Internal Audit Working Student, Trade Republic
Investment platform
Open for applications
Investment platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make private wealth accumulation and retirement planning easier for millions of Europeans with easy and secure access to the capital markets.
Role
Who you are
- You are currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master's in Computer Science, Finance, Economics, Mathematics or equivalent and you have ideally an interest in financial products
- Excellent analytical skills with a high attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- You are an outstanding team-player, detail-oriented, able to prioritize, organize and handle multiple assignments simultaneously in a hyper-growth environment
- You have an excellent way of working both independently and within a team
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in German and English, ease to communicate with stakeholders, both internally and externally
What the job involves
- Internal Audit is an independent function that supports Trade Republic in achieving its strategic, operational, financial and compliance objectives
- The mission of Internal Audit is to enhance and protect Trade Republic’s value and success by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice and insight
- We do this by assessing key processes as well as governance, risk management and the control environment within all business teams and functions
- We report directly to the Management Body of Trade Republic
- Prepare monthly and quarterly audit reports for Trade Republic management
- Coordinate the Follow up of findings raised in previous audits; monitor the remediation status information provided by the action owners in the business
- Support Internal Audit related projects, such as the development of audit specific analyses to further improve audit results and automate audit procedures in close collaboration with all Internal Audit team members
- Successfully collaborate within Trade Republic’s Internal Audit team, e.g. supporting in conduction of audits, respective documentation and further development of audit related tools
- You will play an important role in fixing one of the largest challenges we face - closing the pension gap and democratizing wealth
Our take
Trading has quickly become one of the biggest activities powering the global economy, with global equity trading amounting to over $100 trillion each year and growing, so it's a lucrative market that many want in on. Behind the rapid rise of its global growth are mobile brokerages, equally on the rise for their ease of use and increased access to information, they are powering the way for the future of the trading industry.
Trade Republic is a German-based mobile brokerage platform allowing users to buy and sell stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as well as other financial instruments all from their smartphones. As the platform operates exclusively through a mobile app, Trade Republic is making it easier than ever for a wider audience to get into trading and because of this, along with its low fees, the app has quickly become a popular choice for those looking to invest.
Since the company launched to the market in 2019, it has raised a significant amount of funding, amounting to over $1bn, and welcomes over one million users to its app, indicating the company's growth and reputation. Going forward, the company is focused on further expanding its offerings to more European countries and recently announced a step in this direction, having launched in Ireland.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2022
$260m
SERIES C
May 2021
$750m
SERIES C
Total funding: $1.1bn
Company HQ
Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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Leadership
Christian Hecker
(Co-Founder)Experienced in Investment Banking having previously worked for Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch.
Marco Cancellieri
(Co-Founder)Previously worked as an iOS Engineer at Hubert Burda Media.
Thomas Pischke
(Co-Founder)Graduated from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München with a Masters's degree in Physics, with a special focus on quantum computing.
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