Senior Internal Auditor - German Speaker

Overview

Company Profile

StoneX is a publicly traded company on NASDAQ. StoneX, including its subsidiaries worldwide, provides clients across the globe with a comprehensive array of customized financial services and tools to help them protect their margins and manage volatility. As a pioneer in specialized financial services, StoneX opens markets for clients underserved by other financial institutions through insight, guidance, and transparency.

StoneX entities in the EMEA region provide a range of services, including online processing of payment transactions in foreign currency, brokerage of financial instruments, commodities trading, foreign exchange products, precious metals, and evolving digital asset and crypto-related products and services.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to join an expanding Internal Audit team within a growing and transforming organization. The company is looking to bring on a motivated, open-minded individual who is eager to learn about products and services offered by StoneX entities in Europe, including traditional financial services and emerging digital asset activities, with a focus on corresponding applicable regulations and control frameworks. Internal Audit team members are based in Kansas City, Chicago, Boston, London, Frankfurt, Mumbai and Singapore.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Conduct financial, operational, compliance/AML and internal control audits in support of the EMEA Internal Audit plan and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOx) requirements.
• Participate in audits covering traditional financial services activities as well as emerging digital asset- and crypto-related business lines, including governance, outsourcing, and technology-related risks.
• Plan, execute, and complete audit assignments across multiple European jurisdictions, including preparation of audit workpapers, documentation of findings and drafting of audit reports.
• Ensure that audit findings and recommendations are proportionate, practical, risk-focused and aligned with the nature and complexity of the business.
• Comply with internal audit methodology, professional standards, internal procedures and regulatory expectations applicable to regulated financial services entities.
• Follow up on audit actions and provide robust assessment of how effectively identified issues have been remediated.
• Proactively build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders, second-line functions, and key business contacts across multiple locations and business lines.

This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management deems necessary.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A recognized degree in Accounting / Business / Audit / Finance or related fields
• Four to seven years of relevant working experience in internal audit and / or external audit within a multinational financial services firm, regulated financial institution, fintech, digital-assets environment or a recognized accounting firm
• Understanding of regulatory requirements applicable to investment firms, payment institutions, and financial-services entities in Europe; familiarity with German regulatory frameworks (e.g., MaRisk, ZAG, GWG) is preferred
• Knowledge of governance, AML/CTF, compliance, outsourcing, SOx and internal control frameworks
• Experience in independent planning and executing audit assignments, including testing, stakeholder interaction, documentation of findings and audit report drafting
• Experience working in cross-border and multicultural environments with the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders across different jurisdictions and levels of seniority
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English are mandatory; German is strongly preferred. French or additional European languages are considered an advantage
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify practical, risk-based solutions
• High level of integrity, professional skepticism, attention to detail, and commitment to quality
• Willingness to continuously learn and develop technical, regulatory, and business knowledge in a rapidly evolving financial-services environment
• Solid computer skills; experience with audit management tools, data analytics, technology-enabled auditing techniques, and the practical use of AI-assisted tools to support audit research, documentation, and analysis is considered an advantage