We’re looking to hire an Internal Audit Lead to help build out the core of our Internal Audit function at Mercury and execute on our audit plan. You’ll help lead audits internally within Mercury as well as supporting audits being conducted externally by third parties. Over time, you will become a subject matter expert on Mercury’s operations and compliance obligations.

Some things you’ll do on the job:

• Scope, plan and lead internal audits across Mercury products and operations
• Conduct process walkthroughs and execute audit testing to confirm the design and operational effectiveness of internal controls
• Assess compliance with Mercury’s compliance obligations
• Socialize, document and report audit issues identified
• Work with teams on audit issue remediation and conduct issue follow up testing
• Other duties as assigned

The ideal candidate should:

• Have experience scoping and planning new, complex audits in the financial services industry 
• Have experience leading audit teams and coaching team members
• Be comfortable conducting walkthroughs, creating audit test plans, and executing internal controls testing
• Have experience working with financial services companies, and have a working knowledge of laws, regulations and risk management standards for financial services
• Have the ability to quickly grasp and understand complex business processes
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Be able to manage their own schedule to ensure deadlines are met
• Be a self-starter, someone who likes to innovate and think about how we can do things differently to be more efficient and effective
• Experience with IT audits is a nice to have

The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options), and benefits. 

Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the saas and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a job candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers. 

Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:

• US employees in the New York City or San Francisco Bay area: $156,000 - 179,000 USD
• US employees outside of the New York City or San Francisco Bay area: $132,500 - 152,500 USD
• Canadian employees (any location): CAD $138,500 -159,500 

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