Internal Control Business Partner

Overview

This role involves serving as an Internal Controls Business Partner within the organization’s Internal Control function. You will work closely with senior process owners as an embedded risk partner, translating SOX, financial reporting, and governance requirements into practical, sustainable ways of working.

The work goes beyond traditional controls administration and audit coordination. You will combine internal controls expertise with hands-on, in-house business experience—helping teams identify risk, design and implement effective controls, resolve deficiencies, and improve processes through technology, automation, and data.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary risk and controls partner for assigned functions, initially including Tax, Treasury, HR, and other corporate processes as the organization develops.
• Develop a detailed understanding of relevant business processes, systems, financial reporting risks, and operational priorities.
• Lead process risk assessments and maintain high-quality risk and control matrices, process narratives, control descriptions, and ownership documentation.
• Partner with process and control owners to design practical controls that address identified risks without creating unnecessary operational complexity.
• Guide business owners on control execution, evidence requirements, and documentation while ensuring accountability remains with the relevant first-line owner.
• Lead and support SOX walkthroughs, audit-readiness activities, evidence coordination, and evaluation of control design and operating effectiveness.
• Identify control deficiencies, facilitate root-cause analysis, and work with stakeholders to develop sustainable remediation plans.
• Monitor remediation progress and provide clear reporting on control health, risks, overdue actions, and emerging issues.
• Work closely with Financial Reporting, Internal Audit, external auditors, and external advisers to align expectations and resolve control-related questions efficiently.
• Represent business context in audit discussions and translate auditor requirements into clear, proportionate, and actionable steps for process owners.
• Support business transformations, new system implementations, process redesigns, acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives from a risk and controls perspective.
• Identify opportunities to automate controls, reduce manual effort, and improve continuous monitoring through data, dashboards, workflows, and AI-enabled tools.
• Partner with the IT Controls team where business controls depend on automated controls, system-generated information, EUCs, IPEs, IUCs, or underlying ITGCs.
• Contribute to the continued development of Internal Controls methodology, policies, training, and the broader Risk Partner operating model.

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience in internal controls, SOX compliance, financial risk, business-process controls, finance transformation, or a combination of these areas.
• Strong practical knowledge of SOX 404, ICFR, COSO, risk and control matrices, process walkthroughs, control design, operating effectiveness, and deficiency remediation.
• Meaningful in-house experience is required. Public accounting or advisory experience is valuable when combined with hands-on corporate ownership; candidates whose experience is exclusively external audit or advisory are unlikely to fit this role.
• Experience working in a first-line business role, or as an embedded in-house risk and controls partner supporting process owners.
• Experience supporting one or more corporate processes such as Tax, Treasury, HR, payroll, OPEX, Financial Reporting, or other finance-related areas.
• A track record of influencing process owners and senior stakeholders without relying on direct authority.
• Ability to challenge constructively, explain control requirements in plain business language, and balance risk mitigation with operational practicality.
• Experience leading or supporting remediation, process improvement, system implementation, or business-transformation initiatives.
• Evidence of using technology to improve processes or controls (e.g., automation, dashboards, data analysis, workflow tools, system configuration, or AI-enabled solutions).
• Working knowledge of management review controls, IT-dependent controls, EUCs, IPEs/IUCs, and the relationship between business controls and ITGCs.
• Strong written and verbal English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, Dutch RA or RC, CIA, CISA, or an equivalent certification.
• Experience in a listed, multinational, or SOX-regulated company.
• Combination of Big Four experience and subsequent in-house ownership.
• Experience with US GAAP or IFRS financial reporting environments.
• Experience with ERP, treasury, HRIS, CRM, or other enterprise-system implementations.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, carve-outs, integrations, or major control-transformation programs.
• Hands-on experience applying data analytics, continuous monitoring, automation, or AI tools to internal controls work.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base compensation range: $110,000—$160,000 USD
• Competitive compensation
• Career growth and learning opportunities
• Flexibility and ownership
• Collaborative and innovative culture
• Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects
• International environment and talented teams

Actual compensation will be determined based on job-related factors, including experience, skills, qualifications, the level at which the candidate is hired, and geographic location, consistent with applicable law.

Location

The role is based in a location where the organization operates, including Amsterdam and global R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America, and Israel. Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility as a condition of hire.

Equal Opportunity

The organization is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment. No discrimination is made on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Accommodations are available during the application process—please request them if needed.