About the opportunity
The Manager, Business Audit function supports internal audit activities across the N26 group, including external contractors and subsidiaries, in line with professional and regulatory standards. Key responsibilities include conducting internal audits, preparing detailed audit reports within defined scopes, and ensuring audit findings are addressed on time. The position also involves contributing to key projects while maintaining independence, avoiding conflicts of interest, and upholding internal audit policies and professional standards.

In this role, you will:

• Support the development of a comprehensive risk-based annual audit plan for business functions, including product, customer operations, sales, marketing, and partnerships
• Support and conduct all business internal audit activities within the N26 group including external contractors 
• Prepare the internal audit reports as per requirements with strong focus on attention to details of specific boundaries of the audit/s defined scope; big plus experience in compliance and WPHG requirements
• Monitor in an appropriate form whether the findings identified during the audit are remedied within the specified timeframe
• Participate in key projects, while guarding independence, avoiding conflicts of interest and maintain internal audit policies and procedures
• Performing work in accordance with established professional and regulatory standards

What you need to be successful:

Background: 

• Successfully completed degree in economics or comparable training.
• Gained at least 5 years working experience as Internal Auditor in an international company, in a regulated environment. Preferably in a bank or other financial institution or an audit company.
• High degree of process understanding as well as profound knowledge in the areas of online banking and retail products.
• Very good insight into Banking laws & requirements, and willing to become acquainted with local specific Banking laws, standard banking requirements as well as banking IT-Systems.
• Good English (and German) language skills. Any other European language is a plus.

Skills: 

• Strong communication and stakeholder management with the ability to engage with cross-functional stakeholders and to withstand management pushback.
• Proficiency in audit tools, data analytics, and reporting systems
• Deep understanding of operational and financial (key) controls, process optimization, and risk mitigation
• Strong report writer focus on legal and factual subsumption.
• Robust and defensible reporting,
• Audit Leadership and audit quality assurance

What’s in it for you:

• Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europe’s most talked about disruptors 🚀.
• Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation. 
• As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account. As well as subscriptions for friends and family members.    
• Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.  
• A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies - all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities, experiences, and backgrounds. 
• A relocation package with visa support for those who need it.

Who we are
N26 has reimagined banking for today’s digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do and it’s how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use.
We've eliminated physical branches, paperwork, and hidden fees for an elegant digital experience and supreme savings. Giving people the power to live and bank their way is what gets us out of bed in the morning and inspires the work that we do. 
We are headquartered in Berlin with offices in multiple cities across Europe, including Vienna and Barcelona, and a 1,500-strong team of more than 80 nationalities.

Sounds good? Apply now for this position.
Do you see yourself thriving in this role? We’d love to see your application even if you don’t meet 100% of the criteria. You may just be the right fit for this or other roles!

Equal opportunities for all
At N26, we believe our strength lies in our people and the varied perspectives they bring. We strive to build diverse teams that drive innovation and business success. We actively seek talent from all backgrounds and welcome applications from all genders, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities, neurodiversities, and ages.
We are committed to providing an excellent and accessible candidate experience. If you require any accommodations to make this process work for you, please let us know. We’re here to support you!
Discover more about Diversity & Inclusion at N26: https://n26.com/en-eu/diversity-and-inclusion