Job description
Wise Payments is seeking an Internal Audit Analyst to join the Compliance & Internal Audit Analytics team. This role blends data analytics with traditional audit practice to strengthen controls and drive risk-based insights across the organization. Based in Singapore, you will partner with cross-functional teams to assess operational processes, evaluate the design and effectiveness of controls, and deliver impactful recommendations.
You will work closely with the Internal Audit branch to transform data into actionable audit evidence, build scalable analytics, and support planning, testing, and issue follow-up. The ideal candidate is curious, metrics-driven, and capable of translating complex datasets into clear narratives for senior management.
Key responsibilities include designing and executing data-driven tests, maintaining dashboards that monitor key risk indicators, assisting in audit planning and scoping, and ensuring data integrity, security, and privacy in all activities. You will also contribute to documentation, reporting, and stakeholder communications, helping Wise Payments to continuously strengthen its control environment in a fast-growing fintech landscape.
In this role, you will leverage SQL, Excel, and visualization tools to extract insights from complex data sets, identify anomalies, and support evidence-based conclusions. You will partner with risk, finance, product, and operations teams to design tests, select samples, and document outcomes. The role offers significant growth opportunities, exposure to regulatory landscapes, and the chance to shape the control framework in a growing fintech company.
Responsibility
- Partner with the Compliance & Internal Audit Analytics team to design and execute data-driven audit tests and analytics.
- Develop, maintain, and present dashboards and reports that monitor key risk indicators across functions.
- Assist in audit planning, scoping, sampling, and evidence collection; document methodology and results.
- Identify anomalies and control gaps through data analysis; perform root cause analysis and recommended corrective actions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (risk, finance, product, operations) to ensure data integrity and secure handling of sensitive information.
- Assist in drafting audit findings, management letters, and follow-up actions with clear, data-backed conclusions.
- Support continuous improvement of the risk and control framework by implementing repeatable analytics and automation where appropriate.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Information Systems, or a quantitative field.
- 2+ years of experience in internal audit, data analytics, or risk assurance within a regulated or fintech environment.
- Strong SQL skills and experience with Excel; proficiency in data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI).
- Knowledge of internal controls frameworks (COSO) and risk assessment methodologies.
- Analytical mindset with attention to detail and the ability to translate data into clear narratives for stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to present complex findings to management and auditors.
- Experience with data governance, data security, and privacy considerations; auditing data systems is a plus.