Senior Analyst, Internal Audit Strategy

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Senior Analyst, Internal Audit Strategy

Overview

Internal Audit provides independent, objective assurance designed to improve Mastercard’s operations and control environment. Internal Audit helps Mastercard accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management. Internal Audit also performs advisory and consultative services to support business owners as they enhance their controls and business operations.

Strategy, Innovation & Enablement (SIE) powers the Internal Audit function, providing standards, insights, innovation, process optimization and training. More specifically, SIE drives excellence and impact through executing strategy, fostering innovation, ensuring robust governance, enabling efficient practices, optimizing audit operations and delivering insightful reporting.

Role

The Senior Analyst, Internal Audit Strategy, Innovation & Enablement plays a key advisory role in helping Internal Audit operate as a modern, insight‑driven function. This role partners closely with Internal Audit leadership to enhance audit effectiveness through strategic enablement, process optimization, and consultative support.

The role focuses on advisory enablement rather than audit execution, supporting how audits are planned, staffed, delivered, and communicated. The Senior Analyst acts as an internal consultant—helping leaders identify opportunities to improve audit practices, optimize resourcing, strengthen capabilities, and deliver meaningful insights to stakeholders.

This position is ideal for a candidate with a consulting mindset, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to translate complex information into clear, actionable recommendations. Success in this role requires comfort operating in ambiguity, influencing without authority, and balancing strategic priorities with execution.

• Build and continuously enhance the Internal Audit Training and Education Program, including onboarding, ongoing learning, and capability development aligned to evolving risks and business priorities
• Support audit planning, resourcing, and scheduling through a risk‑ and insight‑based lens, helping leadership anticipate capacity needs and delivery risks
• Partner with leadership to identify opportunities for process improvement, standardization, and innovation across the audit lifecycle
• Coordinate staff augmentation and external advisory support to address capacity or specialized skill needs
• Monitor audit execution progress and provide forward‑looking insights on resourcing, timing, and delivery risks
• Prepare and curate executive‑ready materials, dashboards, and insights for Internal Audit Leadership Team discussions
• Support leadership priorities, strategic initiatives, and special projects requiring analytical, advisory, or change‑management support
• Provide ad hoc consultative, analytical, and project management support to the SIE team and Audit leadership
• Support governance and operational processes (e.g., T&E oversight) with a focus on efficiency, transparency, and control discipline

All About You

• Experience in consulting, internal audit, risk, compliance, finance, or a similar advisory environment
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, accounting, management, or a related field
• Strong ability to advise, influence, and partner with senior leaders through clear insights and structured recommendations
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple initiatives or workstreams in fast‑paced, evolving environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing executive‑level or Board‑ready materials
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and adapting to changing priorities
• Familiarity with governance, regulatory response processes, or audit reporting is preferred
• Experience supporting Audit Committee or Board‑level reporting is a plus
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel; familiarity with audit or GRC tools (e.g., IBM OpenPages) is a plus

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

Pay Ranges

Atlanta, Georgia: $88,000 - $141,000 USD