Vice President, Internal Audit -- Financial Services Risk & Controls

Job Description

Job Description

Lead with curiosity. Advise with conviction.

Step into a VP-level Internal Audit role built for a strategic thinker who wants more than a checklist. You’ll be a trusted voice to the business, shaping how risk is understood and managed across complex financial services operations with visibility to global teams and senior leadership.

A day in the role

In the morning, you refine your risk assessment and scope an engagement. Midday, you’re in the field validating controls across products and processes—probing beyond what’s on paper to challenge assumptions. By afternoon, you’re synthesizing insights, framing emerging risks, and partnering with stakeholders on pragmatic solutions. You close the day aligning clear workpapers with crisp, executive-ready reporting.

Core responsibilities

• Own the complete audit lifecycle—planning, risk assessment and scoping, fieldwork, issue identification, and final reporting—across sophisticated financial services businesses.
• Build a deep command of the underlying products, regulatory frameworks, and operational workflows so you can challenge the business, not just document it.
• Spot control gaps and emerging risks early; connect them to tangible business impacts and co-create practical remediation with stakeholders.
• Cultivate strong relationships so the business sees you as a go-to resource, not a team that appears once a year.
• Evolve the audit methodology by leveraging AI and data analytics to sharpen risk sensing, streamline testing, and elevate audit quality.
• Produce well-structured workpapers and concise audit reports tailored to technical audiences and senior leaders alike.

What you’ll bring

• 6 to 10+ years of internal audit experience within financial services.
• A demonstrated ability to learn the business behind the process and speak credibly with senior business leaders.
• Exceptional critical thinking with a knack for linking risks to real commercial outcomes.
• Genuine curiosity about AI and emerging technologies shaping internal audit’s future.
• Background at a bank, broker-dealer, asset manager, or other financial institution.
• CPA, CIA, or equivalent certification preferred.

You should be proficient in

• Bachelor's Degree
• Financial Audit Experience

Visibility and impact

This is a high-profile position with exposure to global operations and senior leadership, where your insights will influence decisions and strengthen the firm’s risk posture.