Director Of Internal Audit

About Rokt

Rokt is the global leader in ecommerce technology, helping companies seize the full potential of every transaction moment to grow revenue and acquire new customers at scale. Fanatics, Live Nation, AMC Theatres, PayPal, Uber, Hulu, Staples, Lands’ End, and HelloFresh are among the more than 2,500 leading global businesses and advertisers that use Rokt's solutions to drive more value through every transaction by offering highly relevant messages to their customers at the moment they are most likely to convert.

With our December 2022 secondary transaction, Rokt’s valuation increased to $2.4 Billion. We are expanding rapidly and globally – operating in 14 countries across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region with the largest office in NYC and a major R&D hub in Sydney. With 50% annual growth and a vibrant company culture, Rokt has been listed in ‘Great Places to Work’ in the US and Australia. Our award-winning culture is guided by our eight core values: smart with humility, own the outcomes, force for good, conquer new frontiers, enjoy the ride, raise the bar, communicate with impact, and disagree then commit. These values help us attract, engage, and develop the right talent around the globe and ensure we foster an environment that helps us all do our best work. Keen to join a fast-growing company and a vibrant culture? Learn more at rokt.com.

Requirements

About the role

The Director of Internal Audit will lead the company-wide SOX implementation initiative as well as further build out a world-class internal audit department. Partnering with company teams to help mature and establish the company’s control environment. The ideal candidate for this position will be someone who has relevant prior technical and industry experience and is comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. This position reports the Audit Committee Chair and the CAO. We only hire the best to these teams, and your work will have an impact on the future success of our rapidly growing company.

Responsibilities

• Work closely and lead discussions with external auditors and regulators to ensure work performed internally can be leveraged
• Collaborate and train business partners on control implementation, execution, and maintenance of the control environment
• Partner with the Business Systems team to provide integrated IA reviews of the systems implemented
• Serve as a key member of Rokt’s Enterprise Risk and Compliance function
• Own all aspects of planning and coordinating SOX and internal audit of controls and procedures, investigations, risk assessment, and development of the internal audit program.
• Report to the Audit Committee regarding internal control matters, results of audit reviews, the progression of the audit plan, and any other matters of discussion
• Build working relationships with process owners and key stakeholders in various departments, to increase awareness of the importance of mitigating risks and implementing controls, and the role of Internal Audit
• Develop and manage a formal Internal Audit function to evaluate accounting, financial and operational activities that align with the company’s strategic business objectives
• Build the team to prepare the company for SOX compliance
• Provide mentoring and career development to the IA team
• Drive Internal Audit's risk assessment and planning process; develop a risk-based internal audit plan that addresses operational, compliance, and financial risks, while considering emerging risks and changes to the business
• Ad-hoc audits, fraud investigations, process improvement initiatives, and other projects as requested

Requirements

• Experience with software such as G-Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides), MS Word, MS Excel skills, Alteryx (or other data and analytics tools), PowerPoint, and Visio or Lucid Charts. Bonus: Experience with RPA, Workday, Coupa, BlackLine, Carta, Shareworks or AuditBoard
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in an appropriate field
• Experience building a team of outsourced, co-sourced or internal resources
• A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
• Experience working with engineering teams in a continuous delivery environment and experience auditing SaaS systems
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to influence without authority and to work independently
• Strong leadership and employee management and development skills
• 15 years or more of relevant experience – experience in public accounting (Big 4) preferred. Bonus: Experience with working with High Growth or Technology companies, and/or companies that have recently IPO’ed
• Professional certification such as CPA, CIA, or CISA preferred

Benefits

Benefits

• See the world! We want our Rokt’stars to enjoy the ride. As we aim to bring meaning and fun to our everyday work, we host global all-staff events in amazing locations (Phuket, Thailand in January 2020, Hawaii in May 2022, and Whistler in 2023). As we strive to build a community of curious explorers, we also offer generous relocation packages for those interested in moving to another Rokt office. We have bustling offices in great cities including: New York, Sydney, London, Singapore, and Tokyo.
• Stay happy and healthy. In order to unleash our potential, we want to ensure you’re able to keep your wellbeing a priority. This means you can enjoy a well-balanced, catered lunch 5x a week in the office along with healthy snacks. We also want you to feel at home when coming into work which is why we’re a dog-friendly office so you can bring your furry friend to work with you. As part of your wellbeing benefits, we offer a wellness stipend so you can enjoy the gym on us! In the US, access generous retirement plans like a 4% dollar-for-dollar 401K matching plan and get fully funded premium health insurance for your entire family!
• Safety is our highest priority. We actively invest in the growth of our people and the strengthening of our communities. Our NYC office is 100% vaccinated to keep our employees and community safe and healthy. We require all Rokt’stars and anyone else who will be onsite at the Rokt NYC office–clients, contractors, vendors, and suppliers–to show proof of vaccination and their booster shot.
• Accelerate your career. We want you to unleash your full potential. This is why we have an annual ‘Level Up’ allowance of $5,000 that gives Rokt’stars the ability to take courses, attend events, go to training, and more to help our great employees become even better leaders.
• Work with the greatest talent in town. Our recruitment process is tough but diligent. We’re constantly aiming to implement our value of “raise the bar” and set high standards for our Rokt’stars. This is essential in our high-performing, high-grow culture where we strive to bring in the brightest and best talent. Our teams thrive by challenging the status quo and we encourage all of our teams to unleash their desire to achieve something bigger.
• We believe we’re better together. We love spending time together and are in the office most days (most teams are in the office 3-4 days per week). We also get that you need to balance your life and your commitments so you have flexibility to manage your own hours and can spend up to a week of every quarter working from anywhere.
• Join a community. At Rokt we’re a community of curious explorers. We’re not afraid of venturing into uncharted territories. We work together as one single, aligned team. We value diversity and transparency which is why we support a number of internal employee resource groups including an EDI steering committee, Rainbow Rokts that empowers our LGBTQIA+ Rokt’stars, Womxn who Rokt that promotes gender equality in tech, and more.
• Take a break. When you work hard, we know you also need to rest. We offer generous time off and parental leave policies, as well as mental health and wellness days for all employees. We even incentivize individuals to utilize their PTO with “High 5” days, an additional 5 days of PTO when you’ve used 75% of your allotted annual paid leave. We also offer a paid Rokt’star Sabbatical for employees who have been with us for 3 years or more.
• We believe in equality. Rokt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we know our collective strength comes from how different we all are. We encourage you to apply for one of our open roles—irrespective of socio-economic status or background, age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, color, pregnancy, carer/family responsibilities, national and social origin, political opinion, marital, veteran, or disability status.
• Become a shareholder. All Rokt’stars have stock options. If we succeed, everyone is rewarded.

Salary Range: $250,000 - 275,000/ year + equity + (great) benefits!

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