# Internal Audit Lead, Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB)

**Company**: Stripe
**Location**: Atlanta
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

## Job Overview

We are seeking an Internal Audit Lead to join our team at Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. You will play a pivotal role in shaping our audit landscape, driving the execution of a comprehensive, risk-based internal audit strategy that anticipates emerging risks and aligns with our management's vision and regulatory landscape.

## Responsibilities

- Lead and execute a risk-based internal audit strategy that ensures comprehensive, end-to-end audit coverage, reflecting emerging risks, management priorities, and regulatory obligations.

- Oversee evaluation and testing of governance, risk management, internal controls, compliance, financial reporting, and operational processes to ensure their effectiveness, accuracy, and regulatory compliance.

- Produce objective and timely assessments and reports for the Board, Audit Committee, and senior leadership on issues related to risk management, controls, and governance.

- Serve as the principal Internal Audit liaison to network partners and regulators; prepare and present audit evidence and findings to enhance confidence in our internal oversight processes.

- Clearly communicate complex risks and impacts to senior stakeholders, including the Board, Audit Committee, and regulators.

- Collaborate with stakeholder teams to translate audit findings into durable, structural remediation plans while building and sustaining business relationships to support ongoing audit planning and execution.

## Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.

- 8+ years of experience in internal auditing, risk management, or compliance, preferably within the banking or financial services sector.

- Strong experience in risk-based audit planning, execution, and reporting across governance, compliance, financial reporting, and operational controls.

- Professional certification such as CIA, CPA, CAMS, CRCM or similar is required (or active pursuit).

- Strong analytical skills with experience using data analytics and continuous monitoring tools to support audit activities.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present complex issues clearly to non-technical senior stakeholders.

- Proven ability to lead cross-functional remediation efforts and track closure of corrective actions.

- High degree of integrity, independence, and professional skepticism.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, MBA, or related advanced degree.

- Prior experience in a regulated financial institution or network with complex relationships among network partners.

- Familiarity with regulatory reporting and supervisory expectations for banks and financial services.

- Experience with audit management software, automation platforms, and advanced data analytics.

- Demonstrated track record of building continuous audit/monitoring programs.

## Skills

### Required
- internal auditing
- risk management
- compliance
- governance
- financial reporting
- operational controls
- data analytics
- audit management software

### Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Accounting
- Prior experience in a regulated financial institution
- Familiarity with regulatory reporting
- Experience with audit management software
- Demonstrated track record of building continuous audit/monitoring programs

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