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Plaid

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2013

🔌 API

💳 Fintech

🤝 B2B

API • Fintech • B2B

Plaid is a fintech company that provides developer APIs and a global financial data network to connect apps to users' bank accounts and financial institutions. Its product suite (Auth, Identity, Balance, Transactions, Investments, Liabilities, Enrich, Transfer, Signal, Protect, Move, and others) enables fast onboarding, bank payments, credit underwriting, fraud and AML prevention, and personal and business financial management. Plaid connects to 12,000+ financial institutions across 20 countries, supports over one million daily connections, and is used by many fintechs, banks, and marketplaces to build open finance experiences and real-time financial insights.

📋 Description

• Maintain and optimize Plaid’s SOX internal controls program to support IPO readiness • Partner with process and control owners to develop, document, and maintain effective, scalable internal controls • Manage and grow co-sourced/internal teams supporting SOX readiness and long-term internal audit planning • Coordinate SOX risk assessments, control scoping, and testing strategies • Drive timely remediation of control deficiencies • Liaise with external auditors, advisors, and senior management • Prepare updates for the Audit Committee • Improve controls-environment efficiency through automation, standardization, and cross-functional collaboration • Support training and special risk-management initiatives • Develop the post-IPO internal audit roadmap spanning operational, compliance, and IT audits • Build and lead a team over time and expand audit coverage

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant experience, preferably in both Big 4 and in-house internal audit/SOX leadership roles • Proven experience designing and leading SOX 404 programs, ideally in a public technology company • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field • CPA, CIA, or CISA required • Deep understanding of COSO, PCAOB standards, SOX compliance, and US GAAP • Understanding of IT General Controls, operational audits, and enterprise risk management • Strong project management skills • Ability to drive cross-functional accountability and lead strategic initiatives across departments • Excellent communication skills • Experience preparing materials for Audit Committees and executive leadership • High attention to detail and strong analytical thinking • Track record of driving control automation or process optimization with AI • Script writing and workpaper automation • Comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments • Hands-on approach and ability to operate with an individual-contributor mindset when needed • Experience setting up internal control programs at a pre-IPO fintech or SaaS company preferred • Familiarity with NetSuite, Workiva, Salesforce, and Workday preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • 401(k) • Reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities • Equal opportunity employment