Senior SOX Auditor – Business Process Controls

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor is seeking a senior Internal Auditor to lead control testing across revenue, financial close, and treasury, ensuring procedures meet quality standards.

You will evaluate design and operating effectiveness, document results, and collaborate with finance leaders and external auditors. There are opportunities to apply data analytics and AI-enabled workflows to improve coverage and efficiency.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of experience in internal or external audit, with significant exposure to business process controls testing.
• CPA or ACCA certification required.
• Experience in crypto, fintech, payments, or digital asset accounting is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, SOX, COSO framework, and PCAOB standards as they apply to controls.

Aufgaben

• Lead execution of independent controls testing across revenue, financial close, and treasury.
• Evaluate design and operating effectiveness of key controls and document testing results.
• Validate completeness of Information Used in Controls (IUC) and Information Produced by the Entity (IPE).
• Build testing programs, templates, and workpapers for scalable SOX testing.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI-enabled workflows and data analytics.
• Validate remediation of open SOX findings across control areas.
• Perform root-cause analysis to classify deficiencies and assess severity.
• Assess remediation actions for adequacy before closing findings.
• Track remediation progress and report status to Internal Audit leadership.
• Serve as trusted contact for control owners across Finance, Accounting, and Treasury.
• Contribute to Internal Audit reporting to Audit Committee and senior leadership.

Kenntnisse

Internal audit

SOX controls testing

Data analytics

Audit reporting

Cross-functional communication

US GAAP

Ausbildung

CPA or ACCA

Jobbeschreibung

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of independent controls testing across business process areas including revenue, financial close, and treasury.
• Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of key controls, document testing procedures and results, and ensure workpapers meet Internal Audit and external auditor quality standards.
• Validate the completeness and accuracy of Information Used in Controls (IUC) and Information Produced by the Entity (IPE), ensuring the reliability of data underpinning control performance.
• Build and maintain testing programs, templates, and workpapers that create a repeatable, scalable foundation for business process SOX testing.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI-enabled workflows and data analytics to improve testing coverage and efficiency.
• Independently validate the remediation of open SOX findings, including material weaknesses and significant deficiencies, across business process control areas.
• Evaluate control deficiencies by performing root‑cause analysis and assessing the severity and pervasiveness of exceptions to inform deficiency classification.
• Assess whether management’s remediation actions are adequately designed and operating effectively before closing findings.
• Track remediation progress, escalate delays or gaps, and report status to Internal Audit leadership and the Audit Committee as required.
• Serve as a trusted Internal Audit point of contact for business process control owners across Finance, Accounting, and Treasury.
• Contribute to Internal Audit reporting to the Audit Committee, external auditor, and senior leadership on business process SOX testing coverage, findings, and remediation status.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in internal audit, external audit, or SOX compliance, with significant exposure to business process controls testing.
• CPA or ACCA certification required.
• Experience in crypto, fintech, payments, or digital asset accounting — including revenue recognition for trading, staking, or custody services.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, SOX compliance requirements, COSO framework, and PCAOB auditing standards as they apply to business process controls.
• Hands‑on experience testing controls across revenue, financial close, treasury, or other core financial reporting processes.
• Experience operating across multi‑entity structures or multiple jurisdictions.
• Effective communicator who can translate audit findings and control observations for control owners, senior leadership, and external stakeholders.