Head of Internal Audit (Fixed Term Contract - Maternity Cover)

TL;DR

Head of Internal Audit (Fixed Term Contract - Maternity Cover): Own end-to-end internal audit coverage for a regulated finance institution, with an accent on audit portfolio execution, steering the 2027–2029 audit plan, and governance reporting to the CEO and Board Audit & Risk Committee. Focus on leading a distributed audit team across France and Italy while leveraging analytics and AI-assisted approaches to strengthen risk identification and recommendation tracking.

Location: Paris

Company

hirify.global is a regulated finance workspace provider building banking and financial tools for SMEs.

What you will do

• Own the internal audit portfolio end-to-end: supervise internal, external, and joint missions from pre-scoping through sign-off, and manage budgets across external providers in France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain.
• Steer and re-prioritize the audit plan (2027–2029) in real time as risks and regulatory requirements evolve during the Credit licence transition.
• Lead a distributed team of 6–7 auditors across Paris and Italy, including supporting 1–3 team members through their trial period, and coordinate external provider networks.
• Drive governance reporting by representing Internal Audit in committees and delivering monthly reporting to the CEO and quarterly reporting to the Audit & Risk Committee Chair.
• Use analytics and AI-assisted approaches to improve risk identification, track recommendation completion, and enhance reporting quality.

Requirements

• Internal audit expertise: 5+ years in internal audit within banking or fintech, covering the full audit lifecycle from scoping and fieldwork to sign-off and recommendation tracking.
• People management: experience leading a small distributed team and maintaining performance during periods of change.
• Board-level communication: ability to report to senior governance bodies and clearly distil complex findings for non-technical audiences.
• Autonomy under pressure: ability to step into an established framework and run the function at full strength from day one while adapting the audit plan.
• AI-augmented ways of working: experience using or readiness to embrace analytics and AI tools to extend audit coverage and automate tracking.

Culture & Benefits

• Full ownership of an already built internal audit function (methodology, tools, and governance structure in place).
• Rare governance exposure with direct monthly and quarterly reporting during a pivotal regulatory transition.
• High-impact scope with autonomy in a window where audit work carries real regulatory and strategic weight.
• International operating context with an established team across France and Italy and an integrated network of external partners.
• Structured handover and availability from the outgoing Head of Internal Audit.

Hiring process

• Hiring process spans 20 working days.
• Structured candidate journey with multiple evaluation steps (details not provided).