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

• 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.
• 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
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