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Stripe · 11 hours ago

SOX IT Controls Lead

positionSeattle, San Francisco
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date12+ years exp

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, seeking a SOX IT Controls Lead to join its Controllership team. This role is responsible for the global design and implementation of Stripe's SOX program, focusing on internal controls over financial reporting compliance and collaborating with the Technology GRC Team.

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Responsibilities

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

Qualification

SOX program managementIT controls implementationProject ManagementTechnical certificationBig 4 audit experienceJIRA proficiencyAuditBoard proficiencyRisk assessmentCommunication skillsCross-functional collaboration

Required

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
Strong communication skills, including presenting to and influencing senior business leaders
Demonstrated success managing concurrent workstreams/projects independently

Preferred

Experience in implementing internal controls in early stage public companies is strongly preferred
Experience working with JIRA and AuditBoard is a plus

Company

Stripe

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Stripe is an API technology company that provides online payment processing and commerce solutions for Internet businesses.
dateFounded in 2010
location
South San Francisco, California, USA
people-size5001-10000 employees
web-link
https://stripe.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$9.44B
Key Investors
Tiger Global ManagementThrive CapitalFounders Fund
2025-02-27Secondary Market
2024-04-12Secondary Market· $694.16M
2024-03-01Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Steffan Tomlinson
CFO
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Aitor Guevara
Head Of Engineering
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