At Upvest, we are on a mission to make investing as easy as spending money. Upvest empowers businesses to offer a wide range of investment products and the best experience in the field of capital market investment and retirement planning. Upvest’s Investment API is easy to integrate so that fintechs and financial institutions can save resources and fully focus on their core business.
We are proud to partner with Europe’s leading Fintechs and financial institutions such as DKB, Revolut, N26 and Raisin. Founded in 2017 by Martin Kassing, Upvest now brings together over 270 talented professionals from more than 70 nationalities. We’re backed by world-class investors such as Hedosophia, Sapphire, Bessemer Venture Partners, BlackRock, Earlybird, HV Capital, Notion Capital, and Motive Ventures.
What you’ll do:
- Enable Upvest to enhance governance through robust audit practices
- Provide audit-driven insights on risks, controls, and compliance to internal teams.
- Support colleagues in identifying and addressing risks while ensuring fast growth and regulatory excellence.
- Provide management with valuable audit insights for informed decision-making
- Conduct audits to assess controls, security measures, and compliance
This role will give you the opportunity to:
- Develop and maintain an internal audit framework tailored to the fintech environment.
- Lead and manage audit engagements, overseeing audit procedures to ensure alignment with fintech-specific requirements.
- Report findings and propose improvements to senior management to enhance overall processes and compliance.
- Prepare quarterly and annual reports on audit results and findings to management.
- Oversee and manage outsourced audit support, ensuring audits remain aligned with company goals and standards.
- Introduce innovative solutions that enhance audit efficiency and improve audit frameworks in a rapidly changing fintech industry.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including external auditors and regulatory bodies, to ensure full compliance and risk mitigation.
- Provide independent audit support for strategic initiatives, like New Product introductions (NPPs), while maintaining objectivity.
What you bring:
- If you're someone who likes to build things from the ground up, enjoys being hands-on and wants to get more insight into the fintech space, this opportunity could be the one you've been looking for.
- Multiple years of experience in internal audit functions or in an audit firm.
- A background in business administration or a related academic field is preferred, but we are open to candidates with strong practical experience and a deep understanding of audit.
- Passion about the future of fintech and desire to drive it from a front-row seat
- English and German fluency (both written and spoken)
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced remote environment
- Ability to work from Germany (being based in Berlin is not required, though a plus)
It’s great if you:
- Can engage with teams on an equal footing, understanding complexities while bridging the gap between audit requirements and real-world implementation.
- Bring experience in the banking industry
How we Upvest in you:
- Impact-driven work: We’re building the infrastructure that will power the future of investing in Europe. It’s complex, ambitious, and meaningful. You’ll work with modern technologies and create something entirely new. No legacy systems, no limits.
- Wellbeing: Recharge with 30 days of annual leave and maintain a healthy lifestyle with sports benefits. Access confidential professional coaching and enjoy the flexibility to work remotely abroad for up to 183 days a year. Recharge with UpRest, a one-month fully paid sabbatical after every 4 years of working at Upvest.
- Development: Growth is in our DNA. Each Upvenger has access to a personal development budget and the freedom to decide how to use it.
- Flexible work environment: Work from any of our hubs in Berlin, London or Tallinn hybrid or remotely across Europe, depending on the role. We give you the choice and budget to work where you’re most comfortable and productive, either at home or in the office. You choose.
- Compensation and equity: We believe that all Upvengers contribute to our success and deserve a competitive, above-market salary and a participation in our employee equity program.
- Team celebrations: Participate in company-wide events, such as UpFest, dinners, offsites and our Holiday party, to connect with colleagues and celebrate our achievements.
- Inclusion: We’re committed to a culture where everyone belongs and thrives. Our Employee Resources Groups foster inclusion and connection, like Upfem for our female Upvengers, or UpVergent supporting neurodivergent Upvengers and allies.
Our Values:
- Make it easy for others. We simplify the complex and act with the best intentions
- Own the outcome. We are proactive, fast and confident to get the job done, valuing progress over perfection.
- Rise to the challenge. We aim high and push the boundaries. We stay curious, learn and celebrate our wins together.
- Tell the story. We start with the Why to align on purpose. We are transparent and share knowledge to empower and inspire others.
Upvest is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
