Coinbase: Internal Audit Senior Associate, Operations & Compliance — Remote - USA

About Coinbase

Coinbase works on digital-asset and financial technology, with its recruitment material discussing an open financial system and crypto-related markets. Its advertised business activities connect consumer and business products with engineering, financial operations and regulated-market development. The company describes local product initiatives alongside the compliance, policy and operational work needed to support them. This gives the business both a technology dimension and a financial-services context, with product delivery linked to the requirements of the markets in which it operates.

The position and its setting

Coinbase lists Internal Audit Senior Associate, Operations & Compliance in Remote - USA, under reference 8114684. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Department: Finance & Accounting
• Employer listing date: 8 August 2026

Responsibilities and work described

• Execute end-to-end operational and compliance audits, including scoping, preliminary risk assessments, control walkthroughs, fieldwork testing (design and operating effectiveness), and reporting
• Own audit request tracking, open item management, and testing status, delivering proactive and transparent updates to Internal Audit leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• Identify control gaps by performing root cause analysis, evaluating exception severity, and drafting risk-based recommendations that drive measurable improvement
• Leadership: audit reporting by drafting result summaries and issue write-ups that are direct, concise, and actionable for senior leadership and regulators
• Validate remediation of prior audit findings by assessing implementation evidence and confirming sufficiency for closure
• Partner with Operations, Compliance, Risk, Finance, and Legal teams to build effective working relationships while maintaining third-line independence and objectivity
• Required Skills and

Essential requirements and candidate background

• 5+ years of experience in internal audit, external audit, compliance testing, or risk management within financial services, fintech, payments, brokerage, or custody
• Ability to independently execute audits end-to-end (planning, testing, reporting) with regulator-ready documentation quality
• Knowledge: regulatory compliance frameworks applicable to financial services operations, including AML/CFT, sanctions, and consumer protection requirements
• Demonstrated proficiency managing multiple concurrent audit workstreams, priorities, and deadlines, including coordination with co-sourced resources
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
• Understanding: internal control environments and working knowledge of regulatory compliance within financial services
• Relevant Professional Certification (e.g., CIA, CPA, CFE, Series 7 etc.) or progress toward one
• Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below)
• Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k))

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Familiarity: data analytics techniques (SQL preferred) and experience leveraging technology tools to enhance audit efficiency
• Experience: a regulated financial institution preferred
• $108,630 — $127,800 USD
• Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period
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Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Work arrangement: Remote
• Advertised location: Remote - USA

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Coinbase

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Open the official Coinbase posting below and match the title and reference 8114684.

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Practical preparation: SQL

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Relevant skills

• SQL
• AI/ML
• CPA
• data analysis
• AI
• audit
• risk management
• compliance
• stakeholder management
• root-cause analysis