Senior SOX Auditor – Business Process Controls

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

Senior SOX Auditor leading compliance testing programs at a top crypto exchange. Engaging in business process controls with a focus on financial reporting and remediation.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.
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.
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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
retirement plans
paid time off
flexible work arrangements
professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

controls testingroot cause analysisdata analyticsSOX compliancefinancial reportingtesting proceduresremediation validationcontrol deficiencies evaluationbusiness process controlsrevenue recognition

Soft Skills

effective communicationleadershiporganizational skillstrustworthinessproblem-solving

Certifications

CPAACCA