PBC coordination by preparing documentation, aligning control owners on expectations, facilitating auditor discussions, and proactively addressing follow-up inquiries to minimize rework.
• Strengthen IPE governance and key report testing by ensuring completeness and accuracy procedures are clearly documented, reports are appropriately validated, and testing standards are applied consistently across manual and automated controls.
• Identify and deliver SOX training requirements by assessing knowledge gaps (particularly for new control owners), developing targeted training materials, and providing ongoing education to reinforce accountability, documentation standards, and control awareness.

What you need to succeed at GXO:  

• Three or more years’ experience with SOX 404 compliance and internal controls evaluation that followed a controls framework, including all phases of evaluation, documentation, testing, and remediation.
• The ideal person will have either public accounting or combination of public & industry (public company) internal audit experience.
• Prior experience of US owned groups.
• Strong background in financial accounting and audit.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. 
• Able to work to tight deadlines, within a small team.
• Proficient process facilitation, project management, and analytical skills.
• Experience navigating and leading in environments of transformation/change.

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer including Disabled/Veterans.

GXO adheres to CDC, OSHA and state and local requirements regarding COVID safety. All employees and visitors are expected to comply with GXO policies which are in place to safeguard our employees and customers.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here. 

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