Manager, Internal Audit

• Manage audit assignments, including drafting audit issues and reports, socializing findings with management, and soliciting feedback
• Facilitate issue tracking and validate closure of identified issues
• Develop and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, business units, and support areas
• Stay updated on industry and business changes to inform audit plans, approaches, and risk assessments
• Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls for regulatory and technology risks
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and leadership to less experienced team members
• Identify regulatory and technology risks and act as a business partner to relevant teams

• 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Execution of the PayPal China internal audit plan
• Evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls in accordance with group audit methodology and the established risk assessment framework.
• Participating in audit risk assessment and the overall implementation of group audit methodology.
• Managing audit projects/assignments, drafting audit issues and reports for review by audit management, facilitating issue tracking and validating closure of issues.
• Pro-actively developing and maintaining professional working relationships with colleagues, the business and respective support areas and work in an integrated manner with fellow team members both locally and globally.
• Completing all work assigned on a timely basis, including ad hoc projects and special investigations.
• Keeping current on regulation/business/industry changes and their effect on the business, audit plan/approach and risk assessments.
• Providing coaching and mentorship to less experienced teammates.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 10 years of Internal or External Audit/Compliance/Risk Management experience within a large and high growth company that provides financial products and services, and proven experience in evaluating internal controls or compliance programs. Working experience with the China regulatory bodies is also preferred.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

The successful candidate must possess:

• Excellent experience in evaluating controls across functions in a global financial organization.
• Excellent relationship and communication skills to build internal networks within the team and wider firm, and the ability to clearly articulate business risks and controls at the senior management level.
• Proactive approach in managing engagements and seeking ways to add value.
• A team player with excellent time and project management skills and the ability to successfully manage multiple projects at one time.
• Experience in designing audit testing programs to evaluate the adequacy of system and manual controls.
• Experience in designing and executing audit approaches which leverage data analytic testing techniques.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to see the big picture, analyze risks and make recommendations for improvements to mitigate those risks.
• Experience with regulators and the regulatory exam process.
• A working knowledge of local regulations related to payment business.
• A passion for understanding the unique PayPal community, along with a passion for understanding the online payments business.
• Ability to travel as necessary.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute a range of internal audit projects from the planning and execution through to reporting.
• Develop and maintain constructive working relationships with all levels of management teams.
• Identify and deliver on value added services during audit engagements.
• Provide auditees with strategic and operational solutions to their needs.
• Support PayPal internal audit strategies and methodologies.

HIGHLY DESIRED:

• CPA or Certified Internal Auditor
• Big 4 or Financial Services with Internal Audit/Compliance/Risk Management Experience
• Experience using audit data repository, work paper documentation, risk assessment tools such as AuditBoard.
• Experience in AML compliance or audit.