# Senior SOX Auditor

**Company:** [Kraken](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/kraken)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Other
**Salary:** $73k – $145k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** SOX Compliance, internal audit, US GAAP, coso framework, pcaob standards, Revenue Recognition, financial close controls, treasury controls, auditboard, workiva, ai tools for audit
**Posted:** 2026-07-23

> Lead independent testing and remediation validation of business process SOX controls (revenue, financial close, treasury) for a leading crypto platform. Requires 8+ years audit/SOX experience, CPA, and knowledge of digital asset accounting.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

### SOX Business Process Controls Testing
- Lead the execution of independent controls testing across business process areas including revenue, financial close, and treasury.
- Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of key controls, document testing procedures and results, and ensure workpapers meet Internal Audit and external auditor quality standards.
- Validate the completeness and accuracy of Information Used in Controls (IUC) and Information Produced by the Entity (IPE), ensuring the reliability of data underpinning control performance.
- Build and maintain testing programs, templates, and workpapers that create a repeatable, scalable foundation for business process SOX testing.
- Identify opportunities to leverage AI-enabled workflows and data analytics to improve testing coverage and efficiency.

### Remediation Validation & Issue Management
- Independently validate the remediation of open SOX findings, including material weaknesses and significant deficiencies, across business process control areas.
- Evaluate control deficiencies by performing root 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.
- Track remediation progress, 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 point of contact for business process control owners across Finance, Accounting, and Treasury.
- Contribute to Internal Audit reporting to the Audit Committee, external auditor, and senior leadership on business process SOX testing coverage, findings, and remediation status.
- Partner with the IT SOX tester and co-sourced resources to ensure coordinated testing coverage across the full SOX program.

## Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in internal audit, external audit, or SOX compliance, with significant exposure to business process controls testing.
- CPA or ACCA certification required.
- Experience in crypto, fintech, payments, or digital asset accounting — including revenue recognition for trading, staking, or custody services.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP, SOX compliance requirements, COSO framework, and PCAOB auditing standards as they apply to business process controls.
- Hands-on experience testing controls across revenue, financial close, treasury, or other core financial reporting processes.
- Experience operating across multi-entity structures or multiple jurisdictions.
- Effective communicator who can translate audit findings and control observations for control owners, senior leadership, and external stakeholders.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Familiarity with audit management platforms such as AuditBoard or Workiva.
- Exposure to global regulatory environments and multi-entity control structures.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted audit tools and willingness to adopt emerging technologies.

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