Internal Audit Manager
Legora is hiring an Internal Audit Manager in New York, United States. It pays $158k-$186k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Legora.
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- Uses AI ββββ is how Level rates this role: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.
- Level classifies it as a senior role.
- Level lists 316 other open roles at Legora.
AI in this role
Internal Audit Manager will build the SOX controls program and apply AI tools to reduce manual testing effort.
About Us
Legora is redefining how legal work gets done. Not built for lawyers, built with them. We work alongside the worldβs best legal teams, who expect excellence, precision, and speed, and we hold ourselves to the same bar.
Our AI-native workspace lets legal professionals move faster, think more clearly, and operate with sharper precision. By analysing thousands of documents in minutes and powering end-to-end workflows, we cut through complexity, teams can focus on what matters: judgment, strategy, and outcomes.
2,100+ customers across 80+ countries trust us, including Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Linklaters, White & Case, Dentons, and Barclays. Weβve scaled to $200M+ in ARR, with teams across Europe, North America and APAC, and continue to expand through acquisitions including Qura, Walter AI, Graceview, Cadastral, and Wexler.
We partner with world-class performers: including Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Ludvig Γ
berg (and his caddie), and campaigns featuring Jude Law.
Joining Legora means three things.
We lean in: ownership over titles, outcomes over intentions.
We fight for excellence: high standards, direct, ego-free feedback.
We grow together: as a team and with our customers.
Mission before ego. Everyone contributes. No one coasts.
If youβre driven by impact, pace, and raising the bar. This is the place.
The Role
We're hiring an Internal Audit Manager to own our Business Process (BP) SOX controls program. You'll sit close to Finance and Internal Audit leadership, owning the risk assessment that shapes our controls universe and building testing processes from scratch.
This is a high-impact, high-ownership role for someone who wants to build a program, not just run one. You'll be the primary coordinator with external audit and our co-source partner, and you'll bring a modern, tech-forward lens β actively applying AI to reduce manual testing effort and find efficiencies as the function scales.
What Youβll Do
You'll work closely with Finance, process owners, external audit, and our co-source partner to build a rigorous, efficient business process controls program from the ground up.
More than that, we believe you will thrive by taking ownership of:
The end to end risk assessment process and translating it into a prioritized controls testing plan
Designing new testing processes, workpaper templates, and documentation frameworks from scratch
Coordinating with external audit and the co-source partner on timelines, deliverables, and open items for BP controls
Leading and performing control walkthroughs with process owners across the business
Assessing control deficiencies for severity and root cause, and driving remediation plans to completion
Developing and delivering training to control owners and stakeholders on control design and testing expectations
Implementing AI-driven and automated solutions to reduce manual testing and improve efficiency
Collaborating with stakeholders across Finance, IT, and the business as a trusted advisor
What You Bring
CPA, CIA, or similar certification
Big 4 or co-source firm experience
5+ years of experience in internal audit, SOX/internal controls, or a related risk/compliance function, including experience managing or mentoring others
Demonstrated experience building or significantly enhancing a controls program or testing methodology from scratch
Strong track record managing external audit and/or co-source relationships
Hands-on experience performing and overseeing walkthroughs, testing, and deficiency evaluation
Proficiency with Auditboard, Vanta, NetSuite, Google Docs/Workspace, major LLM providers (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini), Salesforce, and Workday
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain control concepts to non-audit stakeholders
A high degree of ownership and comfort building process where none exists
Nice to Have
Experience building or scaling a controls function through a period of rapid growth
Prior experience applying AI or automation tools directly within an audit or testing workflow
Experience with data analytics or continuous monitoring tools (e.g., SQL, Power BI, Tableau, ACL)
Experience designing and delivering training programs to non-audit stakeholders
Background in a SOX-compliant or public-company-readiness environment
Whatβs In It For You
Global collaboration: Partner with teams and clients across Europe, APAC, and North America.
Competitive package: Comprehensive salary, benefits, and tools for success.
Meaningful work: Your efforts shape how thousands of lawyers use AI daily.
In-person environment: Union Square office designed for ambitious builders and company provided lunch daily.
Benefits & Perks: We invest in our people with a comprehensive, thoughtfully designed benefits package:
Medical, Dental & VisionMultiple medical plan options through Aetna and Kaiser Permanente
HSA or Healthcare FSA (based on plan selection)
Dental plans via MetLife
Vision plans via Vision Care
Family Support
Generous parental leave
Free access to Maven Clinic
Dependent Care FSA
Free One Medical membership for employees and dependents
Additional Perks
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Life Insurance + STD/LTD
401(K) with generous company match
Unlimited PTO
Robust voluntary benefits, including identity protection (via Aura), legal coverage via MetLife, pet savings programs, and more
Legora is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Legora, we believe great teams are built on diversity of thought and experience. Weβre proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive, high-performance culture where everyone can do their best work. We welcome people of all backgrounds and donβt discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
How we rate this
Internal Audit Manager at Legora rates 45 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- ββββ Builds AI80 to 100
- ββββ Works on AI60 to 79
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- ββββ Little AI0 to 39
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- Tell me about a project where internal audit was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where sox controls was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where risk assessment was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where process automation was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used ChatGPT in your day-to-day work.
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Internal Audit, Sox Controls, Risk Assessment, Process Automation, and ChatGPT. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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