Senior Specialist, Internal Audit
Your mission
Your mission is to support the establishment of an internal audit function within the DACH region. You will assist in transitioning outsourced audits in-house, ensuring they align with the values and standards of the organisation. With experience conducting audits within the DACH region or across Europe in either German or English, you bring a commitment to maintaining high standards of quality and safety in our products. Alongside audit activities, you’ll contribute to the product development process by providing audit insights to enhance product security and compliance. Your focus on efficiency and adherence to regulatory requirements motivates you to approach tasks with a solution-oriented mindset. You are open to occasional travel and adapt readily to new challenges and environments.
What you’ll do:
Support the development of an audit strategy for the Group, focusing on optimising processes within the DACH region.
Assist in implementing audit initiatives across the DACH region, working closely with cross-functional teams to meet audit objectives.
Contribute to refining the audit approach by collaborating with first and second lines of defence, helping to identify and address potential risks.
Participate in product development initiatives by providing insights and audit-related recommendations to support informed decision-making.
Who you are:
Holds a degree in Law, Business Administration, or a comparable field, and is certified or actively pursuing a relevant certification (e.g., CIA).
3 -5 years of professional audit experience, ideally within the financial industry, demonstrating a detail-oriented approach across diverse settings.
Regulatory Understanding: good understanding of EU regulatory frameworks (MiCAR, MiFID II, PSD2, EMoney, AML, GDPR)
Proficient in both German and English, enabling effective communication and collaboration with team members and stakeholders.
Based in Germany or Austria (with 60% worktime in Vienna), and exhibits a proactive, solution-oriented, and collaborative team-player approach.