Head of SOX and Internal Controls, Coinbase
CA$216.3k
+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Digital currency exchange
Open for applications
Digital currency exchange
1001+ employees
Open for applications
CA$216.3k
+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people.
Role
Who you are
- 13+ years progressive experience in SOX, internal controls, internal audit, or risk management in public companies, including large-scale SOX programs within complex, multi-entity, and globally regulated environments
- 6+ years people leadership experience building and developing teams
- Deep knowledge of SOX 404, PCAOB standards, and COSO, with expertise designing controls across finance, operations, and digital asset processes with experience in public company audits and regulatory examinations in fast-paced fintech environments
- CPA, CA, CIA, CISA, CRMA preferred
- Demonstrated ability influencing executives and driving cross-functional initiatives in high-growth technology or financial services
- Experience with ERP systems, workflow tools, data analytics, and control automation technologies
- Uses generative AI responsibly with human oversight to improve efficiency, quality, and decision-making and at scale in
What the job involves
- As the Head of SOX and Internal Controls, you will join Coinbase's Accounting organization within Finance to lead and strengthen the company’s global SOX control environment across all in-scope entities and processes
- As Coinbase scales and expands internationally, this leader will ensure a robust, sustainable internal control framework that supports accurate financial reporting and compliance, while serving as a key advisor to senior leadership and enterprise risk management
- You will serve as the enterprise owner for SOX business process controls, partnering across Accounting, Finance, Operations, Product, Engineering, Compliance, Legal, Risk, and Internal Audit to protect the integrity of financial reporting
- Own the enterprise-wide SOX business process control framework, including scoping, risk assessment, control design standards, and documentation requirements across all in-scope processes
- Lead annual SOX risk assessment, materiality determinations, and design and implementation of key and non-key controls, including manual, automated, and IT-dependent controls
- Partner with Controllership, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Operations, Compliance, Legal, Product, and Engineering to embed controls into order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, record-to-report, revenue recognition, payroll, treasury, and digital asset safeguarding as well as ensuring consistent control design across emerging products and jurisdictions and cross-functional accountability
- Drive timely remediation of control deficiencies by designing sustainable corrective actions and serving as primary liaison with Internal Audit and external auditors during SOX testing, walkthroughs, and evidence requests and ensuring control sustainability post-remediation
- Build scalable control automation, continuous monitoring, and data analytics capabilities that improve effectiveness, reduce manual effort, and enable earlier risk detection
- Develop executive reporting for the CAO, CFO, and Audit Committee, and establish governance, training, and guidance for control owners across all global business units and enterprise-wide risk visibility
Our take
Coinbase has built a reputation as one of the most accessible entry points into the world of cryptocurrency. With features like crypto wallets, direct bank account linking, and merchant payment tools, it's helping bring crypto into the mainstream. But the company isn't just relying on its early success, it's evolving fast to stay relevant in a rapidly changing market.
For example, its doubled down on institutional clients, now serving as the custodian for the majority of approved Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Its Prime platform also offers a full suite of services for hedge funds, asset managers, and financial institutions. As demand for regulated crypto products rise globally (particularly in Asia), Coinbase is ready to expand.
Its also making moves to engage with younger audiences, by partnering with Riot Games to sponsor global eSports events for League of Legends and Valorant. This partnership highlights Coinbase's strategy to integrate Web 3.0 technologies into mainstream entertainment, aiming to bridge the gap between gaming and cryptocurrency for a new generation of users.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Oct 2018
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2017
$108.1m
SERIES D
Total funding: $528.5m
Leadership
Brian Armstrong
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded UniversityTutor.com, also worked as a Software Engineer at AirBnb
Alessia Haas
(CFO)Previously held various head positions, including VP at GE Healthcare, Director at Merrill Lynch and CFO at CIT Bank and Oz Management
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