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Coinbase
Internal Audit Analyst
Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE
We're seeking an Internal Audit Analyst to join our Finance team at Coinbase. As part of our Internal Audit team, you'll execute financial crime compliance audits end-to-end, covering planning, fieldwork, reporting, and remediation validation. Our Internal Audit team is Coinbase's independent third line of defense, delivering objective assurance and practical recommendations that strengthen governance, risk management, and controls across the company.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
As an Internal Audit Analyst, you'll be responsible for executing end-to-end financial crime compliance audits, including scoping, risk and control assessments, walkthroughs, control testing, and drafting workpapers and reports that are clear, complete, and actionable. You'll also own audit logistics and stakeholder engagement in a remote environment, tracking requests, open items, and testing status while maintaining proactive communication with cross-functional partners.
Some specific responsibilities include:
- Executing end-to-end financial crime compliance audits, including scoping, risk and control assessments, walkthroughs, control testing, and drafting workpapers and reports that are clear, complete, and actionable.
- Identifying control gaps during fieldwork by performing root cause analysis, evaluating exception severity based on likelihood, impact, and regulatory exposure, and escalating where additional stakeholder outreach is required.
- Developing risk-based recommendations in collaboration with stakeholders, document management responses and action plans, and validate remediation of prior audit findings through to closure.
- Maintaining current knowledge of anti-money laundering and sanctions regulations across all jurisdictions where Coinbase operates, applying regulatory developments to audit scope and testing.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
- 3+ years of experience in audit, compliance testing, risk management, or related control-focused roles within financial services.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate control exceptions and classify findings by severity based on likelihood, impact, regulatory exposure, and prevalence.
- Proven ability to translate identified exceptions into clear, proportionate conclusions and recommendations that reflect the severity of risk presented.
- Familiarity with data analysis techniques (SQL preferred) to perform testing across large datasets.
- Proven ability to independently manage multiple audit workstreams and stakeholder communication in a fully remote, asynchronous environment.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
WHY REMOTE
Coinbase is a remote-first company, with quarterly in-person working sessions called "surges" where you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues in person.
BENEFITS
We offer a competitive annual base salary range of $95,030 - $111,800, as well as equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).