Audit & Controls Specialist

Great Value Hiring; United States; On-site; USD 110,208 - 165,312; Full time

Job summary

Great Value Hiring is seeking an Audit & Controls Specialist (External / Internal SOX) to translate real audit and controls work into structured, high-quality training data for AI to reason like auditors. You will design realistic audit scenarios and assess their alignment with SOX requirements in a fast-paced setting.

Experience in public accounting or internal controls, plus CPA or CIA, and a bachelor’s degree are preferred. Strong writing and attention to detail are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Public accounting audit background (Big 4 or regional firm) and/or internal audit / controls (SOX) background.
• CPA or CIA.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design audit scenarios: planning, scoping, risk assessment, and testing workpapers.
• Review AI-generated audit outputs for accuracy, evidential support, and sound judgment.
• Provide clear written feedback to improve AI performance in audit tasks.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team.

Skills

Internal audit experience

SOX controls

Audit methodology

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA or CIA certification

Job description

Audit & Controls Specialist (External / Internal SOX) [$80-$120/hr]

Experienced audit and controls professionals external audit and internal audit / SOX to translate real audit and controls work into structured, high-quality training data that teaches AI to reason the way auditors do.

Focus Areas

External audit & assurance; internal audit, risk & controls (SOX).

Role Responsibilities

• Design realistic scenarios from your work: audit planning, scoping & risk assessment; substantive fieldwork, sampling & testing workpapers; the audit report & opinion / engagement wrap-up; PBC support; SOX controls documentation, walkthroughs & testing; issue tracking and remediation validation.
• Review and compare AI-generated audit outputs for accuracy, evidential support, and sound professional judgment.
• Provide clear written feedback that improves how AI performs audit and controls tasks.
• Collaborate asynchronously with the research team.

Good Candidature

• Public accounting audit background (Big 4 or regional firm) and/or internal audit / controls (SOX) background.
• CPA or CIA.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.