Internal Audit Senior Director, Cloudflare

Finance & Operations

$291-355k

Salary bench-marked for Bay Area candidates. Salary may differ for Austin, TX candidates. + Equity for both locations

Expert level
Austin
San Francisco Bay Area
Cloudflare

Web performance and security platform

Open for applications

Cloudflare

Web performance and security platform

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseAnalyticsSaaSCyber Security

Open for applications

$291-355k

Salary bench-marked for Bay Area candidates. Salary may differ for Austin, TX candidates. + Equity for both locations

Expert level
Austin
San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseAnalyticsSaaSCyber Security

Company mission

Cloudflare's mission is to help build a better Internet that is bold and ambitious.

Role

Who you are

  • BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, Technology or relevant areas required; advanced degree preferred (e.g., JD, MBA, or Masters in Business/Finance/Accounting)
  • CPA or CIA strongly preferred and other relevant certifications will be evaluated
  • 15+ years of Internal Audit, ERM, internal controls and assurance, financial, accounting, and/or relevant business operations experience, with a minimum of 8 years operating at senior Internal Audit and ERM leadership levels managing and leading teams (both internal and external)
  • Demonstrated expertise and experience in managing a portfolio of audit and risk activities requiring oversight over the execution of multiple projects and achieving across multiple objectives in an environment that consists of complex and dynamic business processes and programs
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to be direct yet diplomatic when faced with conflict
  • Experience in managing integrated audits with the ability to navigate a multi-disciplined team across a diversity of risks and operational layers/domains including operational, technology/systems, and data
  • Experience in executing internal financial investigations and reviews
  • Deep expertise in and the application of relevant internal auditing standards including IIA Professional Practices and Standards, PCAOB auditing standards, SOX, US GAAP, ISO, and other relevant best practices

Desirable

  • Experience in the development and presentation of materials that are relevant and effective for stakeholders across multiple business areas and organizational levels, including but not limited to the Board, relevant Board Committees (e.g., Audit Committee), and executive leadership
  • Experience in enterprise risk management activities, participating in programs that would assess, monitor and report on risks across the enterprise, and help shape our annual Internal Audit Plan and approach

What the job involves

  • The Internal Audit Senior Director of Business Operations will lead and manage a broad portfolio of audit activities over the Company’s finance and business operations including internal controls advisory, SOX Compliance testing and risk-based audit engagements
  • This role will partner with business and finance leaders across the enterprise bringing risk insights and subject matter expertise to drive strong risk and controls awareness in business strategy and decisioning
  • A solutions-driven, business-minded leader who will deliver impact in a dynamic environment by taking a balanced, pragmatic and hands-on approach to developing and refining controls throughout the organization
  • Lead a program that integrates our SOX Compliance program with our Finance and Business Operations audit and risk activities, delivering a holistic and integrated audit experience and viewpoint to key stakeholders and our external auditors
  • Manage our risk-based Internal Audit program over Business Operations (inclusive of Finance, Legal, Sales and other business areas) in accordance with auditing standards, applying technology and data-driven capabilities where applicable to deliver results and guidance necessary to maintain robust internal controls that will mitigate risk and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of business operations
  • Support management in achieving a successful SOX compliance program, across technology and finance areas, through collaboration with external auditors while identifying and implementing program efficiencies through automation
  • Participate in the enterprise risk program by performing risk assessments and to develop annual internal audit plans for the Business Operations side of our Program that directly addresses the Company’s risk priorities through proposed audit projects that have clear definition of scope, approach and objectives
  • Partner with a service-mindedness consistently applying a transparent, collaborative, and consultative approach to navigate through conflict and disagreement, achieving alignment across stakeholders by displaying integrity, sound judgment and discretion
  • Communicate effectively both written and verbally on audit observations, internal control deficiencies, and recommendations, including building consensus, driving alignment, and presenting to executives
  • Serve as a strong mentor and role model for the audit team and the Company as a whole, showing commitment to doing the right thing, the Company’s values and the development of others

Our take

Cloudflare is a multi-service global network that provides web security and infrastructure, DDoS mitigation services, and a content delivery network. Founded in 2009, Cloudflare has risen to become an industry giant, with around 25 million global internet properties on its network.

Cloudflare has been responsible for a number of admirable initiatives, offering free web protection to human rights groups, journalists, artists, and US election websites. This goes some way to counteracting the flak Cloudflare has received in some circles for the controversial groups and users who use its services. This chequered history, however, has not affected its over 80% market share in the content delivery network field.

This is perhaps in part because it has proven sharp at staying abreast of the rapidly morphing tech and digital space and customer demands. For example, Cloudflare is shifting to 100% renewable energy usage to create a zero-emissions internet, and in 2020 released a feature that would help users navigate data privacy regulations by selecting where their data is stored.

The cloud infrastructure market reached $53 billion in 2022. While the Big 3 (Amazon, Microsoft, and Google) own 65% of the market, that still leaves billions of dollars left for companies such as Cloudflare. Its ambitious and successful work is likely to continue being a crucial feature of the web, but in 2023, placed it in the crosshairs of hackers looking to exploit its infrastructure. The beginning of 2024 saw Cloudflare vow to bolster its security and patch vulnerabilities.

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16% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • Minimum 8 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Unlimited paid time off policy
  • Work from home opportunities
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) plans
  • Family planning and fertility program
  • Gym discounts
  • Commuter Benefits Program

Company values

  • Principled - We create our products and features with a global mindset and democratize important and innovative technologies that drive adoption of the latest standards
  • Curious - Our team is made up of pioneering innovators that approach new challenges with interest and a desire to learn
  • Transparent - We hold ourselves accountable when we make mistakes—and we do everything we can to learn from them

Company HQ

China Basin, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Lee Holloway

(Lead Engineer)

Lee started their career as an Engineer at Homewarehouse for a year before working at Unspam Technologies for 4 years. They co-created Project Honey Pot in 2004 and Cloudflare in March 2009, serving as Lead Engineer of both to present.

Michelle Zatlyn

(President & COO)

Having worked for Investor Economics and I Love Rewards for a combined 4 years, Michelle worked at Toshiba for 3 years as a Product Manager. She then co-founded Cloudflare in 2009 as COO, and has served as President since 2020. She is also a Board Member at Atlassian.

Matthew studied for an MBA at Harvard Business School before co-founding Unspam Technologies in December 2001, and Cloudflare as CEO in March 2009.

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