Internal Auditor

Elesta; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Medical insurance coverage

Annual team-building trips

Job summary

Elesta seeks an experienced Internal Audit professional to join its private UHNWI Family Office. You will lead risk-based audits, test controls, and analyze financial and non-financial processes. Fluency in English and Russian is required, with strong Excel/SQL data skills and knowledge of IFRS and COSO frameworks.

This is a fully remote role with global reach. You will report directly to the Head of Internal Audit and the UBO, coordinating audits across finance, operations, IT, and procurement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level or higher in finance, accounting, economics, or law.
• Experience in internal or external audit, risk advisory, or similar roles.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with high integrity.

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform risk-based audits across departments and entities, including finance, procurement, payroll, IT, and operations.
• Test design and operating effectiveness of controls; ensure compliance with policies and authority delegation.
• Analyze populations of transactions to detect anomalies, conflicts of interest, and fraud indicators.
• Prepare clear audit reports in English, with root-cause analysis and practical recommendations; agree actions with process owners.
• Present results to the UBO and Head of Internal Audit; lead ad-hoc reviews and investigations as requested.
• Contribute to annual risk assessment and audit plan; advise on control improvements; lead end-to-end audits coordinating external advisors.

Skills

English

Russian

Excel

Data analysis

SQL

Power BI

IFRS knowledge

COSO

Education

Finance/Economics/Accounting/Law degree

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Excel

Job description

About us

We are a private UHNWI Family Оffice supporting a family and its business and personal assets across several jurisdictions: holding and operating companies, real estate and other private assets, and household operations. We are an international team, working remotely.

About the role

Internal Audit is a separate, independent function. It reviews the work of all departments of the Family Office, including Finance, and reports directly to the UBO. Its job is to give the family independent assurance that money is spent as intended, controls work and manages risks. You will join the Internal Audit team led by the Head of Internal Audit.

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform risk-based audits of all departments and entities: finance and accounting, procurement and vendor management, expenses and corporate cards, payroll and HR, treasury and payments, operations, property and asset management, IT access and data security


• Test the design and operating effectiveness of controls, including compliance with the Delegation of Authority and internal policies


• Analyse full populations of transactions to detect anomalies, duplicates, conflicts of interest and fraud red flags


• Write clear audit reports in English (findings, root causes, risk ratings, practical recommendations) and agree action plans with process owners


• Report audit results and the status of agreed actions directly to the UBO, together with the Head of Internal Audit


• Perform ad-hoc reviews and investigations requested by the UBO


• Contribute to the annual risk assessment and audit plan approved by the UBO; advise on control improvements (management remains the owner of processes and controls)


• Lead audits end-to-end, coordinate external advisors, review the work of colleagues, and present results to the UBO


• Fluent English and Russian, both written and spoken


• Higher education in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Law


• 3–5 years in internal audit, external audit, or risk advisory (Big4 / Tier-2 or in-house). At least 2 years leading audits (preferable)


• Clear understanding of internal audit independence and the Three Lines Model; experience auditing both finance and non-finance functions


• Solid knowledge of accounting (IFRS), internal control frameworks (COSO), and IIA Standards


• Strong Excel and data analysis skills; SQL / Power BI is a plus


• CIA, ACCA, CPA, CFE or CISA — an advantage


• High integrity, absolute confidentiality, and the courage to challenge senior management


• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced team


• Fully remote work, giving you the freedom to work from anywhere while being part of a world-class, high-performance team.


• Medical insurancecoverage to support your well-being and peace of mind.


• Fully sponsored international team-building once per yearin stunning destinations around the world.


• An independent role with a direct reporting line to the UBO and real impact on how the family office operates.