Internal Audit Manager, Greater China

About Airwallex

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 250,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale. Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,300 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 27 offices around the globe. Valued at US$11 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.

Location and Team

Location: Shanghai, Shenzhen, or Guangzhou Department: Internal Audit

About the Team

You’ll be part of a collaborative and high-impact Internal Audit team that plays a critical role in supporting Airwallex’s objectives. We provide independent assurance and actionable insights to senior management and the Board, ensuring robust risk management, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence. Our team is passionate about driving continuous improvement and supporting Airwallex’s mission to be a global fintech leader.

What You’ll Do

• As the Internal Audit Manager for Greater China, you will be a versatile generalist responsible for managing and executing a risk-based internal audit plan. This critical role is based within our China entity, which holds a Payment Business License from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), focused on providing robust assurance against PBOC regulatory requirements while also extending coverage to our Hong Kong operations. We are looking for an agile, well-rounded auditor who possesses a strong foundational toolkit—someone who knows how to analyze a process, identify risks, and ask the right questions, regardless of the department. You will apply these transferable skills across three main pillars: Regulatory Compliance, Technology, and Internal Functions. For highly technical or specialized reviews, you will manage external co-sourced service providers to handle the heavy lifting.

Key Responsibilities

• 1. Audit Execution & Delivery

• Apply core internal audit methodologies to lead and execute end-to-end reviews across the business, ensuring pragmatic scoping, clear fieldwork documentation, and objective control testing.

• Regulatory Compliance: Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of compliance workflows, risk frameworks, and controls aligned with PBOC and Hong Kong regulatory requirements (such as AML/CTF and regulatory reporting).

• Technology Baselines: Assess IT General Controls (ITGCs), baseline IT operations, and digital infrastructure governance to ensure strong systemic foundations.

• Internal Functions: Conduct operational and control reviews across corporate functions, including Finance, Treasury, People & Talent, and Legal.

• 2. Project & Vendor Management

• Act as the engagement manager when bringing in third-party service providers or external subject matter experts for highly specialized, deeply technical audits (e.g., advanced cybersecurity testing or niche regulatory reviews). Coordinate, advise, and review the output of these external partners to ensure their deliverables align with Airwallex’s internal audit standards.

• 3. Stakeholder Collaboration & Remediation

• Build constructive, collaborative partnerships with control owners and business leaders across Greater China. Communicate risk and control insights in a practical, concise manner that speaks the business’s language. Partner with stakeholders to track and validate management action plans, ensuring timely and effective remediation of findings. Support special reviews, investigations, or time-sensitive risk assessments as needed.

• 4. Data-Driven Auditing

• Leverage available data analysis tools (e.g. Aliyun cloud platforms) to make audit scoping more efficient, spot trends, and streamline control testing.

• Key Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Law, or a related discipline.
• Experience: 8+ years of experience in internal audit, external audit or risk advisory, ideally within financial services, fintech, third-party payments, or a fast-paced corporate environment.
• Adaptability: Comfort navigating diverse audit domains (Compliance, Technology, and Operations) without requiring deep, hyperspecialized subject matter expertise on day one.
• Project Management: Proven ability to manage timelines, balance multiple reviews, and effectively oversee third-party vendors or consultants.
• Communication & Language: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex issues clearly. Bilingual fluency in English and Chinese (Mandarin) is required to collaborate effectively with local control owners and global teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications: Professional certifications that demonstrate a strong professional foundation (e.g., CIA, CISA, CPA, CAMS, or equivalent).
• Industry

Experience

• Prior experience in fintech, digital banking, or financial services, ideally within a fast-paced, global matrix environment.
• Big 4 Experience: Prior experience in a Big 4 or top-tier consulting firm in IT audit, risk advisory, financial audit, or forensic services.
• Data

Skills

• Hands-on experience with data analytics tools (e.g., Python, SQL, Aliyun, Databricks).

• Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters

• To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an official Airwallex domain. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page. Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.

• Equal opportunity

• Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.