About This Role
This Internal Auditor role is central to strengthening the company's internal control environment across finance and related functions. The position involves leading internal audit activities, supporting the development of control frameworks, and collaborating with stakeholders to identify and mitigate risks. It suits a professional with a background in audit and controls who is comfortable in a fast-changing, scale-up environment.
Responsibilities
- Own the design, documentation, and continuous improvement of sennder's internal control framework across Finance and adjacent functions
- Plan and lead internal audit reviews end-to-end, from risk-based scoping and fieldwork through findings, remediation tracking, and reporting to senior stakeholders
- Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors, coordinating audit planning, evidence requests, walkthroughs, and issue resolution across the year-end and interim cycles
- Identify, assess, and monitor financial and operational risks, maintaining a risk register and escalating material exposures to management
- Partner with process owners across the business to remediate control gaps, track corrective action plans, and embed controls into day-to-day operations
- Support the preparation and continuous refinement of SOX-equivalent or ICFR-style control documentation, testing plans, and evidence libraries
- Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Data Protection colleagues to ensure controls reflect current regulatory requirements (including GDPR-relevant data handling where applicable)
- Deliver training and awareness sessions to build a strong controls culture across Finance and operational teams
- Prepare clear, concise reporting on control effectiveness, audit status, and risk trends for leadership and, where relevant, the Audit Committee
- Contribute to the evaluation and rollout of tools and automation that improve the efficiency and quality of controls and audit processes
Requirements
- Fluency in English is required; German or another European language is a plus
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
- Professional qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIA, CPA, or equivalent) is strongly preferred
- 2-5 years of relevant experience, with a core background built in internal and/or external audit (Big 4 or similar professional services experience is a strong plus), followed by in-house risk and controls exposure
- Solid understanding of internal control frameworks (e.g., COSO) and experience designing, testing, and remediating controls in a corporate environment
- Track record of managing external audit relationships and coordinating complex, multi-stakeholder audit cycles
- Strong knowledge of accounting and financial reporting processes, with the ability to assess risk across revenue, procure-to-pay, treasury, and reporting cycles
