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About the Role
Circle is seeking an experienced Senior Analyst, IT Internal Controls & SOX Compliance to join the Internal Controls and Compliance team. This role is crucial for supporting and enhancing Circle's IT SOX compliance program and overall internal controls environment, ensuring controls are effectively designed, documented, tested, and monitored.
Responsibilities
- Support the execution and continuous improvement of Circle's IT SOX compliance program, including annual planning, risk assessment, control documentation, testing coordination, and remediation tracking.
- Support and create SOX ready documentation including narratives, flow charts, and control descriptions.
- Develop and lead control procedure documentation and assess controls changed and/or consolidated as a result of different system implementations.
- Lead conversations, understand both IT and Business processes and controls and the relationship between the two.
- Design and review system implementation, data conversion, or data migration control controls (SDLC).
- Conduct periodic reviews to ensure application controls and Segregation of Duties (SOD) are configured across the company's systems.
- Work in tandem with the internal audit group to design testing programs to ensure appropriate SOX assertions can be made.
- Support evaluation of third-party service providers for SOC reports.
- Review and design appropriate internal controls for completeness and accuracy of reports and IPE.
- Project manage control design for new products, processes and system implementation launches and ensure appropriate internal controls are in place prior to launch.
- Manage the Audit Board internal controls repository.
- Review, assess, and evaluate reported control deficiencies, root causes, and planned corrective actions in conjunction with IT and business process owners.
- Work with internal and external auditors to coordinate IT General Controls and automated controls testing, and process walkthroughs to streamline impact on the business and align test results and yield efficiencies.
- Work closely with the IT, Security, Engineering, Data and Compliance teams to ensure IT General Control documentation and monitoring programs are consistent with SOX requirements.
- Prepare materials and SOX compliance findings and assertions for Leadership and Audit Committee meetings.
- Contribute to the ongoing maturation of the Internal Controls program through optimization, standardization, and automation initiatives.
- Support special projects and ad hoc risk and compliance assessments as needed.
Requirements
- 4+ years of Big 4 experience in IT Audit, IT SOX Compliance, Internal Controls, Risk Advisory, or related fields.
- Proven experience designing, implementing, and managing ITGC and SOX compliance programs, ideally in a pre-IPO and/or newly public high-growth technology company environment.
- Experience testing and evaluating ITGCs, automated controls, IT-dependent manual controls, and key reports used in financial reporting processes.
- Strong understanding of cloud environments, SaaS applications, identity and access management, SDLC processes, and cybersecurity controls.
- Experience with ERP systems, financial applications, and GRC platforms.
- Ability to assess risks associated with AI-enabled processes and technologies, including governance, data quality, security, regulatory, and financial reporting considerations, and recommend appropriate controls and oversight mechanisms.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to evaluate business and technology processes, identify and articulate risks, and identify practical, scalable control solutions.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- High integrity and ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
- Experience/familiarity with Slack, Apple MacOS, Google Workspace, and audit/compliance management tools.
- Experience leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) tools and technologies to improve business processes, including the development, implementation, or use of AI-enabled solutions, agents, automations, or productivity tools.
- Experience working in a high-growth technology, fintech, payments, crypto, or financial services environment.
- Experience related to SOC reporting oversight, and issuance responsibilities.
- Strong understanding of SOC1, SOC2, and SOC3 reporting requirements and frameworks.
Skills
- IT Audit
- IT SOX Compliance
- Internal Controls
- Risk Advisory
- SOX 404 requirements
- PCAOB standards
- COSO framework
- IT General Controls (ITGCs)
- Cloud environments
- SaaS applications
- Identity and access management
- SDLC processes
- Cybersecurity controls
- ERP systems
- Financial applications
- GRC platforms
- AI-enabled processes and technologies
- Risk assessment
- Control design
- Process documentation
- Testing coordination
- Remediation tracking
- Third-party service provider evaluation
- SOC reporting
- Slack
- Apple MacOS
- Google Workspace
- Audit/compliance management tools
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline.
- CPA, CISA, CIA, CISSP, or equivalent certification required.
Salary/Compensations
- $112,500 - $147,500
About the Company
- Circle (NYSE: CRCL) is one of the world’s leading internet financial platform companies, building the foundation of a more open, global economy through digital assets, payment applications, and programmable blockchain infrastructure.
- Circle's platform includes the world’s largest regulated stablecoin network anchored by USDC, Circle Payments Network for global money movement, and Arc, an enterprise-grade blockchain designed to become the Economic OS for the internet.
- Enterprises, financial institutions, and developers use Circle to power trusted, internet-scale financial innovation.
- Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do.
- As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions.
- Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by our company values: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence.
- We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.
- Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core.
- Circle believes in a future where digital dollars work securely around the world to create a more prosperous global economy for everyone.
- To accomplish this, we created USDC, a digital currency backed by the US dollar and always redeemable 1:1.
- We work closely with regulators to ensure our digital dollar guides and surpasses the standards for stablecoins.
- By doing this, USDC has the potential to change how money moves around the world.
- Our values of Multistakeholder, Mindful, Driven by excellence, and High integrity drive us to succeed.
- Valuing our employees as stakeholders is about creating an environment where people can thrive and grow, be challenged and learn constantly – an environment that thrives on diversity by drawing competitive strength from within.
- Employees take pride in Circle’s culture and values.
- That’s why community members from around the world say we’re a top place to work.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other protected status required by the laws in the locations where we hire.
- Additionally, Circle participates in the E-Verify Program in certain locations, as required by law.
- Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to accommodations@circle.com for support.
- We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.