VP, Internal Auditor - Financial Services

We are hiring a VP, Internal Auditor who wants more than a controls checklist — someone who is curious, business-minded, and ready to grow into a trusted voice within a world-class internal audit function.

You will own the full audit lifecycle such as planning, fieldwork, and reporting across complex financial services businesses. You will be expected to understand the businesses you cover deeply enough to challenge them on substance, identify emerging risks before they become issues, and partner with stakeholders to drive practical solutions. This is a visible role with exposure to global operations and senior leadership.

• Plan and execute end-to-end audits across complex financial services businesses, from risk assessment and scoping through fieldwork, issue identification, and final reporting
• Develop a deep understanding of the products, regulations, and operational processes behind every audit you cover well enough to challenge the business, not just document what they tell you
• Identify control gaps and emerging risks, connect them to real business impact, and work with stakeholders to develop practical, meaningful solutions
• Build strong relationships with business partners and become a trusted resource they turn to, not just a team that shows up once a year
• Contribute to the evolution of how the audit function operates, including exploring how AI and data analytics tools can sharpen risk identification, streamline testing, and improve audit quality
• Prepare clear, well-structured work papers and audit reports that communicate findings concisely to both technical and senior business audience.

We are not just looking for someone who can execute an audit. We want someone who genuinely understands the financial services businesses they support, can walk into a room with a business leader and hold their own, and sees audit as a strategic function not a compliance exercise. The ideal candidate brings:

• 6 to 10+ years of internal audit experience in financial services
• A track record of learning the business behind the audit, not just the process
• Strong critical thinking and the ability to connect risk to real business impact
• Genuine curiosity about how AI and emerging technology are reshaping the way internal audit teams operate
• Experience at a bank, broker-dealer, asset manager, or financial institution
• CPA, CIA, or equivalent certification preferred

• Bachelor's Degree
• Financial Audit Experience