APAC Internal Audit Leader – Risk & Assurance

Remitly; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 3,200,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rice Allowance

Transportation Allowance

Paid Vacation

Medical, Dental & Vision

Accident and Life Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Mental Health & Family Forming Benef

Job summary

Remitly is seeking a Head of Internal Audit – APAC based in Manila to lead the Global Audit & Assurance function for Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and Australia. You will manage a team of auditors, define the APAC audit strategy, and report directly to Boards and regulators, ensuring strong control environments across multiple jurisdictions.

You will build the annual audit plan, oversee end-to-end audits, and drive data-driven practices with co-source partners.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in internal audit, compliance assurance, risk testing, or regulatory consulting

Responsibilities

• Own the audit framework across JP, Philippines, Singapore and Australia, with continuous monitoring.
• Build the annual audit plan including risk assessment, budgeting, and scheduling.
• Lead and develop a team of internal auditors across APAC.
• Manage end-to-end audit engagements: scoping, fieldwork, findings, reporting.
• Monitor remediation of audit findings and report to Boards and committees.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Operations, Product and Engineering.
• Represent APAC priorities in global audit initiatives and tool adoption.
• Engage with Boards and regulators on audit outcomes.
• Oversee co-source partner engagements for quality and consistency.

Skills

Internal audit

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Data analytics

Regulatory knowledge

Communication to Board

Risk assessment

Autonomous

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Accounting

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Snowflake

Alteryx

Job description

Remitly is seeking a Head of Internal Audit – APAC based in Manila to lead the Global Audit & Assurance function for Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and Australia. You will manage a team of auditors, define the APAC audit strategy, and report directly to Boards and regulators, ensuring strong control environments across multiple jurisdictions.

You will build the annual audit plan, oversee end-to-end audits, and drive data-driven practices with co-source partners.