Internal Audit SOX Associate Manager

ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking an Internal Audit SOX Associate Manager to join Coinbase's Finance team, where you will play a critical role in leading the execution of our SOX/ICFR compliance program. As a key member of our Internal Audit team, you will operate as an independent third line of defense, providing assurance over the controls that protect the integrity of financial reporting for a publicly traded, global crypto platform. WHAT YOU'LL DO In this role, you will manage our outsourced testing team day-to-day, overseeing planning, walkthroughs, quality review, deficiency tracking, and reporting to ensure SOX control testing is completed on time, with precision, and to professional audit standards. Your responsibilities will include: - Owning the day-to-day management of the BPO team executing SOX 404 control testing, including workload planning, prioritization, quality review of workpapers, and performance coaching to continuously improve documentation quality and testing rigor. - Partnering with Internal Audit SOX leadership to translate the annual SOX audit plan into clear testing assignments, ensuring appropriate scoping, coverage, and timing across in-scope processes and entities. - Leading coordination of process walkthroughs with functional business partners and external auditors, serving as the primary point of contact for the BPO team on testing methodology, evidence requirements, and interpretation of control objectives. - Driving SOX deficiencies to closure by performing root cause analysis, tracking remediation action plans, and validating remediation through follow-up testing in partnership with business owners and BPO resources. - Building and maintaining trusted relationships with key internal partners across Business Controllership, Finance, IT, and Compliance, as well as BPO leadership and external auditors, ensuring alignment on expectations and effective coordination throughout the SOX testing cycle. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To succeed in this role, you will need: - 7+ years of accounting, financial audit, or SOX/ICFR experience, including hands-on SOX 404 testing in a public company or Big 4 public accounting environment. - Demonstrated experience managing or overseeing outsourced/BPO teams or staff-level auditors, including workload planning, coaching, and quality review of deliverables. - Deep technical knowledge of US GAAP, SOX 404, COSO, and internal controls over financial reporting within a complex, technology-driven financial services environment. - Professional certification such as CPA, CIA, or equivalent, with a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). - Proven ability to partner across Finance, IT, Compliance, BPO leadership, and external audit teams, and to operate effectively across time zones as part of a global team. - 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." This role will require you to work effectively across time zones as part of a global team. BENEFITS Coinbase offers a competitive annual base salary range of ₹4,192,100, as well as equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental,