Internal Auditor (Fincrime)

Internal Auditor (FinCrime)

Office: London

Remote: UK - Remote

About Revolut

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 70+ million customers get more from their money every day.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth, 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 13,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission.

And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.

About the role

Our Audit superstars are waiting for you!

This team is crucial to our business. They work closely with Risk and Compliance to create internal risk management and compliance processes, and to make sure they’re running efficiently.

Audit, Risk, and Compliance are an unstoppable trio at the front line of evaluating whether the business is on a safe footing, working across functions, products, and regions to build the best possible infrastructure ✨

We are looking to hire a superstar Internal Auditor who specialises in Financial Crime (FinCrime) and can support other financial services focused regulatory audits.

The successful candidate will have ownership for developing and executing a portfolio of internal audits primarily focused on FinCrime topics including but not limited to financial crime risk management, Know Your Customer (KYC) checks, ongoing due diligence, transaction monitoring, and sanctions screening.

Up for the challenge? Let’s get in touch

What you'll be doing

  • Developing and executing audit programmes under internal audit policies, procedures, methodologies, regulatory requirements, and the Standards for the Professional Practise of Internal Auditing
  • Seeking ways to optimise the use of data in our audit process is crucial. This includes using data to enhance our understanding of risks, test controls, and deliver pertinent insights to the business.
  • Providing input and assist in the identification of relevant risks and regulatory requirements for incorporation as part of our audit scope and work programmes
  • Interacting with staff to obtain an understanding of relevant risks, controls, and processes
  • Communicating and discussing findings with business unit management
  • Developing audit reports which identify deficiencies and underlying root causes; provide recommendations to mitigate/address deficiencies while adding value to Revolut
  • Conducting research and successfully complete assigned training requirements necessary to maintain relevance
  • Working closely with business units at all levels to develop recommendations for audit findings, business process optimisation, internal control and compliance
  • Conducting follow-up reviews of deficiencies noted during audits
  • Monitoring audit progress (against expected timelines, scope etc) and project management to completion, escalating where required in a timely manner.
What you'll need
  • 3+ years of professional experience in an audit related-role within a regulated financial services environment
  • A good understanding of the current regulatory environment, including EU Money Laundering Directives, JMLSG, FATF Guidance
  • A good understanding of Financial Crime Controls, including but not limited to financial crime risk management, KYC/KYB, Due Diligence, Transaction Monitoring, and Sanctions Screening.
  • A desire and drive to learn, grow, and have impact quickly as part of an expanding team
Nice to have
  • Experience working in a fast-paced environment with a focus on execution
  • An undergraduate or Master's degree in a quantitative discipline
  • Interest in data and proficiency in both working with and interpreting data - ideally with practical experience with one of the following: SQL, SAS or Python
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