Internal Control Manager

For our client, a world-leading organisation in agriculture supply chain in Rotterdam we are looking for a Internal Control Manager. Do you have an Internal Audit background and are you looking for the next step in your carreer? My client is looking for someone who can roll out the global internal control framework and take it to the next level. Do you get energy from a fast pasted dynamic enviroment and are you up for a challenge? Please read further!

Your potential employer

Our world-leading, fully integrated agriculture network connects producers and consumers to supply sustainable, traceable and quality-controlled agricultural products. With our talented people, decades of experience and diverse capabilities, we offer innovative solutions to open pathways and create value for customers through our supply chains. As a responsible long-term business, we will continue to invest in and develop our network, allowing us to meet the needs of a growing world. Together, we are stronger and achieve more.

Your department/team

This vacancy is part of our Accounting team, located in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. We have more than 40 accounting/controlling employees in Rotterdam, divided over 5 teams: Financial Control, Group Reporting, Business Control, Internal Control and Credit Control.

Your tasks and responsibilities

My client is looking for an Internal Control Manager in order to take the internal control function to the next level. In this role, together with the IT Department, you will be in charge of the further development of the internal control function as well as the global rollout of the internal control framework. You will support the busines to improve transparency on a central level around controls and improve the control landscape if and where needed.

Reporting to the group controller and ultimately the CFO of the group, the Internal Control Manager is interacting with various business departments such as IT, senior management, internal audit, compliance, globally. Stakeholder management and (IT) project management are key to this function. Based in the global head office in Rotterdam, the Internal Control Manager should be setting the standards for the various regional offices. The internal control team in Rotterdam (4FTE) reports directly into the Internal Control Manager, and functionally the regional control coordinators report to the Internal Control Manager.

The Internal Control Manager will mainly be responsible for the following:

• Roll-out of the global internal control framework (supported by an external consultancy firm) and subsequent maintenance of such framework;
• Build and train a global team of (part-time) regional internal control coordinators. Also support the IT department in setting up the internal control function in regards to IT related processes;
• Manage a future team of 4 FTE in Rotterdam in their daily tasks as well as the long term internal control function development. This process will start after this role has been furfilled.
• Management of System Access and (cross application) segregation of duties across multiple systems, including SAP;
• Monitor, support the follow-up and report on internal audit findings across all business processes, including IT;
• Documentation and maintenance of the Delegation of Authority policies for all offices/regions;
• Project Management of control improvement projects.

Your profile and knowledge

In this challenging and influencing role we require:

• Master’s degree in business economics, accounting, finance or auditing;
• At least 5 years’ experience as an internal control/internal audit manager in an
• international/corporate environment;
• Ability to apply a risk based approach to business processes and translate into workable
• control activities;
• Strong change management/project management skills, pragmatic;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Experience using SOX implementation programs and/or COSO, COBIT and RE (EDP Audit)
• Fluent in English language (spoken and written, C2 minimal).;

We offer you

An exciting and challenging place to work, with many opportunities to develop your

skills and your career. For this position, we are looking for someone who:

• Has a practical ‘can do’ mentality to find the balance between being in control and remaining flexible;
• Ability to identify solutions , dependencies and deliver a realistic timeline to implement the project;
• Is a problem solver, structured, , accurate and flexible to manage multiple projects and report to Senior Management;
• Eager to develop understanding of the workings of a complex commodity business.