Who You Are

At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.

We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.

We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.

Our Values

If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.

Internal Audit at Justworks is a newly established function at a venture-backed startup and there is significant potential for professional growth. 

As a Senior Manager,  you will be representing Internal Audit and actively partnering with business and risk stakeholders to assess and mitigate technology risks across the organization. This role presents a significant opportunity to: (i) execute major integrated, operational and financial audits, SOC and SOX reviews and special projects, (ii) offer solutions for complex operational and business risks, (iii) interact with various levels of management, and be a strategic management advisor.

Your Success ProfileWhat You Will Work On

• Assess company risks and develop comprehensive annual audit plans to drive organizational change and guide the business to a successful future state
• Provides leadership and technical guidance for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) regulations
• Lead the audit team as the management advisor and independent auditor for Justworks in a complex business processing environment.
• Maintain the audit universe, lead continuous risk monitoring and Enterprise Risk Management  and align with COSO/COBIT requirements
• Design, execute, and supervise financial and operational and integrated audit programs that target high-risk areas in the company’s controls, systems, and processes
• Partner with our most senior business leaders in maintaining strong internal controls, and communicating recommendations and preparing written audit reports to address issues
• Track audit reporting and issue resolution to ensure that agreed upon actions are completed adequately by the appropriate stakeholders within the specified timeframes 
• Select, develop and evaluate personnel to grow the audit department and directly supervise staff auditors
• Build relationships with the external auditors to support the delivery of SOC and SOX requirements
• Guide process improvement initiatives, across key processes and enable a control mindset across the organization
• Partner with the Head of Audit to design and deliver risk and control(s) awareness training and Risk tabletop exercises

How You Will Do Your Work

• Detail-oriented - exercises extreme attention to detail; is thorough, accurate, organized, and productive and seeks to understand both the cause and effect of a situation.
• Ethical practice - the ability to integrate core values, integrity and accountability throughout all organizational and business practices.
• Clear communication - the ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively using oral, written, visual and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to gain understanding.
• Analytical - uses a logical reasoning process to break down and work through a situation or problem to arrive at an outcome.
• Good judgment - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome.

In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for:

• Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others.
• Openness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.
• Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude.
• Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example. 
• Simplicity - Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in SEC/PCAOB audits, risk advisory services at a public accounting firm, or operational/financial audit at a public company
• Well versed with enterprise level and process risks, control procedures, COSO/COBIT standards, IIA requirements, agile audit and other leading audit techniques
• Well versed in terms of managing the audit pipeline and leading the audit team, engaging with stakeholders, planning and executing audits and reporting on the audit outcomes. Exposure to working with various with business, legal, and tech teams to provide gap remediation recommendations and strategies
• Experience at HR, Tech, SAAS companies would be useful
• Experience with  process design, process improvement and/or Six Sigma techniques would be useful.
• CPA/CIA/CISA certifications are a plus!
• Ability to communicate effectively across various levels of the organization and can present in a simple and concise way
• Well-versed in project management , strong time management skills and a demonstrated ability to flex between being an independent contributor and a collaborative team member based on project needs
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, and be comfortable dealing with ambiguity, problem solving and conflict management
• Experienced team leader capable of coaching and supporting junior staff.
• Be a strategic risk partner to business stakeholders with a big picture view to support the growth of the company

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