Global Financial Compliance & Internal Controls Lead

ByteDance; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance seeks an experienced Internal Control professional to lead regional audits, design risk controls, and collaborate with IT and business teams across global operations. You will drive control maturity, monitor issues, and mentor staff while balancing risk with efficiency in a dynamic tech company.

The role requires strong Mandarin skills, a Bachelor’s degree or above, and at least five years in internal control, risk management, or financial audits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in internal control or risk management.
• Minimum 5 years of financial audit or financial internal control experience.
• Minimum 3 years of leadership or people management experience.
• Strong logical reasoning, comprehension, communication skills and empathy.
• Proficiency in Mandarin to collaborate with Mandarin-speaking partners.

Responsibilities

• Participate in global regional statutory audits and other financial internal control and compliance projects; manage daily communication with external auditors; oversee audit planning, progress monitoring and issue responses to ensure high-quality audit delivery.
• Build and continuously optimise risk control matrices for business and IT processes; conduct internal control walk-through and execution tests; produce high-quality working papers.
• Obtain end-to-end insights into front, middle and back-platform businesses and financial workflows; identify material risks; design and implement process optimisation solutions that balance risk control and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with technical teams to roll out regional IT general controls and application controls; formulate risk control solutions for system automation.
• Compile best practices for internal control and audit readiness; drive cross-departmental collaboration to deliver results; ensure full work closure and support team capability growth.

Skills

Audit

Risk management

Leadership

Communication

Mandarin

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above

Job description

ByteDance seeks an experienced Internal Control professional to lead regional audits, design risk controls, and collaborate with IT and business teams across global operations. You will drive control maturity, monitor issues, and mentor staff while balancing risk with efficiency in a dynamic tech company.

The role requires strong Mandarin skills, a Bachelor’s degree or above, and at least five years in internal control, risk management, or financial audits.