Senior Internal Audit Manager

Thanks for your interest in Oklo!  We are searching for a Senior Internal Audit Manager to join our team.

Position Description

The Senior Manager of Internal Audit will play a key role in establishing, refining, and executing Oklo’s internal control framework to support the company’s growth. You will oversee the evaluation of internal controls to ensure readiness for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and fulfillment of Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) requirements. This role will serve as the primary point of contact for the external auditors and co-sourced internal audit providers, ensuring effective communication, managing timelines, and alignment on key audit activities and deliverables.  As Oklo prepares for 404b compliance in the coming years, the role will be responsible for positioning the company  to satisfy large accelerated filer reporting requirements. As the team develops, responsibilities will expand, including maturing and maintaining Oklo’s internal control and SOX compliance programs, leading change, performing risk assessments and scoping, driving process improvements, and fostering cross-functional collaboration.

A passion for business process and IT controls, internal controls, and risk management, backed by a strong background in audit processes, risk-based approaches, and IT SOX compliance (including ITGC principles) will be essential for this role. You will be responsible for gathering and reviewing supporting documentation and evidence related to key financial and IT processes to ensure compliance and effectiveness. You will provide training and guidance to control owners on executing and documenting their control activities effectively. Beyond evaluating controls, you will work with process owners and leadership to address gaps, enhance the control environment, and manage the redesign and maintenance of the internal control framework to adapt to business changes.  The successful candidate will also manage Oklo’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process that will include significant coordination across the company as well as interaction with the Main Board and Audit Committee.

The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment, demonstrating adaptability and taking on expanded responsibilities as the company scales. Additionally, the candidate will bring a proactive and solution-oriented mindset, coupled with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to align control objectives with broader business goals to support Oklo’s mission and growth.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• Managing the annual internal audit program including planning, day to day management, and reporting. Take initiative to collaborate with stakeholders to identify root causes, assess impacts, and develop and implement effective remediation actions when compliance issues are noted.

• Maintaining and updating the technical process narratives and risk and control matrices to ensure accurate internal control documentation.

• Continuously enhance compliance across Oklo’s various functional teams by conducting internal controls and SOX training programs.
• Conduct risk assessments and implement effective mitigation strategies, driving process improvements.
• Developing and monitoring of internal controls in NetSuite and across other financial applications and systems working in close coordination with Oklo’s Director of IT
• Ensuring SOD (Segregation of Duties) exists in core systems through walkthroughs, testing and documentation.
• Working with Oklo’s IT department to strengthen prevalence of Information Technology General Controls (ITGC’s) and ensure company-wide IT projects align with Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) best practices and integrate key internal control considerations and perform targeted system access reviews to maintain security and compliance.
• Engaging with business leaders to proactively advise and guide on risks and controls for new projects, programs, and initiatives, serving a strategic partner for US controls related queries.
• Providing actionable recommendations to cross-functional groups to implement robust segregation of duties and delegation of authority best practices, ensuring compliance, and reducing risk exposure.  Utilize deep understanding of the COSO framework to identify, assess, and manage risks across critical process areas,
• Conduct annual risk assessment and materiality refreshes, with additional reviews conducted as needed to address emerging risks and changes in the business environment.
• Managing Oklo’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process
• As the internal audit function evolves, take the lead in integrating the ERM and conducting broader audits to address emerging risks and support the Company’s growing needs.
• Lead annual fraud risk assessments to identify potential vulnerabilities, recommend mitigating actions, and ensure alignment with company-wide anti-fraud initiatives.
• Conducting Fraud Investigations as required

• Effectively communicate with internal management and external stakeholders to provide thoughtful, clear insights from the Company’s system of internal control, fostering transparency and alignment.
• Assist in developing and maintaining comprehensive documentation of accounting policies, procedures, and processes.
• Lead efforts to grow and develop a high-performing internal audit team, including recruiting, mentoring, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth to support the expanding scope of the internal audit function.

Competencies:

We are looking for someone that is:

• Analytical—the individual synthesizes complex or diverse information
• Process and public company oriented
• Problem solving—the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully
• Oral communication—the individual speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, demonstrates group presentation skills, and conducts productive meetings
• Organization—the individual monitors a wide range of accounting activities and ensures the execution of routine processes
• Quality management—the individual looks for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness
• Judgment—the individual displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment and makes timely decisions
• Planning/organizing—the individual prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans

Critical for Oklo:

• Passionate about clean energy
• Passionate about making advanced fission a reality
• Willing and able to learn quickly
• Willing to think differently and do things in new ways
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment
• Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before
• Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems
• An excellent writer in a modern, active voice. Make your cover letter compelling and write it well! 
• Able to communicate technical content and results verbally

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, information systems, or other related fields
• Eight+ years of internal control, audit, or other applicable experience in a public company setting
• CPA, CISA, CFE or similar certification
• Big 4 auditing experience preferred
• Familiarity with NetSuite ERP

Bonus Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in accountancy, information systems, or other relevant field of study
• Has transitioned a company from private to public, experience with standup of internal control processes
• IT Audit experience
• Preferred remote location: U.S. Mountain, Central, or Eastern time zone

Who you are:

A startup person: You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process. You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team. If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely won’t enjoy working with us!

Motivated: You are self-motivated. You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out. This isn’t about a lack of work-life balance or an unsustainable hustle culture either. It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.

A team-player: Oklo genuinely is a team. We aren’t about taking credit for ourselves, and we aren’t about pushing blame to others. We do incredible things because we work as a team.

An excellent communicator: We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator.

Creative: Being creative means that when things fall outside clear scopes or processes or problems arise without clear solutions, you are able to identify it as well as invent ways to solve a problem or fill a need without micromanagement. The successful person in this job will not only be creative, but also enjoy being creative and solving open-ended problems which may change day-by-day.

Detail-oriented: This focus is a big part of excellence, consistency, and quality.

About Oklo compensation:

Salary: $155,000 - $185,000

Salary may fall outside of the range provided and will be dependent on applicant experience. Oklo offers flexible paid time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits.

About Oklo Inc.: Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) is a fast fission clean power technology and nuclear fuel recycling company developing fast fission power plants to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale. Oklo received a site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, submitted the first advanced fission custom combined license application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and is developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Laboratories.