Senior Internal Audit Associate — Risk & Compliance

Coinbase, Inc.; Charleston (WV); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking an Internal Audit Senior Associate within Finance to execute risk-based operational and compliance audits end-to-end across global operations.

You will partner with first- and second-line stakeholders to identify control gaps and drive practical remediation. This role reports to Internal Audit leadership and strengthens Coinbase's control environment through effective governance, compliance, and risk management practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in internal audit, external audit, compliance testing, or risk management in financial services, fintech, payments, brokerage, or custody.
• Independent end-to-end audit execution (planning, testing, reporting) with regulator-ready documentation.
• Familiar with AML/CFT, sanctions, and consumer protection requirements.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end operational and compliance audits, including scoping, risk assessments, control walkthroughs, testing, and reporting.
• Own audit request tracking, open item management, and testing status with updates to leadership and stakeholders.
• Identify control gaps via root cause analysis and draft risk-based recommendations for improvement.
• Lead audit reporting by drafting summaries and issue write-ups for senior leadership and regulators.
• Validate remediation of prior audit findings by assessing evidence and closure readiness.
• Partner with Operations, Compliance, Risk, Finance, and Legal to maintain independence and build relationships.

Skills

Internal audit

Regulatory compliance

Data analytics

SQL

Audit coordination

AI tooling

Education

CIA/CPA/CFE (certification)

Series 7 (progress toward)

Tools

Audit software

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking an Internal Audit Senior Associate within Finance to execute risk-based operational and compliance audits end-to-end across global operations.

You will partner with first- and second-line stakeholders to identify control gaps and drive practical remediation. This role reports to Internal Audit leadership and strengthens Coinbase's control environment through effective governance, compliance, and risk management practices.