Senior Auditor - Finance and Operations

About the role

Join Lambda's Internal Audit team as a Senior Auditor focusing on Finance and Operations. You will report directly to the Head of Internal Audit and play a key role in developing a public-company-ready internal controls environment. This position involves independently managing SOX testing and advisory tasks across various financial and operational areas.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Plan, execute, and document SOX walkthroughs and control effectiveness tests for financial and operational processes.
• Contribute to the annual SOX scoping and risk assessment for assigned process areas.
• Maintain ICFR/SOX 404 documentation, including COSO framework mapping and risk matrices.
• Review testing performed by co-sourced or junior team members for quality and methodology adherence.
• Coordinate evidence collection and remediation efforts, ensuring timely completion.
• Identify control deficiencies, assess their severity, and collaborate with leadership on remediation plans.
• Conduct internal audit and advisory projects on operational risks beyond SOX, such as revenue reconciliation and vendor controls.
• Advise process owners on control design for new products, systems, or contract structures.
• Support Lambda's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process, including risk identification and prioritization.
• Evaluate the impact of control deficiencies and work with process owners to develop and validate remediation plans.
• Recommend process improvements that enhance efficiency while maintaining control effectiveness.
• Act as the primary contact for Finance, Accounting, Procurement, and Treasury on SOX and assurance activities.
• Assist external auditors with SOX testing by providing evidence and context.
• Guide process owners and junior team members on control requirements and best practices.
• Prepare workpapers, findings summaries, and status updates for the Head of Internal Audit and Audit Committee.
• Communicate control issues and remediation status clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Monitor relevant accounting and regulatory developments affecting assigned process areas.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in internal audit, external audit, or accounting/SOX compliance.
• Experience equivalent to a Manager at a Big Four accounting firm or similar internal audit experience in industry.
• Background in a Big Four accounting firm or equivalent internal/external audit, including reviewing junior staff work.
• Strong understanding of the COSO framework, ICFR, internal audit methodology, and IIA standards.
• Proven ability to independently lead testing of financial close, revenue, procurement, or treasury controls.
• Demonstrated experience in enterprise risk management and operational (non-SOX) audit work.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate financial and operational risk in complex processes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for engaging with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to review and quality-check work from junior team members or co-sourced resources.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple concurrent process areas with minimal oversight.

Nice to have

• Experience with usage-based, subscription, or long-term revenue models and ASC 606.
• Prior experience in a fast-growth or pre-IPO organization, building a SOX program.
• Experience with data analytics tools like SQL, ACL, Power BI, or Python.
• Experience with audit management tools such as AuditBoard, Archer, or Workiva.
• Exposure to data center, cloud infrastructure, or other capital-intensive business models.
• Involvement in ERM program design or risk assessment workshops.
• Experience presenting findings to senior leadership or an Audit Committee.

Skills & tools

• COSO framework
• ICFR
• IIA standards
• SQL (nice to have)
• ACL (nice to have)
• Power BI (nice to have)
• Python (nice to have)
• AuditBoard (nice to have)
• Archer (nice to have)
• Workiva (nice to have)

Practical notes

CPA or CIA certification is strongly preferred. This position requires 4 days per week in our San Jose or San Francisco office, with Tuesday currently designated as a work-from-home day. Benefits include health, dental, and vision coverage, wellness and commuter stipends for select roles, a 401k plan with a 2% company match for USA employees, and a flexible paid time off plan.

About the company

• Founded in 2012, with 500+ employees, and growing fast
• Our investors notably include TWG Global, US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, and Crescent Cove
• We have research papers accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG
• Our val