Internal Audit Manager - AI-Driven Controls Lead

Legora; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global collaboration

Competitive benefits package

Meaningful work

In-person office & lunch daily

401(K) matching

Job summary

Legora, a leader in AI-native legal workflows, is seeking an Internal Audit Manager to own our BP SOX controls program. You will sit near Finance and Internal Audit leadership, shaping risk assessments and building testing processes from scratch.

This role offers high impact and ownership, serving as the primary coordinator with external audit and our co-source partner. You will bring a modern, tech-forward approach, applying AI to reduce manual testing as the function scales.

Qualifications

• CPA or CIA certification required.
• 5+ years of internal audit, SOX, or related risk/compliance experience.
• Experience building or significantly enhancing a controls program or testing methodology.
• Strong track record managing external audit and/or co-source relationships.
• Hands-on experience with walkthroughs, testing, and deficiency evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end risk assessment and translate it into a prioritized controls testing plan.
• Design new testing processes, workpapers, and documentation frameworks from scratch.
• Coordinate with external audit and co-source partner on timelines and deliverables.
• Lead control walkthroughs with process owners across the business.
• Assess deficiencies for severity and drive remediation plans to completion.
• Develop and deliver training to control owners on design and testing expectations.
• Implement AI-driven solutions to reduce manual testing and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with Finance, IT, and the business as a trusted advisor.

Skills

Audit leadership

External audit management

Process improvement

Risk assessment

Education

CPA certification

CIA certification

Tools

Auditboard

Vanta

NetSuite

Google Workspace

Salesforce

Workday

LLMs (ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini)

Job description

Legora, a leader in AI-native legal workflows, is seeking an Internal Audit Manager to own our BP SOX controls program. You will sit near Finance and Internal Audit leadership, shaping risk assessments and building testing processes from scratch.

This role offers high impact and ownership, serving as the primary coordinator with external audit and our co-source partner. You will bring a modern, tech-forward approach, applying AI to reduce manual testing as the function scales.