Bunge India | Associate Manager- SOX Compliance

Main accountabilities

• The role is accountable for driving process maturity, control optimization, and adoption of technology-enabled solutions such as analytics and continuous control monitoring.
• This position plays a critical role in strengthening governance, enhancing efficiency, and sustaining a robust internal control framework across Bunge’s global operations
• The role demands deep expertise in SOX compliance, internal controls, and risk management, with the ability to guide testing strategy, evaluate control design and effectiveness, and interpret complex accounting and process issues.
• As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~37,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways.
• Drive Control Maturity and Optimization — Identify opportunities for control rationalization, automation, and continuous control monitoring.
• Develop data driven strategies aligned with Bunge’s priorities, energize others to action through clear and compelling communication.
• Lead IV Internal Audit
• Acting as a bridge between the Global SOX PMO, regional teams, and process owners, the Associate Manager provides insights on control performance and remediation progress, mentors team leads, and supports capability building within the function.
• Lead the Global SOX Testing Program — Oversee end-to-end planning, execution, and reporting of SOX testing activities (design and operating effectiveness) across processes and regions, ensuring timely, high-quality delivery and compliance with global standards.
• Make decisions aligned to Bunge’s global strategy, business needs and financial goals and explore new perspectives by driving innovation.

Education & experience

• Knowledge Building — Champion process improvements, share best practices, and leverage analytics and digital tools to enhance efficiency and insight generation.
• 4 to 6 years of work experience with at least last 3 year or more of SOX experience or internal controls audit/review as a lead or above.
• Minimum Education Qualification – CPA, CIA, CA, CMA, or MBA Finance (from a reputed Institute).
• Knowledge of accounting concepts and process/controls related to Financial Reporting, Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, Commodity Trading, Treasury, Tax, Plant, Property & Equipment, Inventory, HR Payroll, etc.
• Proficiency in process optimization, controls automation, and data analytics is essential, along with strong project management skills to oversee multiple workstreams, ensure quality, and deliver results within defined timelines and standards

Bunge Global SA

Bunge goes back to 1818, when Johann Peter Gottlieb Bunge founded a trading firm in Amsterdam. Its headquarters moved over the years through South America and New York before settling in the St. Louis area in 2019, and it has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 2001. The company processes oilseeds and grains and supplies edible oils, flour and other food ingredients to customers around the world. In India it opened Bunge Business Services in Mohali in 2018, its first global business service centre, supporting finance, trade execution, procurement, HR, technology, SOX compliance and data management.

Bunge's finance openings in India are at its Mohali-area centre and cover a wide range. Record-to-report roles run from process executive to senior manager, and the senior ones ask for a Chartered Accountant with nine to ten years of record-to-report experience. Other roles cover financial planning and analysis, treasury, direct tax and transfer pricing, SOX compliance, credit risk, middle office, foreign exchange, procure-to-pay and SAP finance. Postings name CA, CMA, CPA, ACCA, CIA, CFA, FRM or an MBA in Finance, and the accounts payable roles ask for a commerce degree.

• Industry: Agribusiness and food: oilseed processing, grain trading and origination, edible oils, milling and related ingredients
• Headquarters: St. Louis area, Missouri, United States (Bunge, listed on the NYSE)
• In India: Bunge Business Services in Mohali, Punjab, opened in 2018 as the group's first global business service centre