- As our Senior SOX Control Analyst, you’ll play a key role in supporting and enhancing Super Group’s SOX compliance programme, helping ensure a strong, scalable and compliant control environment across our global operations.
What you’ll do
You’ll take ownership of work that gives us our competitive edge, including:
Risk Assessment & Scoping
- Identify and assess key financial reporting risks, including risks arising from:
- Digital platforms
- Payments and transactional flows
- Regulatory and jurisdictional requirements
- Lead or actively drive annual SOX scoping and risk assessment exercises
- Evaluate the impact of emerging risks on the control environment
Control Design & Framework Enhancement
- Support the design and implementation of controls aligned to COSO principles
- Independently assess the adequacy of existing control structures and recommend improvements
- Drive continuous improvement of the SOX control framework
- Support the integration of controls into new systems, processes, or business initiatives
Process Reviews & SOX Impact Assessments
- Perform proactive quality assurance reviews of key processes and controls to assess whether controls are implemented as designed and operating effectively across the Group
- Assess the SOX implications of changes due to:
- Accounting or regulatory updates
- Process or policy changes
- System implementations or enhancements
- Organisational restructuring
- Partner with stakeholders to ensure controls evolve alongside business changes
Deficiencies and Issue Resolution
- Assess control deficiencies/observations, including root cause analysis
- Support the development of practical and sustainable remediation plans
- Evaluate whether remediation actions adequately address identified risks
- Track remediation activities to ensure timely and sustainable closure of control gaps
- Monitor progress and escalate delays or risks to closure
- Validate remediation actions prior to closure (where applicable)
- Maintain oversight of deficiency trends and recurring issues
- Collaborate with control owners to reinforce expectations around control execution and documentation quality
SOX Programme Delivery, Governance and Documentation
- Support the maintenance of SOX PMO governance, cadence, and delivery standards
- Ensure timely delivery of evidence and documentation aligned to audit timelines
- Coordinate SOX activities across stakeholders to ensure consistent execution
- Contribute to SOX planning cycles, including timelines, milestones, and deliverables
- Prepare and maintain high-quality SOX documentation, including:
- Process narratives
- Flowcharts
- Risk and Control Matrices (RACMs)
- Review and enhance documentation to ensure consistency and clarity across the Group
Reporting, Training & Policy Management
- Prepare SOX status updates, memos, dashboards, and metrics, including:
- Testing progress
- Deficiencies and themes
- Remediation status
- Contribute to materials for management and audit committee reporting
- Support the creation and maintenance of SOX and internal control policies
- Develop and deliver SOX training materials for process and control owners
- Provide insights into control effectiveness and programme maturity
- Promote awareness of controls best practices across the organisation
Audit & Stakeholder Engagement
- Collaborate with Internal Audit and External Auditors during walkthroughs, testing, and audits
- Own responses to audit queries and requests for assigned areas
- Act as a key liaison between the SOX team and control owners
- Provide clear guidance to stakeholders on SOX requirements and expectations
Continuous Improvement & Automation
- Identify and drive opportunities to simplify, standardise, and automate controls
- Support the use of systems and data analytics to enhance control effectiveness
- Drive improvements in efficiency, scalability, and quality of the SOX programme
- This list covers your core responsibilities – with plenty of room to stretch, explore and take on new challenges as we grow.
What you’ll bring
You’re someone who brings:
- Clear, confident communication (written and verbal), and the ability to breakdown complex ideas
- A collaborative mindset, working smoothly with cross‑functional teams to hit shared goals
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects without dropping the ball
- Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to high‑quality work
- Adaptability – you stay sharp, productive and positive in fast‑moving environments
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field
- 6+ years’ experience in SOX compliance, internal audit, or financial controls
- Strong understanding of SOX and COSO frameworks
- Experience in a listed or multinational environment
- Advanced Excel and data analysis skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
- Project Management - Skilled in managing multiple stakeholders, timelines, and audit deliverables
- Professional certifications such as CPA, CA(SA), CIA, or CISA.
Desirable skills you’ve got up your sleeve
It would be great if you also have some of the following skills:
- In-depth knowledge of sports betting markets, including odds calculation, betting types and market trends
- Previous experience in the online gaming or casino industry, with a strong understanding of player behaviour and industry regulations
- Familiarity with gambling regulations and compliance requirements in various jurisdictions, ensuring adherence to legal standards
- Experience with ERP systems and SOX tools (e.g., Workiva, Optro, PowerBI, etc.)
- Experience in working with external and internal audit teams.