Internal Audit Lead

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.

We are working to build innovative products and technologies that support our mission of offering honest financial products to improve lives! We are looking for an experienced Senior of Financial Operations Audit to contribute to the ongoing development of the Internal Audit (IA) function and to Affirm’s efforts to achieve its business objectives. The Senior Financial Operations Auditor will report to the Director/Senior Manager, Financial Operations Audit and will work alongside all members of the Internal Audit team in conducting audits and reviews to impact and influence positive business outcomes!

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with the Manager/Sr. Manager and Vertical Leads, business function and third party auditors to assist in testing of the internal controls framework including walkthrough/test of design and test of operating effectiveness, risk assessment and scoping, annual workstream process flow and risk control matrix updates, and other activities as needed.
• Collaborate with the Manager/Sr. Manager and Vertical Leads and IA Partners to assist in performing the various stages of an Internal Audit project, including planning, fieldwork, and reporting.
  Complete specific areas of an audit project performing audit work using our standard audit methodology to evaluate risk, identify control objectives, and verify the extent to which Affirm’s process, controls, and systems are operating as intended.
• Assist and be an individual contributor for IA project documents, including scoping, narratives, flowcharts, testing workpapers, etc. for operational audit projects.
• Prepare and complete detailed programs for operational audits to evaluate efficiency, effectiveness and alignment with internal policies, procedures, regulations, and industry standards.
• Assist in evaluation of observation validation (remediation) plans and document results which are subject to internal review.
• Operate in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment.
• Provide detailed project status updates in a timely manner.Work on special projects as needed.

What We Look For

• 3-5 years of professional experience in internal or external audit or combination thereof and interest to use these skills within audit of operations and finance.
• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study (i.e., Accounting, Finance, etc.)
• Certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) or working towards certification, is preferred.
• Ability to understand sophisticated business processes …