Remote Internal Auditor — Independent Risk & Controls Leader

Elesta; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Medical insurance coverage

Annual team-building

Direct reporting to UBO

Job summary

Elesta, a private UHNWI Family Office, seeks an Internal Audit professional to join a remote, high-performance team. You will plan and perform risk-based audits across finance, procurement, HR, IT, and operations, ensuring independence and robust controls, and report findings to the UBO.

Lead audits end-to-end, coordinate external advisors, review colleagues’ work, and present results. Fluent English and Russian, IFRS/COSO knowledge, and 3–5 years of audit experience required; CIA/ACCA/CISA is a

Qualifications

• 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
• 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

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

Skills

Risk assessment

Auditing

Internal controls

Excel analysis

SQL

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting/Law

Tools

COSO

IIA Standards

Job description

Elesta, a private UHNWI Family Office, seeks an Internal Audit professional to join a remote, high-performance team. You will plan and perform risk-based audits across finance, procurement, HR, IT, and operations, ensuring independence and robust controls, and report findings to the UBO.

Lead audits end-to-end, coordinate external advisors, review colleagues’ work, and present results. Fluent English and Russian, IFRS/COSO knowledge, and 3–5 years of audit experience required; CIA/ACCA/CISA is a