Are you an internal control, audit, risk or compliance professional who enjoys understanding how organisations work and helping them improve?
We’re looking for a Internal Control Specialist to join our Risk Management & Internal Control team at PayU. In this role, you’ll play an important part in strengthening and developing our internal control environment across the organisation.
You’ll work closely with different teams, analyse processes and control mechanisms, identify areas for improvement and help ensure that recommendations are effectively implemented. This is a great opportunity for someone who combines analytical thinking with a practical, collaborative approach and wants to have a real impact on how a dynamic payments organisation operates.
Responsibilities & key activities:
- Conduct ongoing internal control testing and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Develop recommendations to address identified gaps and irregularities.
- Monitor and verify the implementation of recommendations following control testing, inspections and audits.
- Prepare and update internal control policies and procedures.
- Design and map control mechanisms across business processes.
- Support colleagues across PayU in understanding internal controls and the control mechanisms in place.
- Review the results of horizontal testing and provide additional recommendations where needed.
- Support internal audits conducted within PayU and help ensure effective follow-up on audit findings.
Qualifications and Experience:
- A bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as law, administration, finance, management, etc.
- 3+ years of experience in internal control, internal audit, external audit, risk management or compliance.
- A strong understanding of internal control systems, ideally within a payment institution or another regulated environment.
- Knowledge of KNF recommendations relating to internal control systems.
- Fluency in both Polish and English, allowing you to work comfortably in a professional environment.
- Very good knowledge of MS Office.
- Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- A high level of attention to detail, while also being able to see the bigger picture.
- A proactive mindset and a strong sense of ownership and responsibility.
- Confidence in making decisions and communicating recommendations.
- Assertiveness and the ability to work effectively with different stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
What we offer:
- Employment under a contract of employment,
- Benefits: ability to develop one’s own package in MyBenefit system,
- Possibility to work in a hybrid model with a 2 days in the office policy,
- Friendly work atmosphere in a cooperation-driven team, that will support you everyday,
- Work in an international organization operating in a rapidly changing industry.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in law, administration, finance, management, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in internal control, internal audit, external audit, risk management, or compliance
- Strong understanding of internal control systems, ideally in a payment institution or regulated environment
- Knowledge of KNF recommendations relating to internal control systems
- Fluency in Polish and English
- Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail and ability to understand the broader business context
- Proactive mindset and strong sense of ownership and responsibility
- Confidence making decisions and communicating recommendations
- Assertiveness and ability to work effectively with stakeholders
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
What We Do
Global reach, local expertise: we combine the best of both worlds to reshape the future of payments and fintech to build a world of unlimited possibilities. We successfully bridge the global and local gap by supplying ultimate global payment coverage with extensive local expertise and support. Our vision is to create a world without financial borders where everyone can prosper. Thus, we strive to shape the payment industry of tomorrow to support global financial inclusion. As the payments and fintech business of Prosus- a global consumer internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world- we are a leading online payment service provider operating in 50+ high-growth markets, dedicated to creating cutting-edge financial services tailored to the needs of over 450,000 merchants and millions of consumers. Focused on empowering people through financial services and creating a world without financial borders, we have set out to be one of the most prominent investors in the Fintech space, with investments totaling over $1 billion to date. We deploy more than 400 payment methods and PCI-certified platforms to process approximately 10 million payments daily. As a Fintech innovator, we develop cutting-edge technologies to ensure that merchants benefit from the highest approval rates and can optimally expand their global reach.
