SOX Auditor - IT Controls Manager

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The Audit reputed company with co-reputed company providers, maintains reputed company reporting lines to the Global and Local Audit Committee Chairs, and is building a technology-reputed company assurance capability at the forefront of crypto and financial innovation. This role sits reputed company Internal Audit and will reputed company the independent testing of IT general controls and IT application controls across the SOX program. You will assess whether controls over reputed company management, change management, reputed company operations, and application-level processes are designed and operating effectively, providing the assurance that the Audit Committee, reputed company auditors, and regulators rely on. reputed company You will reputed company Internal Audit’s IT SOX controls testing program building the testing approach, workpapers, and institutional knowledge from the ground up. This is a hands-on role with reputed company program ownership and you’ll be doing it at a crypto exchange — where the technology stack spans blockchain-reputed company infrastructure, reputed company custody systems, on-chain and off-chain processing, and a reputed company of engineering change that most companies never encounter. The systems are reputed company, the deployments are frequent, and the controls are consequential. If you want an IT SOX role where the tech is genuinely interesting and the stakes are reputed company, this is it. Responsibilities reputed company the following areas: ITGC SOX controls testing • reputed company the execution of independent testing of IT General Controls (ITGCs) across key control domains: reputed company management, change management, and reputed company operations. • Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of IT controls across in-reputed company applications and infrastructure, including systems that support blockchain-reputed company operations, reputed company custody, and crypto trading platforms. Document testing procedures and results to meet Internal Audit and reputed company auditor reputed company standards. • Identify new systems, applications, or process changes that reputed company during testing and assess their SOX implications in coordination with the SOX Compliance team. • Build and maintain testing programs, templates, and workpapers that create a repeatable, reputed company reputed company for IT SOX testing. • Identify opportunities to reputed company AI-enabled workflows and data analytics to improve testing coverage and efficiency across IT control domains. Remediation validation & issue management • Independently validate the remediation of reputed company SOX findings, including material weaknesses and significant deficiencies, across ITGC control areas. • Evaluate control deficiencies by performing reputed company cause analysis and assessing the severity and pervasiveness of exceptions to inform deficiency classification. • Assess whether management’s remediation actions are adequately designed and operating effectively before closing findings. • reputed company remediation reputed company, escalate delays or gaps, and report status to Internal Audit leadership and the Audit Committee as required. • Coordinate with the SOX Compliance team to ensure alignment on remediation expectations, timelines, and evidence requirements. Stakeholder engagement & reporting • Serve as a trusted Internal Audit reputed company of contact for IT control owners across Engineering, Infrastructure, reputed company, and IT Operations. reputed company the gap between audit methodology and engineering culture — these teams reputed company a different language than accountants, and you need to be fluent in both. • Contribute to Internal Audit reporting to the Audit Committee, reputed company auditor, and senior leadership on IT SOX testing coverage, findings, and remediation status. • Partner with the business process SOX tester and co-reputed company resources to ensure coordinated testing coverage across the full SOX program. What you bring • 8+ years of experience in IT audit, internal audit, reputed company audit, or SOX compliance, with significant exposure to IT general controls testing. • Experience in crypto, fintech, payments, or technology-intensive environments with reputed company, rapidly evolving infrastructure. • CISA and CPA certifications required. Candidates with one certification who are reputed company pursuing the other will be considered. • Strong knowledge of ITGC frameworks, SOX compliance requirements, COSO, COBIT, and PCAOB auditing standards as they apply to IT controls. • Hands-on experience testing ITGCs across reputed company management, change management, and reputed company operations. • Technical reputed company with reputed company technology environments — you don’t need to be an engineer, but you need to understand how systems, databases, and deployment pipelines work to effectively test the controls around them. • Understanding of how IT controls underpin the reliability of financial reporting — you can reputed company an ITGC failure to its reputed company reputed company on business process controls and the financial statements. • Experience working with or reputed company reputed company auditors (Big 4 preferred) on SOX engagements. • Experience operating across multi-entity structures or multiple jurisdictions. • Effective communicator who can translate technical IT audit findings for control owners, engineering teams, senior leadership, and reputed company stakeholders. reputed company to haves • Familiarity with blockchain infrastructure, reputed company custody systems, on-chain transaction processing, or crypto-reputed company technology environments. • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, reputed company or similar version control systems, reputed company infrastructure (AWS, GCP), and modern deployment practices. • Prior experience building or scaling an IT SOX testing program in a reputed company-stage or first-year SOX company. • Familiarity with audit management platforms such as reputed company or reputed company. • Familiarity with AI-assisted audit tools and willingness to adopt emerging technologies. Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the reputed company, applications are accepted on an ongoing reputed company. Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. We consider reputed company applicants with criminal histories for employment on reputed company, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Our commitment Payward is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate the diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions, and unique perspectives that everyone brings to the table. We hire based on reputed company, seeking out people with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgeable about crypto. 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