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Planet

Payments and commerce software provider

Internal Audit Manager

Full-TimePosted on 10/22/2026
No salary listed
Expert
London, UK+1 moreMore locations: Warsaw, Poland
HybridHybrid model requires three days a week in the office.
Risk & ComplianceInternal Audit & Controls

About the job

Requirements
  • Experience auditing information technology general controls and compliance with UK and European payments requirements such as PSD2.
  • Broad risk and controls experience.
  • Ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to document work papers, issue statements, and audit reports clearly and concisely.
  • Ability to manage projects from planning through delivery.
Responsibilities
  • Design and execute an internal control framework.
  • Contribute to the design of the audit schedule and plan, execute, and deliver audit assignments, including drafting audit issues, facilitating issue tracking, and validating issue closure.
  • Manage the co-source partnership to deliver and execute the audit plan.
  • Use internal audit best-practice tools and processes to evaluate compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and enterprise standards in European and North American regions.
  • Stay updated on industry trends and regulatory changes affecting internal audit.
  • Monitor and maintain quality-control procedures throughout audit engagements.
  • Complete assigned work on time, including ad hoc projects and special investigations.
  • Evaluate test results, identify symptoms and root causes, identify problems, and identify alternative controls.
  • Develop and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, the business, and support areas, working in an integrated manner with team members locally and globally.
  • Communicate audit results effectively to senior management and stakeholders.
  • Document work papers, issue statements, and audit reports clearly and concisely.
  • Keep current on business and industry changes and their effects on the business, audit plan and approach, and risk assessments.
  • Identify opportunities to assist the Head of Internal Audit and take personal responsibility for complex key process areas, documenting test results, addressing exceptions and findings, and communicating or escalating conclusions in a timely manner.

About the company

Planet works as a payments and commerce-software provider. It supplies payment acceptance, property-management software, tax-free shopping, and connected commerce capabilities to hospitality, retail, and financial-services customers. Its operating model is specific: software and payment infrastructure connect merchants, guests, shoppers, banks, and acquiring partners. Work includes engineering, product, payment operations, implementation, sales, risk, support, and corporate functions. The profile is Planet's global payments and software organization. The workforce connects regulated client service with technology, risk, operations, and professional support.

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Headquarters

Helsinki, Finland

Founded

1985

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What believers are saying

  • March 19, 2026 revenue reached $307.7 million, up 26%, with positive free cash flow.
  • Fiscal 2026 recurring ACV hit 98%, showing sticky enterprise and hospitality relationships.
  • September 18, 2026 North America rollout targets hotels, restaurants, and retailers immediately.

What critics are saying

  • July 31, 2023 cuts eliminated 117 employees; repeated restructurings weaken execution.
  • March 2026 headcount fell to 2,745, signaling continuing cost pressure and morale damage.
  • Oracle, Nexi, and regional PMS vendors can compress pricing and steal integrations.

What makes Planet unique

  • Planet bundles hospitality PMS, payments, and networking into one contract.
  • March 2022 Protel and 2022 Avantio acquisitions deepen hospitality distribution and software.
  • September 18, 2026 US and Canada launch extends full-stack connected commerce beyond Europe.

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Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Options

Company News

PhocusWire
Jan 11th, 2023
Planet Expands Hospitality Footprint With Three Acquisitions

Hospitality software and payments services provider Planet has acquired three hotel software distributors: Ideosoft, Rebagdata and XN PMS Limited. The terms of the deals were not disclosed.London-based Planet says it acquired Protel in March 2022 to extend its reach in the hotel industry. The three companies it just acquired all re-sell Protel software to customers in Europe.“We’re continuing to invest in growing our hospitality business and cementing our leading position in the market as a provider of connected commerce solutions that enhance the guest experience and generate more revenue for hoteliers,” says Lennert De Jong, Planet's president of hospitality who joined the company in September after 16 years at CitizenM. . Get a dose of digital travel in your inbox each day

Rebag
Dec 12th, 2022
PLANET ACQUIRES REBAG DATA - rebag data

LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Planet acquires REBAG DATA to drive growth in the Swiss hospitality market   Acquisition adds over 1,000 hotel locations in Switzerland to Planet’s fast growing hospitality customer base Reinforces Planet’s position as a leading provider of connected commerce for hospitality Hoteliers better equipped to deliver memorable guest experiences, thanks to the integration […]