Principal, Internal Audit and Advisory
About the role
The Community You Will Join:
Audit and Advisory Services is an independent, objective assurance and advisory activity designed to add value, improve the Company’s operations and provide insights into the CFO and Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. We partner closely with the Executive Team, Key Stakeholders, Enterprise Risk team and our network of External/Industry advisors to identify high impact, meaningful projects across Technology, Operations, Financial and Compliance areas.
The Difference You Will Make:
The qualified candidate will have broad experience with audit and consulting activities at a technology intensive organization, ideally at a multinational company. Key qualifications for this role is an ability to deliver results and partner with senior levels within the organization in an ever changing, fast-paced environment and drive results.
A Typical Day:
- Plan and execute multiple audit and advisory activities from planning and scoping through report delivery.
- Partner with business teams to stay up-to-date on new product pipelines and initiatives and provide guidance on risks and controls.
- Manage third party co-source/consultant resources to ensure cohesive and collaborative execution of audits and advisory projects.
- Support the dynamic audit identification process and assist in developing and executing the audit plan.
- Build, develop, and maintain strong business relationships with business and technology partners, acting as a trusted advisor to collaborate and help solve complex problems.
- Partner closely with other AirControl disciplines, including Enterprise Risk, Global Compliance Services, Data & Analytics and SOX to maintain departmental alignment.
- Continuously improve the company’s ability to mitigate risks and develop recommendations on how to integrate controls as part of daily operations.
- Work on other ad hoc and investigation projects, as required.
Your Expertise:
- 10+ years of relevant audit, accounting, consulting or relevant experience; 4+ years of managerial or project management experience.
- Previous internal audit experience is a must.
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, demonstrating good time management and the ability to prioritize tasks and work autonomously in a fast-paced ever-changing environment.
- Exceptional ability to effectively collaborate with and partner with key stakeholders globally and cross-functionally.
- Proactive and creative problem solver.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to define and execute projects.
- Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively through both written and verbal formats up to the executive level (e.g. Chief Financial Officer, VP of Finance, etc.).
- Must be passionate about Airbnb.
Additional Considerations:
- Professional services experience providing risk, internal audit, or external audit services or working in a co-sourced environment is a plus.
- Experience with technology intensive companies or platform marketplaces is a plus.
- Knowledge of Payments industry regulations and experience with payments compliance frameworks and programs are a plus.