Description
Vocalink Limited (VLL), a Mastercard company, is seeking a Vice President, Internal Audit to lead the Internal Audit function. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting regulatory engagement, managing senior stakeholder relationships, and delivering a high-quality, risk-based assurance programme.
Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain collaborative partnerships with business management to support the identification, assessment, and resolution of risk and control matters
- Lead and support senior stakeholder engagement across the VLL Executive Committee, Board, and management committees
- Champion a strong risk and control culture and provide independent objective advice and constructive challenge to management
- Identify and communicate key thematic observations, emerging risks, control trends, and business insights to senior management, committees, and the Head of Internal Audit
- Lead the development and execution of the VLL risk-based audit plan
- Contribute to the ongoing evolution and maturity of the Internal Audit function
- Ensure appropriate and proportionate audit coverage across strategic, financial, operational, technology, cyber, resilience, and compliance risk areas
- Oversee the delivery of multiple complex and concurrent audits
- Drive high standards of audit quality and reporting
- Oversee the tracking, validation, and escalation of audit issues
- Develop and maintain audit programmes and testing approaches aligned with Internal Audit methodology and Global Internal Audit Standards
- Leverage data analytics, technology-enabled auditing techniques, and continuous monitoring capabilities to enhance assurance coverage, efficiency, and insight generation
- Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing and inclusive team
- Provide effective coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to support colleague development, succession planning, and talent management objectives
Requirements:
- Significant experience in Internal audit, Risk Management, or a related assurance function within a complex regulated environment
- Strong understanding of governance, risk management, internal controls, and regulatory expectations within highly regulated environments
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience engaging with regulators and supporting regulatory reviews, supervisory interactions, and remediation activities
- Proven experience presenting to senior governance forums and developing high-quality committee papers, management reports, and strategic insights