At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Madrid
About the role
- The primary purpose of this role is to execute a risk-based and support the definition of the annual audit plan covering various processes including the specific regulatory and business landscape of Spain.
- The role includes conducting internal audits across the N26 group, preparing detailed audit reports within defined scopes, and ensuring audit findings are addressed on time.
Responsibilities
- Support and conduct all business internal audit activities within the N26 group, including external contractors and the specific regulatory and business landscape of Spain
- Prepare and where necessary lead the full audit cycle including risk management and control management over business operations' effectiveness, reliability and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations
- Ensure the execution of the annual and multi-year audit plan with Focus on N26's Spanish Branch
- Prepare the Internal Audit reports
- Support the development of a comprehensive risk-based annual audit plan for business functions, including product, customer operations, sales, marketing, and partnerships
- Supervise and review the audit work of junior team members
- Prepare the internal audit reports as per requirements with strong focus on attention to details of specific boundaries of the audit/s defined scope
- Monitor in an appropriate form whether the findings identified during the audit are remedied within the specified timeframe
- Participate in key projects, while guarding independence, avoiding conflicts of interest and maintain internal audit policies and procedures
- Performing work in accordance with established professional and regulatory standards
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
- High degree of process understanding as well as profound knowledge in the areas of online banking and retail products
- Insight into Banking laws & requirements, and willing to become acquainted with local specific Banking laws, standard banking requirements as well as banking IT-Systems
- Proficiency in English
- High level of integrity, analytical thinking, and independence in executing internal audit duties
- Strategic thinker with strong business acumen to be able to have high attention to detail without losing sight of the bigger picture
- Significant experience as internal auditor in an international company in an regulated environment, preferably in a bank or other financial institution or for an audit company
- Experience in liaising with the External Regulators and Supervisory Body
Preferred qualifications
- Familiarity with agile methodologies, digital product development, and data-driven audit techniques
- Spanish and German language proficiency
Benefits
- Competitive personal development budget
- Work from home budget
- Discounts to fitness & wellness memberships
- Language apps
- Public transportation
- Premium subscription on personal N26 bank account and subscriptions for friends and family members
- Additional day of annual leave for each year of service
- Relocation package with visa support
Skills
- Audit Tools
- Data Analytics
- Reporting Systems
- Financial Controls
- Process Optimization
- Risk Mitigation
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Negotiation Skills
