Internal Audit Financial Crimes Compliance Senior Analyst

Coinbase is looking for a Financial Crimes Compliance Audit Senior Analyst to join the Internal Audit team. This role is based remotely in the UK and will be reporting to the Regulatory Compliance Internal Audit Senior Manager. This individual will be responsible for executing all aspects of financial crime compliance audits, including planning, testing and report writing. You'll need experience working in or with FinTech or financial services industry and an understanding of the industry’s regulatory environment and the anti-money laundering, sanctions, anti-bribery, fraud and other financial crime compliance rules that impact global financial institutions like Coinbase. You'll also be responsible for performing validations of internal audit and regulatory findings, aiding with annual audit risk assessments and completing data analysis over large data sets. Must be proficient in Excel and Google Suite. Proficiency in SQL preferred.  

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):

• As a part of a global internal audit team you will be working to execute financial crimes compliance audits across Coinbase entities and geographies.
• Responsible for supporting Coinbase’s internal audit plan through the execution of compliance related audits from beginning to end. Key activities include audit planning, stakeholder management, fieldwork execution, reporting, and validation of remediated audit findings.
• Reviewing documents, analyzing data sets, performing regulatory mapping and risk assessments, executing testing, documenting workpapers and drafting reports. 
• Mapping processes and confirming design effectiveness of internal controls.
• Holding walkthroughs and other meetings with internal stakeholders to understand business processes, internal controls, and areas of risk.
• Reviewing and evaluating the adequacy and timeliness of management's response and the corrective action taken on internal audit findings, including validation of remediation activities
• Perform data analysis and testing of data sets to confirm adequacy of internal processes and controls.
• Promote new ideas / innovative means of executing projects and internal infrastructure enhancements focused on process or technology improvements

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):

• A BA/BS degree 
• 4+ years of experience in Internal Audit, Risk Management, Compliance, Law or Management Consulting 
• Specific experience in financial crimes compliance for a global, heavily regulated financial institution
• Understanding of an internal control environment
• Understanding of the financial services industry and the applicable rules and regulations.
• Solid analytical and problem solving skills, with high standards for quality, accuracy and attention to detail
• Proven project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple responsibilities and deadlines
• Curious, self starting,independently motivated, and ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Excellent understanding of data analysis techniques
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Nice to haves:

• Experience working in a fast paced organization
• Entrepreneurial attitude and experience with, or the ability to adapt to a rapidly growing start-up with associated complexities and ambiguities
• Experience working with/in an out-sourced or co-sourced internal audit function
• Experience in crypto/blockchain technology
• Experience working in a high security and/or highly regulated industry
• Understanding of crypto, payments and/or financial services industry and experience in auditing information systems and controls