SOX Readiness Project Manager (6-months fixed-term)

Our Dunedin-based financial team are on the search for a SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) Readiness Project Manager for a 6-month fixed-term contract position. Reporting to the Financial Accounting Superintendent, this role will look to project manage and support the NZ SOX readiness programme for our commercial team, keeping the work on track and ensuring key actions, owners and deadlines are clear. The position will coordinate with Finance, Procurement, Internal Controls and relevant operational or technical control owners to close priority remediation actions, as well as support practical, audit-ready documentation and evidence so controls can transition into business-as-usual ownership.

This role will work a 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off, 7:00 – 4:30pm roster. It will predominately be based from our Dunedin city office, however, some travel to our Macraes and Waihi mines will be required at times. If you’re a highly organised, delivery-focused, collaborative project manager that can comfortably work through ambiguity and competing priorities, we want to hear from you!

Key tasks and responsibilities:

Programme Management and Delivery

• Maintain a simple delivery plan covering open actions, owners, due dates, dependencies and key programme milestones.
• Run a regular delivery rhythm, including action follow-up, risk identification and escalation of overdue or blocked items.
• Prepare concise progress updates showing completed actions, key risks, upcoming priorities and decisions required.

Control Remediation, Documentation and Evidence

• Support closure of priority control remediation actions across Finance, Procurement and related non-financial control areas.
• Help control owners improve process narratives, control descriptions, evidence templates and action plans where required.
• Review supporting evidence for completeness and practicality before management review, internal review or external audit walkthroughs.

Stakeholder Engagement and Change Management

• Work constructively with Finance, Procurement, Internal Controls, site and technical teams to help close agreed actions.
• Explain control and evidence requirements in clear, practical terms for control owners and reviewers.
• Facilitate targeted working sessions where needed to resolve issues and prepare teams for walkthroughs or testing.

Governance, Reporting and Handover

• Keep a clear view of overall NZ SOX readiness status, open risks, unresolved actions and next steps.
• Support governance updates, internal reviews and external audit walkthrough preparation as required.
• Provide a practical handover at the end of the engagement covering completed work, open items, key risks and ongoing ownership.