Staff Data Analyst - Internal Audit
Job Description
SoFi is hiring a Staff Data Analyst to support Internal Audit with analytics solutions across the audit lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with audit teams to find analytics opportunities across planning, fieldwork, reporting, and continuous monitoring.
- Help design and improve automated testing routines and recurring monitoring processes.
- Build and maintain dashboards, visualizations, and reports for audit results, risk indicators, and monitoring outcomes.
- Partner with data owners and stakeholders to understand business processes, data structures, definitions, and data-quality considerations.
- Document analytics procedures, assumptions, data sources, testing logic, and results in line with Internal Audit standards.
- Track emerging analytics, automation, and audit technologies and recommend improvements to Internal Audit processes.
- Apply curiosity and a learning mindset for emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, and advanced analytics.
- Identify and evaluate responsible use cases for AI and emerging technologies to improve audit planning, testing, monitoring, reporting, and operational efficiency.
- Assist with developing, testing, and documenting AI-enabled or automated solutions that support Internal Audit activities.
Requirements
- 1+ years of experience in Data Analytics and Internal Audit, Risk Management, Data Science, Compliance, or a related field.
- Experience using analytics and programming tools such as SQL, Python, Excel, Alteryx, R, or similar technologies.
- Experience extracting, preparing, analyzing, and validating data from large or complex datasets.
- Experience producing reports, dashboards, analyses, or automated data processes.
- Familiarity with data visualization and business intelligence tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify trends, inconsistencies, and meaningful insights.
- Ability to clearly document analytical procedures, findings, assumptions, and conclusions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines, ask thoughtful questions, and collaborate effectively.
- Willingness to learn new tools, technologies, business processes, and audit methodologies.
Technologies
- SQL, Python, Excel, Alteryx, R
- Tableau, Power BI
- dbt, Git, GitHub
- Artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation
Nice to Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics, Business, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Experience supporting Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance, Finance, or other control-related functions.
- Experience applying data analytics to audit planning, risk assessments, audit testing, or continuous monitoring.
- Experience building dashboards or visualizations in Tableau, Power BI, or similar tools.
- Exposure to data transformation workflows using dbt or similar technologies.
- Familiarity with Git, GitHub, code version control, peer reviews, or software development best practices.
- Exposure to financial services, banking, lending, payments, investing, or other regulated industries.
- Progress toward or interest in professional certifications such as CIA, CISA, CPA, CRMA, CAMS, or data analytics-related certifications.
- Exposure to advanced analytics, machine learning, predictive modeling, or AI-enabled audit techniques.
Benefits
To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page.
Compensation and Benefits
- The base pay range for this role is listed below.
- Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate's experience, skills, and location.
Location: Frisco, TX (onsite)
Minimum Experience: 1+ years
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