SOX Governance & Compliance Associate (VN3084)

Marex Group plc (NASDAQ: MRX) is a diversified global financial services platform providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients across energy, commodities and financial markets. The group offers comprehensive coverage across four core services: clearing, agency and execution, market making, and hedging and investment solutions, with a leading franchise in major metals, energy, and agricultural products. Marex has access to 60 exchanges and serves a broad range of clients, including commodity producers, consumers, traders, banks, hedge funds, and asset managers. With over 40 offices worldwide and 2,300 employees, Marex combines deep market knowledge with technology-led services to provide access to major exchanges, order-flow management, and award-winning data and analytics.

About the role

The SOX Governance & Compliance Associate will support the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) control process for Marex activities in the Americas. Responsibilities include maintaining process flow maps, testing control design and operational effectiveness, tracking deficiencies, and other SOX-related tasks.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with control owners in Risk, Treasury, Finance, Operations, and Front Office areas, gaining a commercial understanding of relevant business processes.
• Review SOX controls at all levels of the business:
  • Maintain process flow documentation to ensure assigned controls comply with SOX requirements.
  • Regularly assess control effectiveness through testing and monitoring.
• Perform scheduled testing of balance sheet substantiation and income statement controls, ensuring Control Owners consider:
  • Maintaining internal controls in compliance with SOX, including EUC, IUC, and MRC.
• Support annual SOX testing, including IT Application Control testing, SOC 1 & 2 reports for in-scope applications, and coordination with the Marex technology team.
• Role model for integrity, conduct, and adherence to Company Values and Marex’s Code of Conduct.
• Comply with internal policies, report breaches, and escalate risk events immediately.
• Provide input to risk management processes as required.
• Carry out other duties as assigned by the Company.

Qualifications

• CPA and/or financial controls certifications preferred.
• Knowledge of SOX Section 302/404 requirements and PCAOB auditing standards.
• Experience with internal or external audit, particularly in SOX compliance.
• Experience in financial services, including broker-dealers, asset managers, or banking.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Experience using AI technology to improve efficiency.
• Strong analytical and accounting skills.
• Detail-oriented with a curious mindset.
• Resilient in a fast-paced, challenging environment.
• Skilled at building relationships, networking, and influencing others.
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility to ensure operational effectiveness.

Company Values

• Be collaborative: Work together across the organization to foster teamwork and deliver for clients.
• Act with integrity: Uphold honesty and high ethical standards in all interactions.
• Be adaptable and entrepreneurial: Embrace change, innovate, and seek solutions for evolving market challenges.
• Be respectful: Treat colleagues and clients fairly and respectfully.
• Nurture talent: Grow talent internally and provide career development opportunities.

Pay

Salary range: $125,000 to $140,000 per year, plus eligibility for a discretionary bonus.