Manager, Internal Audit - Practices

Circle is a financial technology company at the epicenter of the emerging internet of money, where value can finally travel like other digital data — globally, nearly instantly and less expensively than legacy settlement systems. This ground-breaking new internet layer opens up previously unimaginable possibilities for payments, commerce and markets that can help raise global economic prosperity and enhance inclusion. Our infrastructure – including USDC, a blockchain-based dollar – helps businesses, institutions and developers harness these breakthroughs and capitalize on this major turning point in the evolution of money and technology.

What you’ll be part of:

Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by our company values: Multistakeholder, Mindfulness, Driven by Excellence and High Integrity. Circlers are consistently evolving in a remote world where strength in numbers fuels team success. We have built a flexible and diverse work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.

What you’ll be responsible for: 

Circle is looking for an experienced Internal Audit Professional Practices Manager to join our team and help build and enhance the internal audit function at Circle. This role will be responsible for enhancing the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of our internal audit function by evolving and implementing best practices, methodologies while ensuring their adoption in execution of audits. This role will work closely with senior management and provide reporting on ongoing progress of internal audit operations and target goals.

What you'll work on: 

Methodology Development and Maintenance:

• Evolve and maintain a comprehensive internal audit methodology
• Ensure alignment of internal audit practices with professional and industry best practices
• Lead annual review and update of methodologies to reflect emerging best practices and industry trends
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the internal audit function, encouraging the use of technology and data analytics to enhance audit effectiveness and efficiency

Quality Assurance and Improvement:

• Develop and oversee the internal audit quality assurance and improvement program
• Conduct periodic internal assessments of audit engagements and the overall audit function
• Coordinate external quality assessments, as required
• Develop and deliver training programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of audit staff, ensuring their …