Manager: SOX & Internal Controls

Johannesburg, South AfricaFull-timeSeniorOn-sitePosted 9 Oct 2026

Job Overview

Lesaka Technologies is appointing a Manager: SOX & Internal Controls in the Merchant Division Finance team in Johannesburg. Lesaka Merchant is running a significant programme to strengthen its internal control environment and remediate identified SOX and internal control deficiencies.

The role leads the Merchant Division's SOX remediation and ongoing internal controls programme, working with Finance, Operations and Technology to find root causes of control failures, design practical improvements, oversee implementation by accountable business owners and monitor whether remediation is sustainable. It is the principal Merchant interface with the Merchant CFO, Group SOX, Group Internal Audit, external audit and IT control teams.

Scope covers the South African operations of the Merchant Division plus common, centralised and divisional controls over its international operations — entity-level controls, ITGCs and application controls, close, consolidation and reporting — as well as SOX scoping and integration of newly acquired businesses. It is a first-line function with a mandate to challenge remediation plans and escalate.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Merchant SOX remediation programme with oversight of deficiencies, actions, owners and timelines

• Assess financial reporting risk and root causes of control deficiencies and support sustainable remediation plans

• Support management responses to internal audit, SOX and external audit findings

• Define proportionate evidence requirements for implementation and sustained control performance

• Establish risk-based monitoring of control performance including post-remediation validation

• Escalate significant, overdue or ineffective remediation to the Merchant CFO

• Evaluate deficiency significance and support classification conclusions with Group SOX

• Oversee the design and implementation of controls across significant financial reporting processes and systems

Required Qualifications

• Senior finance, audit or internal controls background suited to leading a divisional SOX programme

• Strong understanding of SOX, ITGCs, application controls and financial close and reporting controls

• Ability to engage the CFO, executive management, Group Internal Audit and external auditors

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Skills & Requirements

SOX ComplianceInternal ControlsControl RemediationITGCRoot Cause AnalysisFinancial Reporting RiskAudit LiaisonControl DesignRisk-Based MonitoringStakeholder ManagementGovernance