Internal Audit Manager (SOX)

Location: New York City, United States; on-site at the Union Square office.

Salary: $158,100–$186,000 per year, plus equity.

Company

Legora develops an AI-native workspace that helps legal professionals analyze documents and manage end-to-end legal workflows.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end risk assessment process and translate it into a prioritized business process SOX controls testing plan.
• Design testing processes, workpaper templates, and documentation frameworks from scratch.
• Coordinate timelines, deliverables, and open items with external audit and the co-source partner.
• Lead control walkthroughs with process owners and assess deficiencies, root causes, and remediation plans.
• Train control owners and stakeholders on control design and testing expectations.
• Implement AI-driven and automated solutions to reduce manual testing and improve efficiency.

Requirements

• CPA, CIA, or a similar certification.
• 5+ years of experience in internal audit, SOX/internal controls, or a related risk and compliance function, including experience managing or mentoring others.
• Experience building or significantly enhancing a controls program or testing methodology from scratch.
• Experience managing external audit or co-source relationships and performing or overseeing walkthroughs, testing, and deficiency evaluations.
• Proficiency with AuditBoard, Vanta, NetSuite, Google Workspace, major LLM providers, Salesforce, and Workday.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, ownership, and comfort building processes where none exist.

Nice to have

• Experience scaling a controls function during rapid growth.
• Experience applying AI or automation directly within audit or testing workflows.
• Experience with data analytics or continuous monitoring tools such as SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or ACL.
• Experience designing and delivering training for non-audit stakeholders.
• Background in a SOX-compliant or public-company-readiness environment.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person work environment with collaboration across Europe, APAC, and North America.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans, with HSA or Healthcare FSA options.
• Generous parental leave, Maven Clinic access, dependent care FSA, and One Medical membership.
• 401(k) with company match, life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, and pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Unlimited PTO, voluntary benefits, and company-provided lunch.