# SOX Auditor - IT Controls Manager

**Company:** [Kraken](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/kraken)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** It General Controls, SOX Compliance, Coso, Cobit, Pcaob Standards, Access Management, Change Management, System Operations, Internal Audit, Root Cause Analysis, Blockchain Infrastructure, Digital Asset Custody, CI/CD, GitLab, AWS
**Posted:** 2026-05-08

> Leads independent IT SOX controls testing, remediation validation, and Audit Committee reporting across complex crypto and financial technology environments. The role requires 8+ years of audit or SOX experience, hands-on ITGC expertise, and CISA and CPA certifications or active pursuit of the second certification.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

### ITGC SOX Controls Testing
- Lead independent testing of IT General Controls across access management, change management, and system operations.
- Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of IT controls across applications and infrastructure supporting blockchain operations, digital asset custody, and crypto trading platforms.
- Document testing procedures and results to Internal Audit and external auditor quality standards.
- Identify new systems, applications, or process changes and assess their SOX implications with the SOX Compliance team.
- Build and maintain testing programs, templates, and workpapers for repeatable, scalable IT SOX testing.
- Use AI-enabled workflows and data analytics to improve testing coverage and efficiency.

### Remediation Validation and Issue Management
- Independently validate remediation of open SOX findings, including material weaknesses and significant deficiencies.
- Perform root cause analysis and assess the severity and pervasiveness of exceptions to inform deficiency classification.
- Evaluate whether remediation actions are adequately designed and operating effectively before closing findings.
- Track remediation progress, escalate delays or gaps, and report status to Internal Audit leadership and the Audit Committee.
- Coordinate with SOX Compliance on remediation expectations, timelines, and evidence requirements.

### Stakeholder Engagement and Reporting
- Serve as an Internal Audit point of contact for IT control owners across Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, and IT Operations.
- Translate audit methodology and technical findings for engineering teams, control owners, senior leadership, external auditors, and the Audit Committee.
- Contribute to reporting on IT SOX testing coverage, findings, and remediation status.
- Partner with business-process SOX testers and co-sourced resources to coordinate coverage across the SOX program.

## Requirements

- 8+ years of experience in IT audit, internal audit, external audit, or SOX compliance, with significant IT general controls testing experience.
- Experience in crypto, fintech, payments, or technology-intensive environments with complex, rapidly evolving infrastructure.
- CISA and CPA certifications required; candidates actively pursuing one certification while holding the other may be considered.
- Strong knowledge of ITGC frameworks, SOX compliance requirements, COSO, COBIT, and PCAOB auditing standards as applied to IT controls.
- Hands-on experience testing ITGCs across access management, change management, and system operations.
- Technical fluency with enterprise technology environments, including systems, databases, and deployment pipelines.
- Understanding of how IT controls support reliable financial reporting and affect business process controls and financial statements.
- Experience working with or alongside external auditors; Big Four experience preferred.
- Experience operating across multiple entities or jurisdictions.
- Strong communication skills for translating technical IT audit findings to varied stakeholders.

## Nice to Haves

- Familiarity with blockchain infrastructure, digital asset custody systems, on-chain transaction processing, or crypto-native technology environments.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitLab or similar version control systems, AWS, GCP, and modern deployment practices.
- Experience building or scaling an IT SOX testing program in a growth-stage or first-year SOX company.
- Familiarity with AuditBoard or Workiva.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted audit tools and willingness to adopt emerging technologies.


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