Internal Audit SOX Associate Manager

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase. As an Internal Audit SOX Associate Manager, you'll join the Internal Audit team within Finance and lead the execution of Coinbase's SOX/ICFR compliance program. This team operates as an independent third line of defense, providing assurance over the controls that protect the integrity of financial reporting for a publicly traded, global crypto platform. You'll manage our outsourced testing team day-to-day, overseeing planning, walkthroughs, quality review, deficiency tracking, and reporting to ensure SOX control testing is completed on time, with precision, and to professional audit standards. What you'll do: - Own the day-to-day management of the BPO team executing SOX 404 control testing, including workload planning, prioritization, quality review of workpapers, and performance coaching to continuously improve documentation quality and testing rigor. - Partner with Internal Audit SOX leadership to translate the annual SOX audit plan into clear testing assignments, ensuring appropriate scoping, coverage, and timing across in-scope processes and entities. - Lead coordination of process walkthroughs with functional business partners and external auditors, serving as the primary point of contact for the BPO team on testing methodology, evidence requirements, and interpretation of control objectives. - Drive SOX deficiencies to closure by performing root cause analysis, tracking remediation action plans, and validating remediation through follow-up testing in partnership with business owners and BPO resources. - Build and maintain trusted relationships with key internal partners across Business Controllership, Finance, IT, and Compliance, as well as BPO leadership and external auditors, ensuring alignment on expectations and effective coordination throughout the SOX testing cycle. Required Skills and Experience: - 7+ years of accounting, financial audit, or SOX/ICFR experience, including hands-on SOX 404 testing in a public company or Big 4 public accounting environment. - Demonstrated experience managing or overseeing outsourced/BPO teams or staff-level auditors, including workload planning, coaching, and quality review of deliverables. - Deep technical knowledge of US GAAP, SOX 404, COSO, and internal controls over financial reporting within a complex, technology-driven financial services environment. - Professional certification such as CPA, CIA, or equivalent, with a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). - Proven ability to partner across Finance, IT, Compliance, BPO leadership, and external audit teams, and to operate effectively across time zones as part of a global team. - Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality. Position ID: P76877 #LI-Remote Pay Transparency Notice: The target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, and vision). Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): ₹4,192,100—₹4,192,100 INR - Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period. - Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. - US Applicants: View Employee Rights, Know Your Rights, and E-Verify Notice of Participation. - Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com. Need screen reading technology? Click here to download a free compatible screen reader and view the tutorial. - Data Privacy & Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice. US applicants: By submitting your application, you agree to Arbitration of Disputes. - AI Disclosure: Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learni

7+ years of accounting, financial audit, or SOX/ICFR experience, including hands-on SOX 404 testing in a public company or Big 4 public accounting environment. Experience managing or overseeing outsourced/BPO teams or staff-level auditors. Deep technical knowledge of US GAAP, SOX 404, COSO, and internal controls over financial reporting within a complex, technology-driven financial services environment. CPA, CIA, or equivalent certification, with a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. Ability to partner across Finance, IT, Compliance, BPO leadership, and external audit teams, and operate across time zones. Uses AI responsibly with human oversight for outputs and process improvements.