Head of Internal Audit

We're driven by a mission to make digital payments accessible to everyone, everywhere. With our innovative payment solutions, we empower businesses of all sizes to access new markets and connect with more customers. Our clients include some of the world's most innovative companies, such as Ant Group, PayPal, and Stripe, who depend on PPRO to accelerate their growth.

We take pride in our diversity, which comprises over 65 nationalities spread across 11 global locations, and while there are over 550 of us, we’re all united by a shared a passion for building - whether that’s trusted relationships with our customers, or next generation products that make payments simpler, faster, and more secure for everyone.

At PPRO, we believe that everyone can make a difference. We encourage our team members to seize opportunities to maximize their impact, adopt a growth mindset, build trust with each other and our customers, and drive change across the industry. We’re just at the start of our journey to become the leading payments technology provider globally - and that’s where you come in.

**The Purpose**:
As Head of Internal Audit you are responsible for the Global Internal Audit activities of the PPRO Group, a regulated (FCA and CSSF) international payment service provider focusing on payments infrastructure worldwide with locations covering the Americas, Europe and Asia.

You’ll be a collaborative and results-driven individual with a growth mindset and be responsible for developing and leading the internal audit function of the company, ensuring that our internal controls are effective, efficient, and aligned with the business objectives. Reporting into the Chief Risk Officer, you'll work closely with senior management and internal and Board risk committees to identify and mitigate risks, and provide valuable insights to improve our processes and procedures, supporting overall business performance.

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Develop and implement a comprehensive internal audit plan that aligns with the company's strategic objectives and regulatory requirements
- Lead the internal audit function and oversee the planning, execution, and reporting of all audit engagements
- Assess the effectiveness of internal controls, identify areas of improvement, and make recommendations to senior management
- Conduct audits of the group-wide business processes, IT activities, regulated activities and internal control system
- Operate within our ERM and three Lines of Defence risk management frameworks
- Create audit reports and recommendations for action regarding the improvement of the organisation and business processes
- Consult with management on governance, compliance, risk management and control systems
- Provide audit and consulting support within the scope of further special projects
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the company to identify and mitigate risks and improve processes and procedures
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in internal audit, risk management, and compliance
- Build and maintain effective relationships with external auditors, our key external stakeholders and regulatory bodies
- Manage the internal auditor team to ensure high-quality and timely delivery of audit engagements
- Provide regular reports to senior management, the Board's of our local regulated entities and the Board Audit Risk and Compliance Committee on the status of the internal audit function and any significant findings or recommendations

**You'll need to have**:

- A high affinity for IT, the Payments and Tech industries overall
- Multiple years of professional experience in leading internal audits in an international environment in the financial services sector - either in professional services or an in-house function (experience in the payments industry is an advantage)
- Qualification or certification in audit or accounting (ideally CMIIA, CIA, CISA or similar)
- Detailed understanding of key business processes, internal control frameworks, risk management principles, as well as the industry specific legal and regulatory frameworks (e.g. from FCA and CSSF, ZAG, EBA, AML, PSD2, GDPR)
- Successfully completed studies in business administration, finance, business informatics or a comparable field of study
- Excellent communication and analytical skills and a high level of integrity
- Ability and experience to build and develop a team
- Highly proficient in English, additional language skills are an advantage
- Willingness to go on occasional national and international business trips

**What's in it for you?:
**Hybrid working** - We offer flexible working, so you can strike the right balance between office and home working. That’s on top of our 30 days holiday allowance.

**Lunch Vouchers** - 10,80euros x 18 / month - Enjoy a moment of conviviality and a good and balanced meal thanks to your Lunch Pass.

**Travel Insurance** - because better safe than sorry - the travel insurance is covering