Internal Controls Business Partner

Role description

Role Overview

The Internal Controls Business Partner will support critical finance and corporate processes, including Tax, Treasury, and HR. The role requires a strong understanding of SOX, financial reporting, and governance requirements. The successful candidate will work closely with senior process owners as an embedded risk partner, helping to translate requirements into practical and sustainable ways of working.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities include leading process risk assessments, maintaining risk and control matrices, designing practical controls, guiding business owners on control execution, and monitoring remediation progress. The role also involves working closely with Financial Reporting, Internal Audit, and external auditors to align expectations and resolve control-related questions.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The successful candidate will be able to speak the language of the business, internal controls, financial reporting, and external auditors. They will provide credible challenge while remaining pragmatic, hands-on, and focused on helping the business operate effectively.

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field
• 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
• 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
• The 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, for example through 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

Benefits

• 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