Internal Audit Manager

Summary

Join Pleo as our visionary Internal Audit Manager and lead the establishment of our Internal Audit function. Develop and implement a comprehensive internal audit framework, ensuring best practices and driving a culture of integrity and accountability. You will design and execute risk-based audit plans, collaborate with stakeholders, manage co-sourced projects, and ensure regulatory compliance. Present clear audit findings and recommendations to the Board. This role requires proven experience in financial services, particularly within payment service providers or e-money institutions, and a strong understanding of UK and EEA regulations. You will be a self-motivated individual ready to take ownership and execute with excellence.

Requirements

• Proven experience in the financial services sector, ideally within payment service providers or e-money institutions
• A track record of establishing or significantly evolving an Internal Audit function in a regulated environment
• Experience managing teams and collaborating with third-party service providers in a co-sourcing model
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• Deep understanding of regulatory requirements for financial services in the UK and EEA, particularly for e-money institutions
• Analytical mindset with the ability to assess complex issues and deliver practical solutions
• A self-motivated individual ready to take ownership, set strategic direction, and execute with excellence

Responsibilities

• Establish the Internal Audit function: Develop and implement a comprehensive internal audit framework, tailored to the needs of a regulated financial services organization
• Audit planning and execution: Design and execute risk-based audit plans, ensuring coverage of key operational, regulatory, and financial risks
• Stakeholder collaboration: Work closely with senior stakeholders, including board members, executive leadership, and operational teams, to ensure alignment on audit objectives and findings
• Co-sourcing: Manage co-sourced audit projects, collaborating effectively with third-party experts on specialised topics to deliver robust and insightful audit results
• Foster an audit culture: Build and promote a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement throughout the organization
• Regulatory alignment: Ensure the audit function supports compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, particularly those applicable to payment service providers and e-money institutions
• Reporting and communication: Present clear, concise, and actionable audit findings and recommendations to the Board and other governance committees

Benefits

• Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending!)
• Lunch is on us - with catering in our Lisbon, Copenhagen and London offices or a monthly lunch allowance paid directly together with your salary in other markets 🍜
• Private health insurance to ensure you’re fit in body and mind to do your best work
• We offer 25 days of holiday + your public holidays
• For our teams we offer remote working options
• Option to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrifice
• We’re trialling MyndUp to give our employees access to free mental health and wellbeing support with great success so far ❤️‍🩹
• Access to LinkedIn Learning - acquire new skills, stay abreast of industry trends and fuel your personal and professional development continuously
• Paid parental leave - we want to make sure that we're supportive of families and help you feel that you don't have to compromise your family due to work 👶