Head of Internal Audit - APAC (Fintech)

Location: Manila, Philippines; hybrid work with onsite attendance Tuesday through Thursday each week

Company

hirify.global provides secure digital financial services for customers sending and managing money across borders.

What you will do

• Own the internal audit assurance framework across Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, and Australia.
• Build annual audit plans covering risk assessment, audit universe, budgeting, and scheduling across four jurisdictions.
• Lead audit engagements from scoping and fieldwork through findings, reporting, and remediation monitoring.
• Manage and develop internal auditors and oversee co-source audit partners.
• Build relationships with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Operations, Product, and Engineering stakeholders.
• Represent APAC audit priorities to regional Boards, Audit Committees, regulators, and global audit initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Risk, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in internal audit, compliance assurance, risk testing, or regulatory consulting in financial services, fintech, or payments, including people management.
• Experience with APAC regulatory frameworks such as JFSA, BSP, MAS, AUSTRAC, or ASIC.
• Ability to lead full audit lifecycles across multiple jurisdictions while managing teams and concurrent engagements.
• Strong understanding of AML/CFT, sanctions, consumer protection, and payment services regulation across APAC.
• Strong stakeholder, Board, regulator, communication, data analytics, and AI-assisted audit skills.

Nice to have

• Experience auditing licensed financial institutions in Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, or Australia.
• Familiarity with cross-border payments compliance, including transaction monitoring, CDD, and sanctions screening.
• Certifications such as CIA, CRCM, CRMA, CISA, or CAMS.
• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, Snowflake, Alteryx, or AI-assisted audit and continuous monitoring tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work culture with regular in-person collaboration and additional onsite attendance when required.
• Rice and transportation allowances.
• Paid vacation, medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Accident and life insurance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, mental health support, and family-forming benefits.