SOX IT Controls Lead, Stripe
$165.9-248.9k
A financial infrastructure platform for businesses
Open for applications
A financial infrastructure platform for businesses
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$165.9-248.9k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To increase the GDP of the internet
Role
Who you are
- To be successful in this role, you will need to be a subject matter expert with a robust background in SOX, IT system change management, IT system access, IT job scheduling and operations, business applications, cross-functional collaboration, and Project Management
- Big 4 audit firm or equivalent audit experience required
- Experience in a highly automated environment, preferably in a technology company is required; online payments company and ecommerce, specifically, is a plus
- 12+ years of work experience in managing and/or assessing SOX programs
- Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree a plus in Accounting, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline
- Technical certification required (e.g., CPA, CIA, CISA)
- Developed expertise and extensive experience with leading and performing SOX IT program design, control implementation, and monitoring of SOX program
- Experience in implementing internal controls in early stage public companies is strongly preferred
- Experience working with JIRA and AuditBoard is a plus
- Strong communication skills, including presenting to and influencing senior business leaders
- Demonstrated success managing concurrent workstreams/projects independently
- At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns
What the job involves
- Stripe is seeking a bar-raising IT Controls Specialist to join its SOX team. This team is responsible for the global design and implementation of Stripe's SOX program. We seek a candidate that is excited by the challenge of working for a hyper-growth company that is focused on expanding the economic infrastructure of the internet
- The SOX IT Controls Lead is a key member of Stripe’s Internal Controls over Financial Reporting Compliance function within the Chief Accounting Organization, building confidence for our investor community through implementing a strong ICFR program
- You will partner closely with the Technology GRC Team that oversees IT systems internal controls over all in-scope SOX systems, IT policies, procedures, change management, access, job scheduling/operations, and project management for the Company
- You will report to and work closely with the Head of ICFR Compliance for the following:
- Provide strategic thinking, thought leadership, and guidance on identifying gaps in IT/3rd Party Application controls and designing a proactive risk assessment and inform the design of IT/3rd Party Application controls controls as needed
- Prepare and maintain clear, detailed, and accurate SOX IT documentation, including system diagrams, control descriptions, and risk control matrices
- Analyze internal controls adequacy and guidance on the creation of new controls based on identified control gaps
- Partnering with Technology GRC, provide guidance, assessment, and oversight on the governance of change management, and system access, and job monitoring/scheduling controls; and provide recommendations on the next level of maturity strategy/roadmap and standards
- Coordinate ITGC and SOX-related activities with systems owners, cross-functional control owners, external auditors, and outside SOX consultants
- Update and maintain company-wide control standards, perform SOX/audit projects, and provide control-related training to process owners
- Update and align IT processes, systems, controls, and policies to industry standards and drive remediation efforts for any identified deficiencies
- Manage the testing of ITGCs/3rd Party Application controls, including direct interaction with independent auditors on internal control testing
- Act as a hands-on leader and SOX Compliance subject matter expert who works with Technology GRC, accounting, and cross-functional process owners to help achieve ongoing design, review, testing, and remediation of the IT systems controls
- Be a thought leader on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud computing, and automation solutions
- Conduct and/or manage special projects and ad hoc requests to support the senior leadership team and other duties as assigned
Our take
Stripe, nowadays a FinTech giant, spent the first few years since its founding building up its payments business, which primarily consisted of providing an API to eCommerce businesses so that they could easily integrate a payment option in their apps or websites, where before there was none.
More recently, Stripe has started to accelerate its growth with a significantly larger range of financial services including cash advances and credit cards. They also plan to build incorporation services, fraud protection, and more, diversifying its revenue away from payments and differentiating itself from its competitors.
To further expand its position, the company is extending its services to countries with vast customer potential, including Brazil, Japan and India. It is also partnering with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT - a win-win collaboration that is monetising OpenAI’s flagship products and at the same time enhancing Stripe with GPT-4, as it moves forward with intentions to "build the payments foundation for tomorrow's AI economy."
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 14 rounds)
Mar 2023
$6.5bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Mar 2021
$600m
SERIES H
Total funding: $8.7bn
Company benefits
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Comprehensive mental, physical and medical health plans
- Fertility benefits and parental leave
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Patrick Collison
(CEO)Studied maths at MIT before founding Stripe. Also on the board of the Long Now Foundation.
John Collison
(President)Studied at Harvard but dropped out to found Stripe.
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