SOX Governance & Compliance Manager (VN3083)

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 metals, energy, and agricultural products, Marex provides access to 60 exchanges and serves a broad range of clients, including commodity producers, consumers, traders, banks, hedge funds, and asset managers. The company operates in over 40 offices worldwide with more than 2,300 employees across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

About the role

The SOX Governance & Compliance Manager will manage the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) control process for Marex activities in the Americas, including updating and maintaining process flow maps, testing control design and operational effectiveness, and other SOX-related processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the SOX leadership team to plan, execute, and report across all US areas of the SOX annual cycle, including risk assessment, process and control documentation, test of design, operating effectiveness testing, deficiency tracking, and remediation support.
• Provide guidance to key stakeholders and support Management’s SOX certification processes for US controls.
• Build relationships with process and control owners in Treasury, Finance, Operations, and Front Office areas to gain a commercial understanding of relevant businesses and their operational processes and controls.
• Plan and support execution of SOX control design and operating effectiveness testing to provide assurance of controls across business areas.
• Document and maintain the SOX control framework, including process narratives, risk-control matrices (RCMs), and control owner assignments.
• Support design and operating effectiveness testing through direct oversight and hands-on activities, including walkthroughs, testing, and review of testing completed by SOX team members.
• Evaluate and assess control deficiencies against financial reporting risks.
• Assist with monthly and quarterly reporting of SOX compliance.
• Support the annual SOX risk assessment, including scoping of significant accounts, processes, and entities (materiality, financial statement line items, IT general controls).
• Ensure controls are designed, documented, and implemented effectively to address identified financial reporting risks, collaborating with business and control owners to optimize efficiency.
• Maintain internal controls in compliance with SOX requirements, including concepts such as information used in controls, end-user computing, and Management Review Controls.
• Provide Executive-level management information to prioritize remediation for SOX reporting and compliance.
• Coordinate and perform annual SOX-related reviews and analysis, including IT Application Control testing, SOC 1&2 reports for in-scope applications, and other activities requiring coordination with the Marex technology team.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for external auditors on SOX-related matters; manage the relationship, timeline, and issue resolution.
• Support ongoing reporting of SOX-related status, key risks, and remediation progress to senior management and other governance bodies.
• Partner with business and finance process owners to educate and embed control ownership and accountability throughout the organization.

Requirements

• CPA and/or financial controls certifications preferred.
• Knowledge of SOX Section 302/404 requirements and PCAOB auditing standards.
• Experience with internal or external audit, preferably related to SOX compliance.
• Experience in financial services, including broker-dealers, asset managers, or banking.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Experience with AI technology to improve efficiency.
• Strong analytical and accounting skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated curiosity and resilience in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of responsibility and ability to build relationships, network, and influence others.
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges and ensure operational effectiveness.

Pay

Salary range: $200,000 to $235,000 per year, plus eligibility for a discretionary bonus.

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, increase efficiency, and create innovative solutions for clients.
• Be respectful: Treat colleagues and clients fairly and respectfully.
• Nurture talent: Grow talent within the company and provide career development opportunities.