Remote Internal Audit Analyst, Financial Crime & Compliance

Coinbase; Boise (ID); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 112,000; Full time

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Benefits

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking an Internal Audit Analyst on the Internal Audit team within Finance to execute end-to-end financial crime compliance audits, spanning planning, fieldwork, reporting, and remediation validation. You will partner with Compliance, Engineering, and Legal to identify control gaps and drive findings to closure in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.

The role emphasizes risk-based recommendations, clear documentation, and ongoing AML/sanctions knowledge across all Coinbase

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in audit, compliance testing, risk management, or related control-focused roles within financial services.
• Ability to evaluate control exceptions and classify findings by severity based on likelihood, impact, regulatory exposure, and prevalence.
• Proven ability to translate identified exceptions into clear, proportionate conclusions and recommendations that reflect the severity of risk presented.
• Familiarity with data analysis techniques (SQL preferred) to perform testing across large datasets.
• Proven ability to independently manage multiple audit workstreams and stakeholder communication in a fully remote, asynchronous environment.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end financial crime compliance audits, including scoping, risk and control assessments, walkthroughs, control testing, and drafting workpapers and reports that are clear, complete, and actionable.
• Own audit logistics and stakeholder engagement in a remote environment, tracking requests, open items, and testing status while maintaining proactive communication with cross-functional partners.
• Identify control gaps during fieldwork by performing root cause analysis, evaluating exception severity based on likelihood, impact, and regulatory exposure, and escalating where additional stakeholder outreach is required.
• Develop risk-based recommendations in collaboration with stakeholders, document management responses and action plans, and validate remediation of prior audit findings through to closure.
• Maintain current knowledge of anti-money laundering and sanctions regulations across all jurisdictions where Coinbase operates, applying regulatory developments to audit scope and testing.

Skills

Audit experience

Compliance testing

Risk management

Data analysis

Remote collaboration

Tools

SQL

Job description

Coinbase is seeking an Internal Audit Analyst on the Internal Audit team within Finance to execute end-to-end financial crime compliance audits, spanning planning, fieldwork, reporting, and remediation validation. You will partner with Compliance, Engineering, and Legal to identify control gaps and drive findings to closure in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.

The role emphasizes risk-based recommendations, clear documentation, and ongoing AML/sanctions knowledge across all Coinbase