Xendit provides payment infrastructure across Southeast Asia and is expanding to Greater China and LATAM. We process payments, power marketplaces, disburse payroll and loans, provide KYC solutions, prevent fraud, and help businesses grow exponentially. We serve our customers by providing a suite of world-class APIs, eCommerce platform integrations, and easy to use applications for individual entrepreneurs, SMEs, and enterprises alike.
Our main focus is building the most advanced payment rails for Southeast Asia, with a clear goal in mind — to make payments across and within SEA simple, secure and easy for everyone. We serve thousands of businesses ranging from SMEs to multinational enterprises, and process millions of transactions monthly. We’ve been growing rapidly since our inception in 2015, onboarding hundreds of new customers every month, and backed by global top-10 VCs. We’re proud to be featured on among the fastest growing companies by Y-Combinator.
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 and the ability to balance regulatory rigor with the realities of a high-growth fintech environment.
Minimum Qualifications- 4-8 years of experience in Internal Audit, Risk, or related assurance functions within financial services, payment companies, fintech, or technology-driven environments.
- Proven experience in 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 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.
Internal Audit Strategy & Governance
- 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.
- 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.
Audit Execution Oversight
- 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.
Reporting & Stakeholder Management
- 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.
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What We Do
Xendit is a financial technology company that provides payment solutions and simplifies the payment process for businesses in Indonesia, the Philippines and Southeast Asia, from SMEs and e-commerce startups to large enterprises. Xendit enables businesses to accept payments, disburse payroll, run marketplaces and more. The platform is known for its speed (fast integration, builds), simplicity (easy integrations, pricing), and world-class 24/7 customer support. Amidst the fragmented payment landscape in Southeast Asia, Xendit enables businesses to accept payments from direct debit, virtual accounts, credit and debit cards, eWallets, retail outlets, and online installments. Building the region’s digital payments infrastructure, Xendit is shaping the next generation of scalable businesses across Southeast Asia. Xendit is propelling the region's digital transformation by addressing access, reliability, and regulatory needs enabling more businesses to scale and thrive. As the first-ever Indonesian startup to graduate from YCombinator and backed by investors from Silicon Valley and Asia, including Kleiner and GGV Capital, Xendit powers some of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing brands including Traveloka, Transferwise, Wish, and Grab.
