Senior Auditor

Summary

Join Oportun, a mission-driven fintech company, as a Senior Auditor, Finance Governance and Controls. Reporting to the Manager, Finance Governance and Controls, you will play a key role in evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of management's financial controls for Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This position requires strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, along with experience in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and internal controls. You will assist in coordinating the SOX 404 process, perform SOX testing, review workpapers, and collaborate with business owners and external auditors. The ideal candidate possesses a service-oriented outlook and a commitment to quality and continuous improvement. This is a remote position.

Requirements

• Skills covering internal control documentation, process narratives, process flows, risk assessments, and related areas
• Understanding of and experience in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, including internal control scoping, documentation, testing and remediating control deficiencies
• Strong independent problem solving, self-management, and analytical skills
• Service-situated outlook; strong sense of duty regarding quality and continuous improvement – “can do” disposition
• Strong communications abilities – both written and oral
• Strong investigative and critical thinking abilities
• Good business knowledge and working experience in process improvements
• Solid understanding of internal controls approach, practices, and US GAAP

Responsibilities

• Assist in the coordination of management SOX 404 process controls documentation and review controls to ensure adequate design and identification of key controls for assigned critical processes/accounts
• Perform SOX testing of design and operating effectiveness as a key component of the annual SOX audit plan
• Assist in the review of SOX workpapers with attention to detail and a focus on quality
• Coordinate with business owners to ensure controls are being properly designed and thought through when business or organization changes occur
• Risk and Control Matrix Maintenance
• Coordinate the activities of external audit and finance team collaboration, including walkthroughs, testing and follow up meeting
• PBC coordination and follow up between external audit and finance partners
• Remediation plan development for any identified testing exceptions
• Remediation plan implementation, monitoring and testing
• Assist in ad hoc projects as required

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional qualifications proportionate to CPA/CIA/CISA is an advantage
• 3+ years’ experience in public accounting with audit and SOX 404 audit experience is preferred