Our mission and customers: We are creating the freedom for SMEs to succeed by delivering Europe's leading finance workspace with banking at its core, augmented by financial tools. We are proud to be rated 4.8 on Trustpilot, based on 55,000+ reviews. Our culture puts customer satisfaction at the core of what we do, as proven by our Net Promoter Score of 75.
Our journey: Founded in 2017 by Alexandre and Steve, Qonto has grown to 1,600+ Qontoers serving over 600,000+ customers across 8 European countries. We have been profitable since 2023, and we are just getting started.
Our beliefs: We hire for skills and potential. With 80+ nationalities, 45% women, and 56% of women in our leadership team, diversity isn't a program; It's who we are. We've built a discrimination-free hiring process because the best teams are built on merit.
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Join us as an Internal Audit Manager - Compliance and help shape Qonto's audit processes as one of the first members of our recently established Internal Audit team. You'll contribute in building robust audit methodology while ensuring oversight of our compliance processes serving 600,000 customers across Europe. You will play a key role in establishing audit standards and processes as we scale towards serving one million SMEs by 2028.
👩💻🧑💻 As an Internal Audit Manager - Compliance at Qonto, you will
• Lead audit missions: Execute generalist and compliance audit initiatives in collaboration with the internal audit team and external providers to ensure compliance with regulatory obligations;
• Manage centralised process audits: Manage audit missions focused on centralised processes from our headquarters (fraud management, operational risks, …);
• Follow-Up on recommendations : Ensure timely implementation and monitoring of audit recommendations;
• Conduct the annual risk assessment: Lead the annual risk assessment on Qonto’s risks.
🤔 What you can expect
• New team, real impact: Join a recent team where you'll help build our audit methodology and directly contribute to Qonto becoming a bank
• Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with local experts, risk teams, and various Qonto departments
• Comprehensive Insight: Gain an extensive understanding of Qonto’s activities and departments.
• Structured approach: Use established audit frameworks while having the autonomy to adapt them to Qonto's specific needs
🤝 About your future Manager
• Their background?
Catherine joined Qonto in March 2024, bringing over 12 years of experience in the banking sector, with a strong focus on retail and corporate banking and payment services. Throughout her career, she has held diverse roles in sales, internal audit, and risk management. At Qonto, she was recruited to establish the company's internal audit function, laying a solid foundation to support Qonto's safe and sustainable growth.
• What can they bring to the team?
Passionate about her work, Catherine brings a positive perspective to the role of internal audit at Qonto, focusing on continuous improvement and safeguarding the group's interests. As an experienced manager, she will support you with care and guidance to succeed in your role and advance within Qonto.
🏅About You
• Internal Audit expertise in banking: Demonstrated experience in internal audit practices within the banking sector or payment institutions
• Compliance expertise: Strong knowledge of compliance topics in the financial sector, including Anti-Money Laundering (AML), sanctions screening, FATCA/CRS reporting, Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC), and other regulatory compliance frameworks applicable to banking and payment institutions
• Clear communication: Excellent at conveying audit findings clearly to all audiences, from operational staff to senior management
• Critically Independent: You have a strong critical thinking ability that allows you to identify inefficiencies and discrepancies independently. You confidently maintain your positions and can persuade others of your insights and recommendations;
• Languages: Fluency in English required; proficiency in French is a bonus.
At Qonto we understand that true diversity isn't just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick! Who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we've been searching for all along.
