GURUGRAM: Rio Tinto posted a SOX Compliance Manager vacancy for Gurugram on Tuesday, November 3, seeking an experienced audit professional to oversee the daily delivery of its global financial controls compliance programme. The employer's public recruitment record identifies the opening as R69250 and lists Gurgaon as its location. The position reports to the SOX Director and involves managing internal testing teams and external service providers.

The company's official office directory lists its Gurugram premises at Tower B, DLF Building No. 7, Phase III, DLF Cyber City, across the ground, first and second floors. The vacancy itself specifies the city rather than a particular floor or building. Applicants should therefore distinguish the corporate address from a confirmed reporting location for this specific appointment.

Experience and qualifications sought

The official vacancy asks for more than 10 years of recent, relevant experience in external audits involving the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and Sarbanes Oxley requirements. Experience at manager level or above in a major international audit firm, or an equivalent role, is the profile described. This is a senior controls vacancy rather than an entry level accounts opening.

A bachelor's or master's degree in accounting, finance, business administration or a related discipline is sought. A chartered accountant, certified public accountant or equivalent professional qualification is preferred. The listing also treats a certified information systems auditor qualification, or another relevant credential, as desirable. The distinctions between the degree requirement and preferred professional qualifications are relevant when assessing a candidate's fit.

The employer wants practical experience of financial reporting controls, risk assessment, control design and testing. Candidates are expected to have worked directly with external auditors on audit evidence, sample selection, deficiencies and corrective measures. Experience coordinating compliance work across several business units, functions or locations is also sought, preferably in a large or multinational organisation.

People management forms a substantial part of the brief. The successful applicant will allocate workloads, coach staff, review the work of testing teams and oversee external providers. The description also calls for clear written conclusions, professional judgement, attention to detail and the ability to keep competing assignments on schedule. Those requirements sit alongside the specialist audit knowledge.

What the manager would be responsible for

The role spans the compliance testing cycle, including design, interim, update, year end and remediation testing. The manager will prepare schedules, organise resources, monitor progress and resolve delivery problems. Significant delays, risks or control issues will be escalated to the SOX Director, who sets programme priorities and reviews major matters requiring a decision.

Another responsibility is maintaining accurate risk and control documentation. That includes reviewing whether controls adequately address risks of material misstatement, identifying gaps or duplication, and recommending changes based on testing. The manager will coordinate updates when business processes or control designs change and keep descriptions and ownership information current.

Testing quality is an explicit part of the assignment. The manager must review supporting evidence, workpapers and conclusions, check sample coverage, and ensure review comments are resolved before a testing phase is completed. Coordination with external auditors is intended to align evidence requests and reduce repeated demands on employees who operate the controls.

The job also includes tracking deficiencies and their correction. The manager will work with control owners on the causes of failures, the potential impact, practical repair plans, named responsibilities and target dates. Overdue actions require follow up, and supporting evidence must be reviewed before an issue is recommended for closure. Significant or recurring weaknesses must be brought to the director's attention.

Regular reporting will cover completed work, outstanding tests, deficiencies, remediation and delivery risks. Training responsibilities include helping control owners understand their obligations, the evidence they must retain and certification processes. The employer also expects the manager to identify training needs arising from testing results or changes to the compliance approach.

What applicants can verify before applying

  • Employer: Rio Tinto.
  • Position: SOX Compliance Manager.
  • Requisition: R69250.
  • Employer posting date: November 3, 2026.
  • Listed location: Gurgaon, India.
  • Experience sought: more than 10 years of relevant external audit work.

The employer record provides an application route through its recruitment site. The description does not publish a salary range, a daily shift or a promise of remote working. Applicants should assess the duties and qualifications in the full listing rather than infer those terms from the city location or the job title.

Other recent local employment coverage concerns a candidate sourcing leadership vacancy, a housekeeping executive opening and contractual medical posts in Sector 9A. Each has separate eligibility and employment terms. The present vacancy is specifically concerned with experienced financial controls and assurance work.