Internal Audit Manager

You'll partner with Internal Audit leadership to run risk-based operational audits across the business, evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of controls across governance, regulatory, financial, and operational risk - with an immediate priority on post-acquisition integration as the business grows through acquisition. It's a global, multi-jurisdiction mandate, entity and region agnostic, and you'll direct specialist support wherever deep-technical depth is needed. If you want operational audit work with genuine breadth and immediate, high-visibility impact, this is it.

Responsibilities

Lead risk-based operational audits across the business - governance, regulatory, financial, and operational processes - and help shape coverage across the audit plan; As the current priority, lead post-acquisition integration audits - readiness, onboarding of acquired entities into the control environment, and the design and operating effectiveness of controls in acquired businesses; Assess integration and change risk across governance, regulatory licensing and change-of-control conditions, finance and operations, data migration, key-person retention, and conduct and culture; Perform risk assessments to identify key areas of exposure and prioritize audit coverage across the plan and the acquisition pipeline; Direct co-sourced specialist (SME) support for deep-technical areas, retaining Internal Audit ownership of judgment and conclusions; Lead AI-enabled auditing - apply generative AI, agentic workflows, and data analytics across the audit lifecycle to expand coverage and efficiency, while retaining human ownership of judgment and conclusions; Lead multiple audit engagements concurrently, managing planning, fieldwork, and reporting end-to-end; Document audit findings, including control gaps and root cause, and draft clear, well-supported workpapers and reports; Track and validate remediation of identified issues, escalating delays or gaps to Internal Audit leadership; Contribute to the continuous improvement of audit methodologies and frameworks, and ensure conformance with the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards and the function's quality assurance requirements; Lead engagement teams, including staffing and coordinating co-sourced specialists, and mentor junior auditors to ensure quality and timely delivery across audits; Partner with stakeholders across the business, Compliance, Legal, Risk, Finance, and Engineering teams to communicate audit results and advise on control improvements, while maintaining audit independence; Monitor the audit plan, the acquisition pipeline, and evolving regulatory expectations across the jurisdictions relevant to Payward's business; Partner with other Internal Audit managers and co-sourced specialists to ensure coordinated coverage across the audit plan

Requirements

8+ years of experience in internal audit, risk management, or regulatory examination within financial services, fintech, or crypto; Strong generalist audit background -- proven ability to plan and lead audits across business, financial, operational, and regulatory processes; Experience auditing complex, regulated environments; exposure to post-acquisition or M&A integration is a strong plus; Multi-jurisdiction experience -- auditing or assessing controls across more than one regulatory regime, ideally with globally distributed teams; Ability to get up to speed quickly on unfamiliar business models and direct specialist support where deep-technical depth is required; Experience communicating findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders, including board or audit committee audiences; Leadership experience, including managing audit workstreams, engagement teams, and co-sourced specialists; Comfortable operating across multiple time zones, partnering with globally distributed audit and business teams; Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

Nice to have

Relevant certifications: CIA, CISA, CAMS, CFE, or equivalent; Prior M&A or integration audit, or transaction diligence, experience; Familiarity with crypto, fintech, or digital-asset business models