Internal Audit Associate

Indodana; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 133,920,000 - 267,840,000; Full time

Job summary

Cermati, a fintech startup in Indonesia, seeks an experienced Internal Audit professional to execute audit projects across development, fieldwork, reporting, and action plans. You will refine methodologies, work with multiple stakeholders, and support ISO 27001:2022 implementation while coordinating with regulators and external auditors.

Strong Indonesian regulatory knowledge and on-site travel are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Audit, Law, or other relevant field.
• 3–5 years of experience in internal audit, field audit, operational risk, or fraud/misconduct investigation.
• Experience in fintech, banking, or consumer finance sectors preferred.
• Strong knowledge of branch-level and head office operations, including KYC, onboarding, credit applications, and collections.
• High attention to detail and investigative skills with ability to analyze data to identify anomalies.
• Willingness to work independently in the field, including travel to remote branches.
• Strong report writing and documentation skills.
• Proven integrity, accountability, and professional skepticism.
• Understanding of Indonesian regulations for fintech and financial institutions.
• Proficiency with data validation tools or mobile-based audit platforms is an advantage.
• Fluency in Indonesian; English is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Execute audit projects effectively and efficiently throughout the audit cycle stages, including audit development, fieldwork, reporting, and monitoring action plans.
• Contribute to updating and refining internal audit methodologies.
• Collaborate with various business units and stakeholders to improve compliance and implement system or process improvements.
• Communicate findings and recommendations effectively to relevant work units.
• Manage the preparation process for ISO 27001:2022 implementation at CFG and ensure execution with minimal findings.
• Coordinate with external auditors from regulators, vendors, and consultants.

Skills

Attention to detail

Investigative skills

Report writing

Professional skepticism

Integrity

Accountability

Independent field work

Data analysis

KYC knowledge

Credit applications

Collections

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Audit, Law, or related field

Tools

Data validation tools

Mobile-based audit platforms

Job description

Company Description Cermati is a financial technology (fintech) startup based in Indonesia. Cermati simplifies the process of finding and applying for financial product by bringing everything online so people can shop around for financial products online and can apply online without having to physically visit a bank.

Company Description Cermati is a financial technology (fintech) startup based in Indonesia. Cermati simplifies the process of finding and applying for financial product by bringing everything online so people can shop around for financial products online and can apply online without having to physically visit a bank. Our team hailed from Silicon Valley Tech companies such as Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn and Sofi as well as Indonesian startups such as Doku, Touchten. We have graduates from well known universities such as Universitas Indonesia, ITB, Stanford, University of Washington, Cornell and many others. We are building a company with the same culture of openness, transparency, drive and meritocracy as Silicon Valley companies. Join us in our cause to build a world class fintech company in Indonesia.

Job Description

• Execute audit projects effectively and efficiently throughout the audit cycle stages, including audit development, fieldwork, reporting, and monitoring action plans.
• Contribute to the updating and refinement of internal audit methodologies.
• Collaborate with various business units and stakeholders to improve compliance and play an active role in implementing system or process improvements.
• Communicate findings and recommendations for improvement effectively to the relevant work units.
• Manage the preparation process for ISO 27001:2022 implementation at CFG and ensure execution is carried out properly without major findings.
• Coordinate with external auditors from regulators, vendors, and consultants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Audit, Law, or another relevant field.
• 3-5 years of experience in internal audit, field audit, operational risk, or fraud/misconduct investigation.
• Prior experience in the fintech, banking, or consumer finance sectors is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of branch-level and head office operations, including KYC, onboarding, credit applications, and collections.
• High attention to detail and investigative skills, with the ability to analyze and correlate data to identify anomalies.
• Willingness and ability to work independently in the field, including traveling to remote branch locations.
• Strong report writing and documentation skills.
• Proven integrity, accountability, and professional skepticism.
• Understanding of Indonesian regulations regarding fintech companies and financial institutions.
• Proficiency with data validation tools or mobile-based audit platforms is an advantage.
• Fluency in Indonesian is required; English proficiency is a plus.