Financial Controls Analyst
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Financial controls analyst supporting Coastal’s fintech and Banking-as-a-Service ICFR program. Testing partner controls, evaluating evidence, tracking remediation, and reporting financial control gaps.
Responsibilities:
- Support Coastal’s Partner Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) Program
- Document partner controls relevant to Coastal’s financial reporting requirements and map them to Coastal’s Partner ICFR Framework
- Maintain partner ICFR control inventories, alternative control testing documentation, gap tracking, and supporting evidence
- Determine the partner control or control objective requiring targeted testing when gaps are identified
- Develop and perform targeted alternative testing procedures using Coastal’s approved methodology
- Perform targeted testing of identified CUEC gaps
- Conduct walkthroughs of controls subject to testing as needed
- Obtain and evaluate evidence supporting control design and operating effectiveness
- Validate testing populations and sample selections when required
- Prepare testing workpapers documenting controls, periods, populations, evidence, testing attributes, results, exceptions, resolutions, and preliminary conclusions
- Identify and escalate control deficiencies, missing evidence, testing exceptions, or insufficient support
- Track remediation of testing exceptions and perform follow-up testing
- Support the Fintech Financial Controls Manager in evaluating whether testing addresses identified gaps
- Coordinate with Partner Risk and Internal Control testing teams on SOC, ITGC, CUEC, transaction, or account-level testing matters
- Communicate testing status, exceptions, remediation progress, and potential financial reporting impacts
- Assist with management and audit reporting as requested
Requirements:
- Strong understanding of internal controls over financial reporting and control testing concepts
- Working knowledge of SOX, ICFR, and the COSO framework
- Working knowledge of SOC 1 and SOC 2 reports, CUECs, ITGCs, and business process controls
- Ability to translate control or assurance gaps into practical, risk-based testing procedures
- Experience performing internal control testing, including evidence evaluation, sample-based testing, exception analysis, and workpaper documentation
- Ability to distinguish between missing controls, missing evidence, missing testing, and missing audit coverage
- Strong analytical skills for evaluating evidence, identifying control issues, assessing financial reporting impact, and developing preliminary conclusions
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to independently manage multiple partner control assessments and testing assignments within established timelines
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and other control-testing documentation tools
- Bachelor’s Degree and/or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience in Internal Controls, SOX/ICFR, Internal Audit, public accounting, financial controls, risk management, or related control testing functions
- Experience performing business process control testing, alternative control procedures, or other risk-based internal control testing preferred
- Experience with SOC reports, CUEC assessments, or ITGC audit results preferred
- Fintech, Banking as a Service, financial services, or banking experience preferred
- Working knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting concepts preferred
- Ability to work without employment sponsorship
Benefits:
- Three competitive medical plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with tax advantages and employer contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for healthcare and dependent care expenses
- Dental and vision insurance
- Company-paid basic life insurance and optional additional coverage
- Long-term and short-term disability coverage
- Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, and Critical Illness coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
- Generous vacation and sick leave policies
- 11 paid holidays
- Remote work arrangement
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