Senior Associate, Finance IT Risk & Controls

Company Description

Checkout.com is one of the most exciting fintechs in the world. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We’re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it's not just what we build that makes us different. It's how.

We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That’s why we’re on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And we’re just getting started. We’re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world — because that’s how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners. And we need your help. Join us to build the digital economy of tomorrow.

Job Description

Checkout.com is actively looking for a driven and agile Senior Associate, Finance IT Risk and Controls to join our growing Finance team.

As we continue to grow and scale, we’re on the hunt for an experienced IT Audit Professional to join our Finance Risk and Controls team. As the business continues to scale, this role will be instrumental to our in strengthening our internal control environment, monitoring and reporting.

The ideal candidate will be a dedicated, laser-focused and highly organised individual, not shying away from high volume of work. You must be a teammate when it comes to getting the job done and assisting wherever you can.

How you’ll make an impact

• Support activities to document, challenge and build an end to end view of our application controls to illustrate key IT dependent risks, controls and processes. 

• You will develop a broad domain and technical understanding of our automated and technology dependent control implementations that help record, maintain and report on customer data related to financial reporting. 

• Perform testing across key automated or IT dependent business process controls, including assessing the integrity of identified IUCs (Information Used in Control)

• Support with the compliance and improvement in monitoring of IT General Controls, with a primary focus on Access and Change Management. 

• Work closely with Finance and IT teams to help guide and deliver on control design improvements. Partner with your lead and stakeholders in Technology to ensure controls are designed to ensure future operational effectiveness.

• Coordinate with internal and external auditors to support IT control testing, providing necessary documentation and addressing audit findings promptly.

• Support to develop and present reports on the status of IT controls to senior management, highlighting key metrics, control failures, and remediation actions.

• Keep on track of Finance Risk and Control findings and also monitor the progress for internal and external audit actions to ensure they are completed on time and actions are adequate to mitigate the risks identified. 

Qualifications

What we're looking for

• Bachelors, masters or Diploma in Technology, Mathematics or related field. Professional qualification such as CISA or equivalent and knowledge of COBIT is a must.

• 4+ years experience in audit and assurance engagements with a focus on IT General Controls, automated and IT dependent controls. Experience within Financial services or organisations dealing with high volume transactions is a distinctive advantage.

• You understand the value of taking a balanced approach to risk and controls to support the growth of the business.

• You work well in a multinational team environment, and know how to have an impact through others.

• You are keen to learn and develop your knowledge of how a Fintech and fast growing scale-up operates.

Additional Information

Apply without meeting all requirements statement 

If you don't meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We're always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

We believe in equal opportunities

We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use. 

Our clients come from all over the world — and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.

When you join our team, we’ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We’d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us. 

We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We’ll be happy to support you.

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