Global Financial Compliance Lead: Audit & Internal Controls

Bytedance; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking an experienced Internal Control professional in Hong Kong to manage global statutory audits, risk assessments, and IT control implementations. You will lead audit readiness, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and shape internal control standards across the business.

The ideal candidate brings at least 5 years in internal control or risk management, strong leadership, and fluency in Mandarin to coordinate with regional stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above with at least 5 years 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, communication skills, and empathy.
• Proficient Mandarin required to collaborate with Mandarin-speaking markets.

Responsibilities

• Participate in global statutory audits and financial internal control projects; manage external auditors.
• Build and optimise risk control matrices for business and IT processes.
• Identify material risks and design process optimisation balancing risk and efficiency.
• Collaborate with technical teams to roll out IT general controls and automated solutions.
• Compile best practices for internal control; drive cross-departmental collaboration.

Skills

Internal control

Risk management

Audit

Leadership

Mandarin

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

ByteDance is seeking an experienced Internal Control professional in Hong Kong to manage global statutory audits, risk assessments, and IT control implementations. You will lead audit readiness, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and shape internal control standards across the business.

The ideal candidate brings at least 5 years in internal control or risk management, strong leadership, and fluency in Mandarin to coordinate with regional stakeholders.