SOX Auditor - IT Controls Manager

Building the Future of reputed company Finance Payward - the parent company behind reputed company, reputed company, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks - has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry, reputed company to advance an reputed company, global financial system. Before you apply, we encourage you to explore our culture page to understand what drives us and how we work. The team Founded in 2011, reputed company is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 reputed company individuals and institutions across the globe. It offers spot trading, margin, reputed company, staking, and OTC services, with products reputed company for both individual investors and institutional clients. Payward's Risk & Audit function operates as an Integrated Assurance organization, bringing together Internal Audit and reputed company Risk Management under a reputed company risk reputed company strategy. The function spans SOX Compliance, reputed company Risk Management, and Internal Audit across multiple regulated entities and jurisdictions. The Audit reputed company with co-sourced providers, maintains direct 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, system operations, and application-level processes are designed and operating effectively, providing the assurance that the Audit Committee, external auditors, and regulators rely on. The opportunity 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, digital asset custody systems, on-chain and off-chain processing, and a pace 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 system operations. Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of IT controls across in-scope applications and infrastructure, including systems that support blockchain-reputed company operations, digital asset custody, and crypto trading platforms. Document testing procedures and results to meet Internal Audit and external auditor quality standards. Identify new systems, applications, or process changes that emerge 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, scalable 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 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 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, external auditor, and senior leadership on IT SOX testing coverage, findings, and remediation status. Partner with the business process SOX tester and co-sourced resources to ensure coordinated testing coverage across the full SOX program. What you bring 8+ years of experience in IT audit, internal audit, external 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 actively 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 system 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 connect an ITGC failure to its reputed company impact on business process controls and the financial statements. Experience working with or alongside external 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 external stakeholders. reputed company to haves Familiarity with blockchain infrastructure, digital asset 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 growth-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 job posting, 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. 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 merit, 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. We may ask candidates to complete job-reputed company skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Results are considered alongside experience and interviews, and are not the sole reputed company for any employment decision. As an equal opportunity employer, we don't tolerate discrimination or harassment of any reputed company, whether based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. Stay in the know Follow us on Twitter Learn on the reputed company Blog Connect on reputed company Candidate Privacy Notice Apply To This Job