Internal Audit

About CloudWalk:
We are not just another fintech unicorn. We are a pack of dreamers, makers, and tech enthusiasts building the future of payments. With millions of happy customers and a hunger for innovation, we're now expanding our neural network - literally and metaphorically.

At CloudWalk, Internal Audit is not just about checking boxes — it's about enabling safe innovation. Our Internal Audit function plays a critical role in ensuring our teams build and scale disruptive technologies and financial products with robust controls, secure environments, and strong governance. Here, audit is a strategic partner to the business, helping us grow with resilience, transparency, and intelligence.

We're Looking For a
hands-on, tech-savvy Internal Audit professional who is passionate about automation, data, systems, and emerging technologies. Someone who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments and enjoys navigating the complexities of regulated financial and payment institutions.

You will be the
first Internal Audit hire,
helping establish the foundation of the function, bridging outsourced auditors and internal teams, and driving best-in-class audit practices across technology, risk, operations, and business areas.

What You'll Be Doing

• Act as the primary liaison between outsourced internal audit teams and CloudWalk's technology, product, risk, compliance, and business areas, ensuring alignment of scope, expectations, evidence gathering, and delivery timelines.
• Participate in the development and execution of Internal Audit plans grounded in risk assessment, regulatory frameworks, and CloudWalk's evolving technological landscape.
• Perform and support audits across a range of domains—including technology environments, IT general controls (ITGC), cybersecurity, data governance, business processes, operational workflows, and risk management frameworks.
• Document, analyze, and report audit findings, highlighting control deficiencies, risk exposures, and opportunities for automation, efficiency, and process improvement.
• Offer practical, actionable recommendations and partner with teams to develop and monitor remediation plans, ensuring timely and effective implementation.
• Identify emerging risks related to new products, technologies, market shifts, and regulatory evolution, translating them into audit considerations and strategic insights.
• Support the implementation of internal controls, governance practices, and continuous monitoring routines through data-driven approaches and automation.
• Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the company, promoting a culture of transparency, control awareness, and continuous improvement.

What You Need To Succeed

• A university degree in a relevant field and a solid foundation in internal audit, risk management, controls, or related disciplines.
• Experience working with financial institutions, payment institutions, or other regulated entities — with a generalist profile able to navigate tech, ops, risk, and business topics.
• Strong interest in technology, automation, data analysis, and modern audit tools — you enjoy connecting dots between systems, processes, and controls.
• Familiarity with audit and risk frameworks such as IIA standards, COSO, COBIT, ITIL, and cybersecurity best practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, enabling you to work closely with engineering, product, technology, and business teams.
• Technical fluency to understand complex environments, challenge assumptions, and contribute to building a resilient control ecosystem.
• Advanced English and fluency in Portuguese.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with cloud environments, DevOps practices, or security frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, etc.).
• Experience in building or scaling audit functions from early stages.
• Exposure to automated controls testing, continuous auditing, or AI-driven audit techniques.

The Future We See

At CloudWalk, we envision a future where AI empowers Internal Audit to go beyond traditional reviews: Real-time monitoring of core processes through intelligent automation.

Auditors leveraging machine learning to detect anomalies and emerging risks before they materialize.

Seamless integration between engineering, product, and audit to create resilient, scalable, and compliant systems.

A control environment driven by data, intelligence, and continuous assurance.

If you want to shape the next generation of Internal Audit in a hyper-tech, AI-powered financial ecosystem, this is the place to build it from the ground up.

Join us at CloudWalk, where we're not just engineering solutions; we're building a smarter, AI-driven future for payments—together.
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