Vice President, Internal Audit (similar to Head of Audit / Audit Director / ED level)

Overview

In this senior leadership role, you will shape the Internal Audit function for Vocalink, aligning the risk-based assurance plan with regulatory expectations and strategic priorities. You will partner with ExCo, the Board, regulators, and management to drive improvements in governance, risk management, and controls. You’ll lead complex audits across business, technology, cyber, and operational domains, using data analytics to enhance coverage and insight. This is a mission-critical role in a regulated payments environment, offering the opportunity to influence risk strategy and strengthen assurance across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Stakeholder engagement with ExCo, Board, and regulatory bodies; foster risk and control culture and provide objective challenge
• Lead development and execution of the risk-based audit plan; ensure coverage across strategic, financial, operational, technology, cyber, resilience, and compliance risks
• Drive audit quality, reporting, and practical remediation; oversee issue tracking and escalation
• Develop audit programmes and testing approaches aligned with Global Internal Audit Standards; leverage data analytics and automation to enhance coverage
• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing, inclusive team; promote continuous learning and cross-regional collaboration

Key requirements

• Significant internal audit or risk management experience in a highly regulated environment, ideally in financial services/payments/CNI sectors
• Strong governance, risk, and internal controls knowledge with regulatory awareness
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management at executive and regulator levels
• Experience engaging with regulators and supporting regulatory reviews and remediation activities
• Track record in leading complex technology, cyber, resilience, and integrated audits
• Experience with data analytics, automation, and AI-enabled auditing tools
• Professional qualification (ACA/CA/ACCA/CIA/CISA/CISSP or equivalent)
• Growth mindset and commitment to continuous professional development

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• communication
• data analytics in audits
• automation and AI-enabled auditing tools
• risk-based audit planning

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