Director of Internal Audits

Crusoe · Data AI · Denver, CO - US · Accounting and Finance

This role is for a Director of Internal Audits at Crusoe, an AI infrastructure company. The Director will build and lead the internal audit function, focusing on financial, operational, and IT controls, risk management, and compliance. The role requires strong leadership, methodological expertise in risk management and audit, and the ability to partner with stakeholders to mitigate risks and ensure robust controls. While the company is in the AI space, this specific role is focused on audit and compliance, not direct AI/ML development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the execution of the annual audit plan across corporate shared services, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
  2. Oversee all phases of the audit lifecycle, including risk assessment, planning, fieldwork, reporting, and follow-up.
  3. Guide teams delivering assurance and advisory engagements; review and approve audit planning, testing, and documentation for quality and consistency.
  4. Assess enterprise and business risks and recommend practical, effective mitigation strategies to senior leadership.
  5. Partner with leaders across the organization to develop action plans and drive the timely closure of audit findings.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of accounting and/or audit experience, with a proven track record of leading complex audit engagements from planning through closure.
  • Strong knowledge of risk management frameworks and internal audit methodologies.
  • Proven ability to build collaborative relationships across functions and influence change through audit insights.
  • Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills; comfort delivering complex or difficult messages to senior leaders.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight timelines.
  • This position is designated a safety-sensitive position and/or is located in a safety-sensitive facility. Drug and alcohol program participation is required.

Nice to have

  • CPA, CIA, or similar professional certification.
  • Public accounting experience (Big 4 or similar).
  • Experience leading assurance and advisory work at the enterprise level.
  • Proven experience managing and developing other managers.
  • Ability to translate technical risk into clear, actionable business guidance.

What the JD emphasized

  • rigorous compliance
  • forward-thinking, consultative approach
  • robust
  • complex regulatory landscape
  • risk management frameworks
  • internal audit methodologies
  • influence change