Director, Audit Job Listing at Mastercard in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship (Job ID R-245113)

Description

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Director, Audit Who is Mastercard?

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.

Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.


Mastercard Transaction Services (‘MTS') is a global center of excellence that provides key services to business lines across Mastercard and enables compliance with regulatory obligations associated with holding funds transfer licenses. MTS manages multiple legal entities and licenses across various Mastercard products.



Overview

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where both attention to detail and big picture focus are equally and critically important?

Are you eager to understand Mastercard's global business and provide senior management with insight and perspective on governance, risk management, and internal controls?

Have you been successful as part of a global team with diverse skills and experiences?

Mastercard's global Internal Audit team provides independent and objective assurance and advisory services to assess and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of Mastercard's governance, risk management and internal control processes. This position will be responsible for leading audit coverage of the Mastercard Transaction Services (MTS) business line.



Role:

Develop and maintain a detailed understanding of payments industry, MTS business, Mastercard products, organization, and MTS risk profile to support audit execution and meaningful engagement with stakeholders.

Lead the annual risk assessment process for designated areas, including the development of the annual audit plan and associated scheduling and resourcing

Plan and execute audits within and across business lines, including assessing risks and determining scope of assigned audits

Identify control gaps and process improvement opportunities, and evaluate compliance with operational, legal, regulatory, and IT policies and procedures

Develop and communicate meaningful, value-added audit findings through reports that provide clarity to, and stimulate action from, senior management

Consult with management in determining action items required for resolution of control issues, working directly with senior management as necessary

Track and monitor management action plans to ensure timely resolution

Assist in analysis of internal audit-related obligations against regulatory requirements, either due to the evolving regulatory landscape or MTS business expansion

Meet with regulatory authorities as requested and provide documentation for regulatory inquiries/exams as requested

Support governance processes for MTS (e.g., board meetings, outsourced service review meetings)

Provide risk and control advice and education for the benefit of the MTS organization, be a champion and advocate for strong risk management and governance controls, and partner with other control functions to strengthen the three lines of defense model

Contribute to the development of the audit practice, including methodology, innovation, and use of data analytics



All About You:

Ability to quickly understand complex processes, identify and assess potential risks

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to express complex processes to a variety of audiences

Track record of engaging with regulators and stakeholders to influence risk remediation approaches and prioritization

Demonstrated commitment to the fields of internal audit and/or risk management

Intellectually curious, self-motivated, passionate, works well independently and as part of a team

Committed to self-development; encourages constructive criticism, and seeks opportunities to capitalize on demonstrated strengths and to identify and address development areas

Able to deliver high-quality work, within budget and on time

Ability to travel up to 15%



Knowledge/Skills (preferred):

Ability to lead teams to execute audits / risk assessments or similar engagements

Sound understanding of the Standards for Professional Practice of the Institute of Internal Auditors

Exposure to a regulated/licensed environment and fulfilling external regulatory requests or obligations

Ability to design and execute corporate governance, risk and compliance internal audit programs

Familiarity with financial and treasury-related processes and controls

Familiarity with inter-company outsourcing models and related regulatory requirements

Familiarity with industry best practices for data management and governance

Exposure to payments-related products and services (e.g., cross-border payments), including non-traditional payment methods (e.g., card to account, account to card and account to account)

Proficient with data analytics, MS Excel, MS Access, ACL or similar audit tool

Professional Certification or Designation (e.g., CA, CPA, CISA, CIA or equivalent) a plus



Corporate Security Responsibility:

Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore, it is expected that the successful candidate for this position must:



Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;

Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

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