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Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.
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ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking an experienced, analytical, and detail-oriented professional to join our Audit Analytics and Transformation team within Internal Audit. This specialized team drives enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives while maintaining rigorous audit standards and SOX compliance. As a key member of our growing function, you will be instrumental in leading analytics capabilities, Information Produced by Entity (IPE) extraction and validation, developing advanced audit, building intelligent automation solutions, and driving SOC compliance programs across the organization. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of audit, technology, and innovation—combining traditional audit rigor with cutting-edge data analytics, robotic process automation (RPA), and AI-enabled solutions.
KEY FOCUS AREAS
Our team is at the forefront of:
- Robotic Process Automation: Building and deploying bots and automation solutions using Automation Anywhere to enhance audit efficiency and control testing.
- AI-Driven Transformation: Spearheading the automation of IPE extraction and validation with artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability
- Audit Analytics: Building comprehensive analytics frameworks for all key processes to enable data-driven audit and control assessments
- IPE (Information Produced by Entity) Extraction & Validation: Leading the extraction, validation, and continuous improvement of Information Produced by Entity across critical business processes and systems
- SOC Compliance Program: Driving the organization's SOC 1 and SOC 2 compliance program, ensuring adherence to industry standards and facilitating external reviews
- Process Transformation: Identifying and implementing automation opportunities while maintaining audit effectiveness and control integrity
RESPONSIBILITIES
Robotic Process Automation:
- Assess operational and audit processes for automation opportunities with clear ROI and risk mitigation benefits
- Build intelligent bots for repetitive tasks including data extraction, validation, control testing, and exception reporting by collaborating with RPA technical team
- Document bot specifications, configurations, maintenance requirements, and operational procedures
- Support bot performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement
- Maintain bot inventory, documentation, and version control
Audit Analytics Development:
- Design and implement advanced analytics solutions to assess the design and operating effectiveness of key controls
- Develop data-driven audit testing approaches using analytics and automation tools to analyze large datasets and identify exceptions and anomalies
- Create process-level analytics scorecards and dashboards for continuous monitoring, early risk identification, and trend analysis
- Translate audit findings into meaningful analytics-driven insights for stakeholders and management
- Document and maintain analytics methodologies, technical specifications, and data definitions
- Leverage automation and analytics to enhance audit efficiency and quality
IPE (Information Produced by Entity):
- Design, execute, and refine IPE extraction methodologies and validation protocols across key business processes and systems
- Develop and maintain comprehensive process maps, data flows, control flows, and supporting documentation for IPE sources
- Lead validation efforts to ensure accuracy, completeness, integrity, and auditability of Information Produced by Entity
- Collaborate with process owners, system teams, and data stewards to identify IPE sources, document extraction methods, and optimize data quality
SOC Compliance Evaluation Program:
- Lead and coordinate the evaluation and assessment of SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 compliance reports for all third-party applications and vendors used by Okta.
- Review and analyze SOC reports to assess the design and operating effectiveness of relevant controls across all service organizations.
- Document SOC assessment findings, vendor control assessments, and risk determinations for management review.
- Facilitate management's review and acceptance of vendor SOC reports and identified control gaps.
- Maintain vendor SOC compliance calendars, tracking, and follow-up on control improvements and exceptions.
- Assess new vendors, applications, and services for SOC compliance requirements and control implications
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Partner with Internal Audit, SOX, Risk Management, Compliance, and Process Improvement teams on integrated initiatives
- Engage with process owners, business stakeholders, system owners, and IT teams to understand processes, systems, data flows, and control environments
- Facilitate knowledge transfer and build organizational capability around audit analytics, automation, and process transformation
- Maintain strong stakeholder relationships while advocating for audit effectiveness and compliance in transformation initiatives
- Communicate complex technical and audit concepts to diverse audiences
Ad Hoc Projects:
Support emerging transformation, automation, and compliance initiatives as the team and organization evolve. Participate in special projects and proof-of-concepts related to process automation, analytics, and compliance
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, computer science, information systems, finance
- 2+ years of experience in internal audit, operational audit, risk assessment, or compliance with focus on process-level controls and operational effectiveness
- Demonstrated experience in:
- Conducting control walkthroughs and testing key operational, IT, and financial controls
- Developing audit programs and creating high-quality audit workpapers
- Assessing control design and operational effectiveness
- Working with process owners on control improvements and remediation
- Documenting processes, control flows, and control evidence
- Experience with data analytics platforms and tools (SQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI, or similar).
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills—ability to work with complex datasets, system configurations, and extract meaningful insights
- Proficiency in identifying root causes and developing right-sized, impactful solutions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong English language proficiency (verbal and written).
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders.
- Solutions-oriented mindset with willingness to "roll up your sleeves" on hands-on project work
Flexibility to support PST-based team and stakeholders
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with Automation Anywhere or similar RPA platforms (UiPath, Blue Prism, etc.)
- Professional certifications (CA, CIA, CPA, CISA, CISM, or related security/audit certifications)
- Advanced proficiency in data analytics tools and platforms (SQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx)
- Experience with audit and risk management software platforms (Auditboard, Workiva, etc.)
- Background in Big 4 or similar professional services firms with SOC or compliance experience
- Previous SOC 1 or SOC 2 compliance program experience
- Knowledge of emerging technologies and their audit/control/compliance implications
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