Internal Audit - Experienced Senior

About Ouster

At Ouster, we build sensors and tools for engineers, roboticists, and researchers, so they can make the world safer and more efficient. We've transformed LIDAR from an analog device with thousands of components to an elegant digital device powered by one chip-scale laser array and one CMOS sensor. The result is a full range of high-resolution LIDAR sensors that deliver superior imaging at a dramatically lower price. Our advanced sensor hardware and vision algorithms are used in autonomous cars, drones and many other applications. If you’re motivated by solving big problems, we’re hiring key roles across the company and need your help!

About the role

We are seeking an Experienced Senior to support the Company’s Internal audit function and SOX program. Reporting to the Internal Audit Manager (based in the US), you will have broad exposure to the operations of the Company and will interact with leaders across Finance, Legal, HR, Operations, Sales, Engineering and IT as well as our external auditors and advisors. This individual will assist with the in-house management of Ouster’s SOX compliance effort and Internal audit plan. You participate in planning, organizing, and executing the SOX testing program throughout the Company with guidance from the Manager of Internal Audit as well as Head of Internal Audit. This role presents an excellent, long-term path for career development at Ouster, Ouster Internal Audit is committed to recruiting and developing great talent.

This is a hybrid role requiring 2 to 3 days per week on-site at our Bangkok office. We strongly encourage candidates to live within a sustainable commuting distance, as relocation benefits are not offered for this position. Given our San Francisco headquarters (PST/PDT), you must also be prepared to periodically adjust your schedule to accommodate US business hours for critical meetings and peak season demands, ensuring seamless collaboration with US-based teams.

This person ideally possesses manufacturing or technology industry experience, with a focus on SOX compliance/controls testing in a multinational organization with US-based reporting requirements. The candidate must have knowledge of process flow mapping, design and documentation of controls, controls testing, evaluation of control deficiencies and remediation plans. Additionally, the candidate must have the ability to effectively coordinate with partners (external auditors, outsourcing partners, control owners), demonstrate superior communication (written and oral) and organizational skills. Experience of working on IT controls is an added advantage.

You will be joining a world-class Internal audit team that tracks and seeks to understand the factors driving our growth and success. We help our entire organization achieve our operational and financial goals while embodying our company values. We ensure our objectives are feasible and work closely with all teams to ensure they have the resources they need to achieve our ambitious mission-enabling all teams to work together effortlessly.

Key responsibilities:

• Execute all phases of complex SOX and operational audit testing, taking ownership of high-risk and complex areas (e.g., Inventory, Revenue) to drive the testing strategy and ensure completion and compliance.
• Leverage data analytics to conduct full-population testing where feasible, thereby enhancing audit efficiency and coverage.
• Maintain and elevate control documentation, including conducting process walkthroughs, updating SOX materials (Flowcharts, RCMs), and ensuring all materials adhere to IIA standards.
• Conduct thorough root cause analysis on control deficiencies, owning the deficiency and remediation process (including SAD analysis) by partnering with control owners to develop and validate sustainable solutions.
• Track and monitor the status of all outstanding audit and control remediation action items, providing regular, timely updates and escalation to the Internal Audit Manager on significant risks.
• Consult with control owners on the design of new controls or the redesign of existing controls to ensure effective mitigation of process risks.
• Develop clear and concise audit reports, and prepare presentations of findings, risk trends, and recommended practical solutions for management and cross-functional teams.
• Partner closely with the IT Audit function to ensure integrated audit coverage of key financial systems (e.g., NetSuite) and application controls, and provide support on general IT controls testing as needed.
• Collaborate directly with the external audit team on PBCs, samples, and requests for assigned areas to facilitate efficient external audits.

We acknowledge the confidence gap at Ouster. You do not need to meet all of these requirements to be the ideal candidate for this role. To thrive in this role, you have:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in accounting, finance, or audit.
• Demonstrated experience working with US-listed multinational companies or US-parented companies, with exposure to SOX or similar internal controls compliance requirements.
• Professional fluency in both Thai and English (written and verbal) is required to interact with local teams and US-based management.
• Willingness and ability to periodically adjust work schedule to overlap with US Pacific Time (PST/PDT) to attend necessary meetings and manage busy season demands with US-based colleagues.
• Experience with ERP, such as NetSuite, SOD analysis, and Fraud risk assessment.
• Strong technical knowledge and understanding of financial reporting and internal control principles, internal audit approach and methodology, and the COSO framework, preferably with experience using US GAAP or IFRS.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working with external auditors and managing SOX audits.
• Relevant professional certifications, such as CA, CPA, CIA, or CISA are a plus.
• Skills in data analytics, query, or scripts are a plus.