Internal Audit Senior Manager – Bank- Square Financial Services – Square

SFS  is seeking an Internal Audit Senior Manager who is capable of working across the organization, leading the execution of financial, operational, and regulatory compliance based audits as well as providing control consultation on risks and controls throughout SFS. This role will report to the SFS Head of Internal Audit. The team reports directly to the SFS Board Audit Committee and is responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of high quality, value added audit reports which meet the requirements of the Boards and respective regulators. The candidate must have a firm grasp of internal audit standards (e.g., IIA and AICPA) and banking and financial institutions experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Works with the Head of Internal Audit  to define the strategic direction of SFS’s internal auditing program, which is to be consistent and aligned with SFS business objectives
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the Square’s reputation and safeguarding SFS by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations
• Participate in all phases of the audit including scope determination, documentation of walkthroughs and flow charts of key processes, execution of test procedures for key controls, discussion and documentation of issues and ongoing monitoring of issue closure and report writing, in accordance with the internal audit schedule
• Ensures timely delivery of comprehensive regulatory and internal audit issue validation, and where determined appropriate, issue validation on other remediation actions, including issues arising from the external auditors and regulators
• Contributes towards the delivery of high impact reports to executive management, regulators, and SFS sub-committees

• Experience working in banking and/or financial services
• Experience interacting and representing the company to external auditors and financial regulators
• A minimum 7+ years of experience in one or a combination of the following audit or risk functions: covering risk identification, mitigation and management (includes audit, operational risk, compliance risk, credit risk, market risk, technology risk, or the management of a process or business with accountability for risk)
• An appropriate certification in accounting and/or auditing is mandatory, including a CPA, CA, or CIA is required
• Excellent executive presence, leadership and communication skills.  Ability to partner and influence cross-functionally
• Experience in managing a team and accounting and financial audit background highly desired

We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we’re doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page. 

Additionally, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.

Perks

We want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:

• Healthcare coverage
• Retirement Plans
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness perks
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off
• Learning and Development resources

Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.