Senior Manager, Internal Audit (US)

Company Description

We’re Checkout.com. You might not know our name, but companies like eBay, Spotify, Klarna, Uber, and Sony do, because we’re behind many of the digital experiences you use every day.

We are where the world checks out, enabling over 10 billion transactions yearly for more than one billion global shoppers.

Whether you want to book a holiday, order food, renew a subscription, or check out online, there’s a good chance our tech powers the payments behind the scenes. Our platform helps the most ambitious businesses deliver effortless digital experiences, at scale.

If you want to do career-defining work, you’ve come to the right place. We move fast, think globally, and believe great teams are built by hiring exceptional people with conviction, curiosity, and the desire to make an impact.

With 20 offices across six continents and London as our HQ, we’re shaping the future of fintech – and we’re just getting started.

Reporting to the Global Head of Internal Audit, the US Head of Internal Audit is a critical leadership position based in Atlanta. You will provide independent, objective assurance over the adequacy of Checkout.com’s governance, risk management, and control environment. This role is crucial for supporting our ongoing expansion throughout the Americas and requires an experienced, highly motivated professional capable of independent decision-making to align the internal audit function with strategic objectives and regulatory mandates in a dynamic environment.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience dealing with regulators and senior management in a payments-focused, banking or other regulated financial institution and act as the senior person

Responsible for Internal Audit legal entity and regulatory matters within the US. They will be well-organised, adaptable to the changing demands of the role, and capable of independent and autonomous decision-making to drive Checkout.com’s ambitious expansion goals in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

Amongst other duties, the incoming US Head of Internal Audit will be responsible for:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive, risk-based annual internal audit plan, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and regulatory mandates across treasury, finance, compliance, and operational risks (including cybersecurity and outsourcing).

• Lead the development of the audit universe, risk assessment, continuous monitoring, and automated audit routines. Periodically evaluate and enhance the audit methodology to align with industry best practices (IIA standards) and applicable federal or state regulations. Supports Quality Assurance processes in preparation of External Quality Review.

• Take direct ownership of and execute high-quality audits across the IA portfolio, from planning and scoping to control assessment, issue finalization, and report issuance.

• Support planning and staffing for the annual audit plan, including engaging co-source partners and collaborating effectively with group internal audit teams.

• Effectively communicate key audit findings and identified risk exposures to senior leadership, the Audit Committee, and the Risk Committee. Manage relationships with senior management, providing expert advice and participating in cross-governance activities.

• Monitor the implementation of Internal Audit recommendations and measure the effectiveness of the improvements.

Qualifications & Experience

• A university degree and a minimum of 12 years of audit experience, preferably at a regulated financial institution, payments institution, or other Fintech.

• Strong understanding of banking and payment regulations, particularly related to fintech sponsorships and payment systems.

• Subject matter expertise in Finance/Treasury, Operational, and Financial Crime and Regulatory Compliance processes, ideally within the payments or financial services industry.

• In-depth knowledge of North American regulatory landscape (OCC, FinCEN, FINRA, State regulators, RPAA, Georgia DBF, relevant regulatory frameworks and requirements for the licensed entity) and will ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, evaluating internal policies, and contributing to the control environment (highly preferred).

• Professional qualifications su