Global Lead, Financial Controls & Governance

ByteDance; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 342,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance in Los Angeles seeks a seasoned finance professional to join Financial Controls & Governance, a high-impact role at the intersection of financial reporting, IT controls, and audit readiness. You will own the controls framework, partner with Technology and Compliance, and oversee audits to ensure accuracy and compliance.

This position requires strong analytical skills, experience with large data sets, and fluency in English and Chinese.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on IT audit, digital auditing, CAATs, financial reporting controls, or accounting advisory.
• Deep understanding of financial reporting, internal controls, and external audit requirements with IT control knowledge.
• Ability to independently analyze large datasets and translate audit needs into data extraction logic.
• Strong cross-functional communication with engineering, product, data, and accounting stakeholders; fluent in English and Chinese.
• Fluency in written and spoken Chinese is needed to manage stakeholders in China market.

Responsibilities

• Financial reporting & IT controls governance and framework enhancement.
• Develop and maintain control standards, RCMs, process docs, testing papers, and evidence requirements.
• Assess risks related to access, change management, data interfaces, and automated controls.
• Partner with Technology, Security, Data, Platform, and Business teams to implement control solutions.
• Lead planning and coordination of controls workstreams across audits and remediation efforts.

Skills

IT audit

Financial controls

Data analysis

Cross‑functional comms

English/Chinese bilingual

Tools

SQL

CAATs

Job description

ByteDance in Los Angeles seeks a seasoned finance professional to join Financial Controls & Governance, a high-impact role at the intersection of financial reporting, IT controls, and audit readiness. You will own the controls framework, partner with Technology and Compliance, and oversee audits to ensure accuracy and compliance.

This position requires strong analytical skills, experience with large data sets, and fluency in English and Chinese.