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Overview

The HR Shared Services SOX & Compliance Staff Business Analyst manages, monitors, and reports on SOX compliance across HR Shared Services — including payroll, benefits, global mobility, and HR data services — partnering with internal audit, finance, IT, and other stakeholders to ensure end-to-end controls are designed, operating, and executed as expected.

This role develops the annual financial and third-party risk assessment process, evaluates financial risks and controls, and builds a risk-based audit plan to assess and strengthen HRSS internal controls, finance activities, and operations. It also ensures data security controls — including systems access policies and access log management — are in place to protect company financial data and the reporting process.

Success in this role requires deep working knowledge of end-to-end HR Shared Services operations and their upstream/downstream impacts across partner organizations, a continuous-improvement mindset, and the ability to work independently through ambiguity — piecing together facts and data to identify compliance and control issues, propose solutions, and drive resolution with partners. The ideal candidate is a subject-matter expert on SOX controls and related compliance requirements, who fosters trust and transparency across HR Shared Services and operates with agility, ownership, and accountability to drive accurate, on-time, compliant outcomes in a large, complex operation.

Responsibilities

• Supports Executive Certifiers and Process Owners in meeting SOX requirements, including risk assessment, control design, and documentation
• Advises Process Owners and Control Owners on control design and SOX documentation requirements and protocols
• Reviews narrative and Risk and Control Matrix documentation updates to ensure compliance requirements are met
• Understands SOX process flows, narratives, and risk/control matrices for business processes and IT platforms relevant to financial reporting
• Ensures Process Owners and Control Owners are prepared for walkthroughs, and leads or attends walkthrough meetings to support as needed
• Supports Process Owners and Control Owners with readiness assessments for process and system changes, partnering with the Technology Compliance team on IT application controls and IT general controls
• Supports Process Owners and Control Owners with finding/deficiency evaluation, documentation, mitigating controls, and action plans; researches, root-causes, and resolves SOX and control issues; evaluates the operational effectiveness of entity-level and business process key controls, recommending changes aligned with Internal Audit and Finance/Accounting needs
• Monitors and escalates upcoming and past-due SOX tasks, including document requests, remediation due dates, and certifications
• Develops testing plans for key controls, reports, spreadsheets, and audits performed by supported partners
• Leads and manages assigned, ad-hoc, and internal/external audit engagements — including records, workers' compensation, and tax filings — coordinating with Finance, Accounting, and Internal Audit on plans, reviews, and validations
• Partners with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate general ledger and tax reporting
• Leads mergers, acquisitions, and divestiture transitions, particularly reviewing and integrating controls and deliverables from acquiring/acquired organizations
• Synthesizes business strategy, external signals, and internal realities across multiple organizations or a large function to help shape strategy and drive execution
• Prioritizes across multiple programs or a large function to keep teams focused on the highest-impact outcomes
• Drives decision clarity by leading tradeoff discussions, recommending execution paths, and ensuring follow-through with stakeholders

Qualifications

Compliance and Technical Knowledge

• Working knowledge of SOX and internal control frameworks
• Awareness of AI risk factors, including the Key High Risk / Key Low Risk framework for classifying AI and agentic tool use in SOX-scoped processes; understanding that high-risk AI-assisted work must remain human-reviewed and auditable, and escalating AI-related control gaps through standard SOX issue resolution — this role operates within, not sets, these requirements

Analytical and Business Analysis Skills

• Analyzes complex business data and makes recommendations for process improvements and solutions within their area of focus, and contributes to the development and proposal of larger-scope solutions
• Advanced knowledge of specific business domains and experience applying data analysis to support business strategies and decision-making
• Strong expertise in business analysis methodologies and tools, including process documentation and mapping, requirements gathering and validation, and data analysis and reporting
• Manages data conversion and validation plans, and their execution, to ensure data integrity during migration or integration across multiple systems

Execution and Innovation

• Skilled in data-informed and AI-assisted analysis to accelerate problem-solving and sharpen the quality of recommendations
• Ability to drive continuous improvement and scale: experimenting with new approaches (including AI), building on and adapting proven practices across programs, and sharing learnings to improve quality, velocity, and business efficiency
• Ability to execute with rigor: surfacing risks and dependencies early, escalating blockers, and communicating program progress and recommendations clearly using data

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• Excellent written, verbal, listening, and presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to build trusted, collaborative relationships across the organization
• High attention to detail and professionalism; comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced, agile environment and navigating ambiguity

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree preferred, with multiple years' experience in large, complex organizations

Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs (see more about our compensation and benefits at Intuit®: Careers | Benefits). Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender.

The expected base pay range for this position is:
San Diego $156,500 - $212,000