Internal Audit Manager (PT Sinar Digital Terdepan)

We are seeking an Internal Audit Manager to establish and lead the Internal Audit function for a fast-growing, regulated Payment Service Provider processing high volumes of digital transactions. This role is critical in ensuring the Company operates with strong governance, effective internal controls, and in full alignment with regulatory expectations.

As Internal Audit Manager, you will act as an independent and objective assurance partner to the Board of Directors and Senior Management. You will design the internal audit framework from the ground up, define audit priorities based on risk, and ensure that key operational, technology, financial, and compliance controls function effectively as the Company scales.

This role requires strong judgment, leadership, and the ability to balance regulatory rigor with the realities of a high-growth fintech environment.

• 4+ years of experience in Internal Audit, Risk, or related assurance functions within financial services, payment companies, fintech, or technology-driven environments.
• Proven experience in a Team Lead role within an Audit function, including experience overseeing the work of junior auditors and managing end-to-end audit engagements
• Strong understanding of payment operations, digital transaction flows, system controls, and regulatory expectations.
• Experience interacting with regulators, external auditors, and senior executives.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluency in Indonesian and English.

• Professional certifications such as CIA, CPA, CISA, or equivalent are highly preferred.

• You believe Internal Audit should enable the business, not block it.
• You are comfortable challenging senior stakeholders with facts and data.
• You can translate regulatory and audit requirements into practical, workable controls.
• You thrive in fast-moving, imperfect environments and can build structure from ambiguity.

• Establish and maintain the Internal Audit charter, methodology, and annual audit plan in accordance with regulatory expectations and best practices.
• Develop a risk-based audit universe, prioritizing areas such as payment processing, system controls, reconciliation, fraud risks, regulatory reporting, and third-party dependencies.
• Ensure Internal Audit remains independent from operational functions.

• Oversee end-to-end internal audits covering operational, technology, financial, and compliance execution areas.
• Review and approve audit scopes, findings, and recommendations to ensure clarity, accuracy, and practicality.
• Ensure audits focus on control effectiveness, not merely documentation.

• Report audit results, key issues, and systemic risks to Senior Management and the Audit Committee / Board.
• Track and monitor management action plans and remediation progress.
• Serve as the primary liaison with regulators and external auditors on internal audit matters.

• Build, mentor, and develop the Internal Audit team.
• Set audit quality standards and foster a culture of integrity, independence, and constructive challenge.
• Continuously uplift audit capabilities, especially in technology-enabled and transaction-heavy environments.