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Director, Internal Audit
Location
United States
Posted
75 days ago
Salary
$195K - $245K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Director, Internal Audit
Forward Financing
• Develop and execute a risk-based internal audit plan aligned with company strategy, risk appetite, and state and federal regulatory expectations. • Establish audit policies, methodologies, and a multi-year roadmap for a growing, multi-office organization. • Present annual audit plans, findings, and risk assessments to the CFO and audit committee. • Lead audits across the financing lifecycle, including: • underwriting and credit decisioning • funding and disbursement • portfolio monitoring and servicing • collections, recovery, and loss mitigation • accounting and financial reporting • Evaluate workflow, process, and control effectiveness across teams located in the U.S., Canada, and the Dominican Republic. • Conduct audits focused on compliance with U.S. federal and state regulations, consumer protection laws (where applicable), fair lending expectations, and financial reporting requirements. • Partner cross-functionally to create multiple ways to ensure consistent application of U.S. and/or local regulatory standards across international employee locations, as applicable • Oversee IT audits related to cybersecurity, access management, data integrity, vendor oversight, and controls for proprietary systems and credit models. • Assess controls around the loan origination systems (LOS), CRM, data pipelines, and underwriting tools supporting operations. • Identify emerging risks and provide insights on operational efficiency, control gaps, and process improvements. • Serve as an independent advisor on major initiatives, including system modernization, automation, and process redesign projects tied to operations. • Build and lead a high-performing audit team, including internal staff and strategic co-sourcing partners. • Establish consistent audit documentation, workpapers, testing standards, and quality assurance processes across globally distributed teams.
Job Requirements
- 10+ years of internal audit experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Background in specialty lending, fintech, or financial services serving U.S. customers.
- Experience with specialty lending, revenue-based financing, or SMB-focused financial products with strong understanding of the credit lifecycle
- Prior experience establishing or scaling an internal audit function.
- Experience auditing teams spread across multiple countries while operating under a U.S.-centric regulatory and compliance framework.
- Deep familiarity with COSO, IIA standards, and risk-based audit methodologies.
- Strategic and analytical with strong business judgment with a track-record of demonstrating Independence and objectivity while maintaining strong partnership with business leaders.
- Strong operational understanding, especially in high-volume U.S. financing environments.
- Cross-border leadership capability, managing workflows across U.S., Canada, and Dominican Republic teams.
- High integrity, confidentiality, and ethical standards.
- Ability to communicate complex issues clearly to executives, regulators, and the audit committee.
- Experience using data analytics and testing automation (SQL, Python, Power BI).
- Self-motivated with strong work ethic, proactivity, desire to learn, and the ability to produce high-quality outputs
- Excellent communication, attention to detail, and organizational capabilities
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
- CPA, CIA, CISA, CRCM, or related certifications.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- commuter benefits
- flexible time-off policy
- paid parental leave
- 401k match for US employees
- wellness reimbursement
- volunteering days
- annual professional development budget
- charitable donation match
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