SOX Compliance Analyst

Our client, a major entertainment network, is actively looking for a SOX Compliance Analyst to join their team in Nashville, TN!

*** This begins as a 6 month contract with an opportunity to extend or convert at any time ***

Analyst, PTP Compliance, Month End & Reporting

Procure-to-Pay (PTP) | Reports to: Sr. Director, Governance, Compliance & Reporting

Position Summary

The Analyst, PTP Compliance & Reporting supports the controls and reporting backbone of the Procure-to-Pay organization. This role executes recurring SOX compliance reporting, duplicate payment and aging analysis, and month-end close reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of the data that leadership and auditors rely on. The Analyst works closely with process teams to investigate exceptions, document root causes, and support audit requests, while flagging process gaps for inclusion in PTP Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Key Responsibilities

Compliance & Reporting

• Prepare and distribute recurring SOX compliance reports and supporting evidence for control owners and auditors.
• Support SOX control testing for PTP key controls, including walkthroughs, sample selection, evidence collection, and validation that controls operated as designed.
• Maintain the PTP risk and control matrix in collaboration with Compliance team, updating control descriptions, owners, and evidence requirements as processes and systems change.
• Support the quarterly SOX sub-certification cycle by collecting control owner attestations and following up on outstanding items.
• Document investigation workflows and maintain evidence trails for all remediated AP incidents to support compliance reviews.
• Assist with segregation-of-duties and ERP access reviews, escalating discrepancies to the Manager, Compliance & Reporting.
• Respond to ad hoc audit and Tax requests for documentation, data pulls, and control evidence.
• Serve as a day-to-day contact for Internal Audit and external auditors, coordinating document requests, tracking due dates, and validating the completeness and accuracy of evidence before submission.
• Track and document control exceptions, root causes, and remediation status.
• Maintain a running log of open audit findings and remediation status to support ongoing audit readiness.
• Partner with control owners to develop and track management action plans for SOX deficiencies and Internal Audit findings through closure, escalating overdue items to leadership.
• Support quarterly or ad hoc control self-assessments (CSAs) in partnership with Internal Audit.
• Identify and document process gaps or new requirements for inclusion in PTP SOPs.
• Support preparation of executive-level reporting on Governance control health.

Month-End Close & Reconciliation

• Execute month-end close activities within PTP, including accrual preparation, account reconciliations, journal entry support, and close checklist tracking, escalating unresolved items ahead of close deadlines.
• Prepare and validate close-related reports, including AP aging and cash forecasting inputs, and maintain close templates and checklists to reflect current process.
• Execute Oracle Fusion cost accounting processes, including transferring receipt transactions from Receiving to Costing and transferring cost data from Payables to Cost Management.
• Generate and finalize receipt accounting distributions and subledger accounting (draft then final) by Bill-to Business Unit on the required hourly cadence, resolving accounting errors before proceeding.
• Run and reconcile month-end PO accrual processes, including the accrual job set, receipt accrual matching, and the Accrual Reconciliation Report across all Requisition BUs, posting results for Controllership review.
• Coordinate the Payables payment cycle with the Disbursement team; confirming completion and the following: reviewing and resuming payment process requests, submitting new payment runs, and importing Payables invoices, resolving any rejected records.
• Support bank reconciliation activities, from loading bank statements through resolving un-reconciled statement lines.
• Run and post Create Accounting for Payables to the General Ledger, resolve accounting exceptions, and perform the unaccounted transactions sweep, distributing output as required.
• Manage Payables accounting period close, including opening the next period and reviewing the Period Close Exceptions Report.
• Perform Payables-to-GL reconciliation, generating and scoping metrics to swept business units, and coordinating with Controllership on reporting.
• Clear receipt accrual balances as needed and run the Third-Party Balances Summary Report.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2-4 years of experience in SOX compliance, internal controls, or internal audit; accounts payable, accounting, or financial reporting experience is a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of SOX compliance and internal controls concepts, including control design, testing, and deficiency evaluation.
• Demonstrated experience supporting internal and external audits, including control testing, evidence collection, audit request management, and remediation tracking.
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle Fusion, EBS, SAP, or similar); strong Excel skills, including reconciliation, pivot tables, and data validation.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage recurring deadlines across multiple workstreams.
• Clear written communication skills for documenting findings and procedures.
• Professional certification (CPA, CIA, CISA, or CFE) or progress toward one is preferred.