Location(s)
- Posting Location: Milan, Italy
Country
Italy
Working Schedule
Full-Time
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Travel Required
25%
Relocation Assistance Available
No
Posted Date
22-Sep-2025
Job ID
12587
Description and Requirements
Senior Internal Auditor at MetLife Europe
The Team You Will Join
You’ll be part of the MetLife Europe Internal Audit team, reporting directly to the Audit Director. Internal Audit helps to protect MetLife and its stakeholders by providing risk-based objective and independent assurance, advice, and insights. This team plays a critical role in safeguarding MetLife’s operations across the Europe by providing independent assurance on governance, risk management, and internal control processes. The team partners closely with senior leaders across Europe to ensure compliance, operational efficiency, and strategic alignment with MetLife’s global standards.
The Opportunity
The Senior Internal Auditor is responsible for delivering high-impact internal audits and advisory services across MetLife’s European operations. This position is essential to maintaining MetLife’s commitment to transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement. It contributes directly to MetLife’s purpose by ensuring robust risk management and operational integrity across the region.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on diverse audit engagements covering Operations, IT, Compliance, and Risk Management. You’ll help shape the future of audit practices by driving data analytics adoption and engaging with senior stakeholders across multiple countries. Your work will influence decision-making at the highest levels and contribute to MetLife’s reputation for excellence.
Success in this role requires strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities. The Senior Internal Auditor is responsible for executing audits from planning to reporting and managing relationships with country-level and regional leaders. You’ll collaborate closely with Audit Directors, Heads of Internal Audit, and senior business leaders in an environment where every contribution is respected, and every perspective is heard.
How You’ll Help Us Build a Confident Future (Key Responsibilities)
- Lead audit engagements across multiple functions and geographies
- Create impactful audit reports and recommendations for senior management
- Oversee the execution of audit plans and follow-up on key issues
- Manage relationships with local and regional stakeholders, including Audit Committees
- Develop data-driven audit procedures using tools like Power BI, Alteryx, and ACL
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and effective audit delivery
What You Need to Succeed (Required Qualifications)
- Internal Audit experience within financial institutions, preferably within Insurance industry or experience in the Big Four within external audit or consultancy focusing on Internal Audit
- Bachelor’s degree required; CPA, CIA, ACA, or ACCA certification (or actively pursuing)
- Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Fluent in English and Italian; additional European languages (French, Spanish) are a plus
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative work style
What Can Give You an Edge (Additional Skills)
- 3–5+ years of experience in audit, finance or IT, preferably in the financial services or insurance industry
- Experience with Claims, Underwriting, Operations, Risk, and Compliance functions
- Proficiency in Power BI, Alteryx, ACL, or similar data analytics tools to enhance audit procedures
- Strong understanding of technology risk management, cybersecurity, and internal audit standards
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and present findings to senior audiences
- Willingness to travel (~20%) across the MetLife Europe region
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2025 "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services.
At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!