AI Controls Audit Lead, Finance Ops

Dow Jones; Princeton (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

Paid time off

Retirement plans

Education benefits

Family care benefits

Commuter transit program

Employee referral program

Financial health programs

Cybersecurity protection

Wellness resources

Job summary

Dow Jones is seeking an Automated Controls Audit Lead to drive AI audits and internal controls across Finance Operations. You will evaluate AI-enabled processes and traditional controls, support audits, and help design adaptive controls as AI evolves.

Strong data analysis, SOX experience, and effective communication are essential. Join a front-line team shaping AI risk governance within a trusted information company, with insights across Finance Operations and opportunities to lead

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 5 years of audit, internal controls, compliance, or finance operations experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of auditing principles and standards and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance, including applying them to AI-enabled processes.
• Background in finance operations processes.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve internal control and compliance issues independently.
• Strong data analysis skills and prior business process improvement experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to learn and use various systems and AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate controls over automated and AI-enabled processes — including model inputs and outputs, system-generated reports, and human-review checkpoints, alongside traditional controls.
• Provide general audit support, including document retrieval, review, and research in response to internal and external audit requests.
• Proactively manage the impact of AI-driven shifts on company controls and processes, identifying where control design must adapt before gaps emerge.
• Continuously align process workflows, control documentation, and knowledge bases with rapid AI advancements throughout the company processes.
• Lead and/or engage in business process improvement initiatives and projects as assigned, embedding appropriate controls into redesigned and automated processes.
• Independently research and bring to resolution general compliance issues as they arise, escalating appropriately.
• Compile, analyze, review, and research Finance Operations data to support issue resolution and AI-supported improvement initiatives.
• Maintain clear, audit-ready documentation of AI-related control decisions, changes, and remediation status.

Skills

Audit principles

SOX compliance

Data analysis

Communication

AI risk governance

ERP systems

SQL

Power BI

Alteryx

CPA/CIA/CISA/CRISC (certification)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Excel

Alteryx

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Dow Jones is seeking an Automated Controls Audit Lead to drive AI audits and internal controls across Finance Operations. You will evaluate AI-enabled processes and traditional controls, support audits, and help design adaptive controls as AI evolves.

Strong data analysis, SOX experience, and effective communication are essential. Join a front-line team shaping AI risk governance within a trusted information company, with insights across Finance Operations and opportunities to lead