To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale-faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.
Group/DivisionKLA is known for its high-performing business model. Our Finance organization, comprised of Operations and Corporate Finance teams, delivers expert guidance to develop and execute sound business practices. Operations Finance teams use analytics, modeling and data tracking to shape business decisions. Corporate Finance's spectrum of services includes internal and external financial reporting, accounting, taxes, industry analysis, benchmarking, internal audits, and merger and acquisition support.
What You'll Do In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.
About the Role In this role, you will help deliver SOX assurance by executing internal control testing and process walkthroughs across key financial reporting areas. You will also partner with control owners and external auditors to support documentation requests and drive clear, timely outcomes.
You will have an opportunity to improve how we work by identifying practical ways to streamline testing and reporting-using automation and emerging technology (including Generative AI) where it adds value and aligns with strategy and governance.
Core Responsibilities
Execute SOX control testing and process walkthroughs across key financial reporting areas; document results clearly and on time
Perform peer quality reviews of testing documentation (e.g., workpapers, evidence) and provide actionable feedback.
Partner with control owners to clarify control design, evidence expectations, and timelines
Coordinate with external auditors on documentation requests, design assessments, and follow-up questions
Support control certification processes and other SOX assurance activities
Identify opportunities to streamline and automate audit workflows using approved tools; document and share repeatable approaches
Contribute to the team's emerging technology roadmap by piloting and/or building improvements
Support operational audit engagements (planning, fieldwork, reporting) based on team priorities
Preferred Qualifications
CPA and/or CIA (or progress toward certification)
Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field
Experience with Optro (previously Auditboard) or other similar GRC application
2-5 years of experience in internal audit, external audit, or SOX/internal controls testing
Working knowledge of accounting fundamentals, internal controls, risk assessment, and audit methodology
Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to explain requests and findings clearly to control owners and auditors
Able to manage assigned work with defined milestones and proactively escalate risks or blockers in a timely manner
Growth mindset with humility, curiosity, and open-mindedness
Collaborates effectively with a cross-functional, distributed team
Willing to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% based on business needs (typical travel is ~5%; may increase during peak periods such as walkthroughs, site visits, or audits) and work with global teams across time zones as needed
A strong desire to learn and explore Generative AI applications for Audit. Prior experience using and building with any of the following emerging technology: CoPilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors Degree plus 2 years