Data Governance & Controls Consultant

Title: Data Governance & Controls Consultant
Location: Chennai / Hyderabad
Job Type: Contract
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Data Governance & Controls Lead to drive data governance, financial data controls, systems integrity, and regulatory readiness as the organization prepares for public-company reporting requirements.
The role will assess and strengthen the governance and control environment across financial data, ERP platforms, reporting processes, and critical business metrics. Working closely with Finance, Accounting, IT, Legal, Security, Privacy, and Compliance, this individual will establish the data ownership, lineage, reconciliation, auditability, controls, and evidence frameworks required to support SOX compliance, SEC reporting, internal audit, and scalable public-company operations.
The ideal candidate combines strong expertise in data governance and financial systems with practical experience in SOX/internal controls, audit, compliance, and IPO or public-company readiness.
Key Responsibilities
Assess and document data ownership, data lineage, source-of-truth systems, and data governance processes.
Validate financial data reconciliation between source systems, ERP platforms, and the General Ledger.
Evaluate month-end and quarter-end financial close processes for accuracy, efficiency, and control effectiveness.
Review internal controls, audit trails, user access management, data retention policies, and change management processes.
Ensure critical business and financial metrics can be traced back to source data and reproduced when required.
Identify control gaps, material weaknesses, and remediation opportunities.
Support SOX, SOC 2 Type II, internal audit, regulatory reporting, and compliance initiatives.
Partner with Finance, Accounting, IT, Legal, Security, Privacy, and Compliance teams to establish auditable and scalable processes.
Assist with controls documentation, testing, evidence collection, and governance program execution.
Required Skills
IPO Readiness / Public Company Readiness
Data Governance & Data Management
Data Lineage, Data Ownership & Source of Truth Frameworks
Financial Systems & ERP Platforms (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Dynamics 365, etc.)
General Ledger Reconciliation & Financial Data Controls
SOX Compliance & Internal Controls
Internal Audit & Risk Management
SEC Reporting & Regulatory Compliance
Data Quality, Auditability & Data Retention
Controls Documentation, Testing & Evidence Management
Material Weakness Identification & Remediation
Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional communication skills
Preferred Skills
SOC 2 Type II Compliance
Technical Accounting
FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Treasury Operations
Investor Relations Processes
Privacy & Data Protection Programs
Cybersecurity Governance & Controls
Experience supporting audit, compliance, or IPO transformation initiatives
Consulting experience within large enterprise environments

Work arrangement
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