Internal Auditor - APAC Regulatory & Financial Operations

ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking an experienced Internal Auditor to join our APAC Regulatory & Financial Operations team at Stripe. As a key member of our Internal Audit team, you will play a critical role in strengthening our organization's ability to create, protect, and sustain value by providing independent, risk-based, and objective assurance, advice, insight, and foresight to our board and management. Your expertise in governance, risk management, and internal controls will support assessments that empower our leadership to make informed, strategic decisions. WHAT YOU'LL DO As an Internal Auditor, you will support the execution of a comprehensive, risk-based internal audit strategy that anticipates emerging risks and aligns with our management's vision and regulatory landscape. You will conduct evaluation and testing of governance, risk management, internal controls, compliance, financial reporting, and operational processes to ensure their effectiveness, accuracy, and regulatory compliance. Your responsibilities will include: - Supporting the execution of a risk-based internal audit strategy that ensures comprehensive, end-to-end audit coverage. - Conducting evaluation and testing of governance, risk management, internal controls, compliance, financial reporting, and operational processes. - Contributing to objective and timely assessments and reports for leadership on issues related to risk management, controls, and governance. - Supporting engagement with partners and regulators; helping prepare audit evidence and findings to enhance confidence in our internal oversight processes. - Clearly communicating complex risks and impacts to senior stakeholders, including the Board, Audit Committee, and regulators in the APAC region. - Collaborating 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. - Investing in understanding the business to better identify areas of need and opportunities to advise. - Researching and staying current on applicable standards (e.g., GAAP, IFRS), regulatory requirements (e.g., MAS, RBI, BOT, ASIC, BNM etc.), network partner mandates (i.e., Visa and Mastercard), emerging trends (e.g., AI, stablecoins) and relevant best practices. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you will need: - 4-6+ years of experience in internal auditing, risk management, or compliance, preferably within the banking or financial services sector. - Experience of auditing a wide range of internal controls such as financial crime (e.g., KYC/KYB, AML, Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions screening), finance, operations, payment processing, regulatory compliance, third party risk management, business continuity, data protection etc. - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. - Experience in risk-based audit execution, reporting, and proactively identifying scalable solutions across governance, compliance, and operational controls. - 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 support cross-functional remediation efforts, following through on commitments and tracking closure of corrective actions. - High degree of integrity, independence, and professional skepticism. WHY REMOTE As a remote employee, you will have the flexibility to work