Associate, Internal Audit

About Clear Street:

Clear Street is modernizing the brokerage ecosystem. Founded in 2018, Clear Street is a diversified financial services firm replacing the legacy infrastructure used across capital markets.

We started from scratch by building a completely cloud-native clearing and custody system designed for today’s complex, global market. Clear Street’s proprietary prime brokerage platform adds significant efficiency to the market, while focusing on minimizing risk, redundancy, and cost for clients. Our goal is to create a single source-of-truth platform for every asset class, in every country, and in any currency.

By combining highly-skilled product and engineering talent with seasoned finance professionals, we’re building the essentials to compete in today’s fast-paced markets.

The Role

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Senior Associate to join our Internal Audit function. Reporting directly to the Head of Internal Audit, you will support the planning, execution, and reporting of audits across the firm, working closely with senior team members while progressively taking on greater ownership of audit work. This is a unique opportunity to join a growing internal audit function at a dynamic, multi-jurisdictional financial services firm, with significant room for professional growth and development.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute audit fieldwork, including walkthroughs, control testing, and documentation of workpapers, under the guidance of senior team members.
• Support the planning and scoping of audits, and contribute to the drafting of audit reports and findings.
• Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls, processes, and systems in accordance with the 2024 IIA Global Internal Audit Standards.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders to promote audit engagement and collaboration.
• Identify risks, control weaknesses, and improvement opportunities, and communicate them clearly to the audit team and stakeholders.
• Contribute to the continuous enhancement of audit methodology, tools, and best practices within the function.
• Support continuous monitoring of the business and assist in exploring opportunities to automate monitoring processes.
• Assist with advisory reviews, special projects, and regulatory-related initiatives as required.

The Team

Clear Street's Internal Audit function is a modern, technology-enabled assurance team providing independent coverage across the firm's multi-jurisdictional footprint. As a member of a lean, growing team, you'll have direct exposure to senior leadership and the full audit lifecycle — from risk assessment and planning through fieldwork and reporting — across risk, compliance, operations, finance, and technology. We combine traditional audit rigor with a data-driven approach, leveraging automation and continuous monitoring to keep pace with a cloud-native, fast-moving business.

Requirements:

• 4–6 years of relevant experience in internal audit, risk management, external audit, or related areas.
• Experience within a financial services firm; exposure to Broker-Dealer or Swap Dealer environments is a plus.
• Working knowledge of one or more areas such as Compliance, Risk Management, Operations, or Finance.
• Familiarity with the SOX framework and internal controls testing is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with a data-oriented mindset.
• Curious, collaborative, and risk-aware approach to problem solving.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build trust across the organization.
• Good organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
• Certifications (preferred or in progress): CIA, CPA, CFA, FRM, CISA.

We Offer:

The Base Salary Range for this role is $100,000-115,000. This range is representative of the starting base salaries for this role at Clear Street. Where a candidate falls in this range will be based on job related factors such as relevant experience, skills, and location. This range represents Base Salary only, which is just one element of Clear Street's total compensation. The range stated does not include other factors of total compensation such as bonuses or equity.

At Clear Street, we offer competitive compensation packages, company equity, 401k matching, gender neutral parental leave, and full medical, dental and vision insurance. Our belief has always been that we are better as a business when we are all together in person. As such, we are requiring employees to be in the office 4 days per week. In-office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, a great location, and amazing views.

Our top priority is our people. We’re continuously investing in a culture that promotes collaboration. We help each other through challenges and celebrate each other's successes. We believe that modern workplaces succeed by virtue of having high-performance workforces that are diverse — in ideas, in cultures, and in experiences. We put in the effort to make such a workplace a daily reality and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.