Vice President, Internal Audit – Compliance & Corporate Functions

Job Description

Internal Audit – Compliance | Mizuho

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Mizuho, located in New York City, USA, with a hybrid working program. Mizuho is a global financial group providing comprehensive financial services, including banking, derivatives, and broker-dealer activities, across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia. This role is crucial for strengthening the firm’s control environment by providing independent assurance and advisory services to Mizuho Bank’s operations. The position helps assess risk management, governance, and control effectiveness, driving continuous improvement across the organization.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, New York City, USA
• Pay: $138500–$200000 yearly
• Team: Internal Audit Department Americas (IADA)
• Mission: This person leads and executes a comprehensive audit program focused on Compliance and Corporate Functions to ensure risk management, governance, and control effectiveness.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Audit Leadership: Lead the planning, execution, reporting, and completion of internal audits, issue validations, and special projects across Compliance and Corporate Functions.
• Risk Management: Evaluate the effectiveness of governance, risk management, compliance, and internal control frameworks, overseeing issue validation reviews.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build effective relationships with business leadership, audit management, and key stakeholders, representing Internal Audit on various forums.
• Team Development: Provide leadership, coaching, mentoring, and performance management for audit team members, fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment.
• Operational Improvement: Support departmental strategic planning, project management, and process improvement initiatives, while monitoring regulatory developments and industry trends.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field. This is a Vice President level role in Internal Audit.
• Experience: 7+ years of experience in internal audit, external audit, risk management, regulatory examination, compliance, or a related financial services discipline, with demonstrated experience leading audit engagements and managing audit teams.
• Skills: Strong knowledge of internal audit standards, risk management frameworks, internal controls, and regulatory requirements; excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills; exceptional written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Bonus: Advanced degree and/or professional certification (MBA, CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, CA, or equivalent); experience supporting senior leadership interactions with regulators, audit committees, and executive management.