Internal Audit Senior Manager

Location: Global

Team: General

About the Role

Wise is a global technology company revolutionizing how the world moves and manages money with minimal fees, maximum ease, and full speed. We're seeking an Internal Audit Senior Manager to join our new and growing Internal Audit team in Singapore (Global role). In this pivotal position, you'll coordinate financial crime and regulatory compliance audits, collaborating with internal teams and external partners, while shaping the function's operations, methodology, and data-driven approaches in a fast-paced fintech environment. Your key mission involves implementing the audit assurance framework with continuous monitoring and automated routines, developing the annual audit plan, delivering high-impact audits, building a self-sufficient team, tracking recommendation implementation, and fostering stakeholder relationships across our global offices. With travel as needed, you'll leverage your APAC expertise in AML/CFT and regulatory compliance to drive governance, risk management, and control improvements. This role offers a unique chance to make an immediate impact in a newly formed team at a mission-driven company committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. If you thrive in regulated fintech settings, excel in technology-enabled assurance, and are passionate about using data analytics to solve complex problems, join us to help build the future of money without borders.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and operation of the internal audit assurance framework, including development of continuous monitoring and automated audit routines
• Support development of the annual audit plan, including the audit universe, risk assessment processes and budgeting processes
• Deliver audits per the audit plan to ensure timely and relevant audit outcomes
• Build and support a strong and self-sufficient internal audit team
• Monitor the implementation of Internal Audit recommendations by the teams and measure the effectiveness of the improvements
• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders, internally and externally
• Coordinate the internal audit process predominantly on financial crime and regulatory compliance internally and with partnering firms
• Plan, assign, and supervise operational activities of the team while completing your own tasks

Required Qualifications

• Relevant experience in assurance, risk or control roles
• Subject matter expertise in Financial Crime and Regulatory Compliance, specifically in correspondent and investment banking for the APAC region, with a strong focus on AML/CFT and regulatory compliance
• Managed collaboration projects involving internal and external teams
• Worked in a multinational environment across different cultures and countries
• Professional qualification: CIA/CPA/CA/ACCA/CAMS/ICA
• Worked in regulated environments (preferably with APAC exposures), financial institutions or Fintech

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in technology, fintech or broader financial services industries
• Practical experience in data analytics
• Experience deploying technology enabled assurance

Required Skills

• Proven experience in risk, control or assurance
• Overseen planning, staffing, delivery and reporting of multiple audit engagements
• Ability to work independently and take ownership over complex areas
• Strong coordination skills and ability to hold teams accountable
• Attention to detail with succinct communication skills, adjusting to audience
• Use of data analytics and technology in work processes
• Curious and collaborative with insightful questioning
• Passionate about driving change and improvements
• Strong relationship builder across all levels
• Not afraid of making decisions and taking initiative

Benefits

• RSUs (stock options)
• Flexible working
• Parental leave
• Learning budget
• Paid sabbatical after 4 years
• Health insurance
• Company retreat
• Wise card

Wise is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse workforce.