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Posted 2 days agoLead, Internal Audit and SOX Compliance
at Notion
San Francisco, United StatesRemote
Responsibilities
- WHAT YOU'LL ACHIEVE: - Lead a comprehensive, strategic governance program that evaluates Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) against the COSO framework, ensuring the design and operating effectiveness of controls company-wide - Drive enterprise-level risk assessment, proactively identifying emerging risks and continuously calibrating control coverage to where the business is heading, not just where it has been - Oversee the full lifecycle of SOX documentation — scoping, narratives,
Requirements
- We're building one place where your knowledge, projects, meetings, and AI tools live side by side, so work is faster, clearer, and less fragmented.
- Each and every team of Notinos is working to set the standard for how humans work together in the AI era.
- From building a business’s system of record to making and managing AI agents to automating away the busy work, we care deeply about giving our customers more time for their life’s work.
- You will help to establish and elevate Notion's internal controls program end to end — designing the governance framework, leading our SOX lifecycle, embedding AI and automation into how we test and monitor controls, and serving as a trusted strategic advisor across the business as we scale.
- - Provide regular reporting and insight to Finance leadership, the Audit Committee, and senior stakeholders on the health of the control environment - Champion the adoption of AI and modern tooling to make the audit function smarter, faster, and more forward-looking SKILLS YOU'LL NEED TO BRING: - 8+ years of progressive internal audit experience, with a combination of Big 4 and high-growth technology company
- experience - Deep understanding of PCAOB standards, SEC requirements, and the COSO framework, with hands-on ownership of SOX/ICFR programs - Software or SaaS industry
- experience is a must — particularly involving complex revenue recognition or consumption-based reporting - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CIA, CPA, or equivalent certification required - Proven success implementing AI and automation into the SOX program — from automated control testing and anomaly detection to AI-assisted documentation - Process leadership — a track record of building functions, designing new processes and policies, and driving continuous improvement - Strong