Head of Financial Internal Controls
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 12 or more years of relevant experience in financial internal controls, SOX, audit, or finance risk management, including at least five years leading teams or major controls programs in a complex inte
Nice to have
- CPA, CA, ACCA, CIA, or an equivalent professional certification; a master’s degree is an advantage.
Full description
About Nebius:
Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure.
Built by engineers, for engineers. From large-scale GPU orchestration to inference optimization, we own the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI.
Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel. Our team of 1,500+ includes hundreds of engineers with deep expertise across hardware, software and AI R&D.
Role overview
The Head of Financial Internal Controls will lead the financial business process internal controls function for Nebius Group, building a scalable, risk-based SOX program that supports reliable financial reporting and the continued growth of the business. Reporting to the Head of Internal Controls and Internal Audit, the role will set the strategy, lead execution, and provide senior management with clear insight into control effectiveness, emerging risks, and remediation priorities.
The role will lead an internal team of controls professionals operating as risk partners, with a designated partner for every in-scope financial SOX process. The team will work closely with process and control owners, Finance, and the parallel IT Controls team to strengthen end-to-end controls and address business and technology dependencies. The Head will continue to build the team, its capabilities, and its operating model as the business expands.
As a second-line leader, the Head will establish standards, advise and challenge management, and oversee monitoring and management testing. Business process and control owners retain accountability for designing, implementing, and operating their controls and executing remediation. Internal Audit retains its separate third-line assurance responsibilities, with appropriate safeguards for objectivity where reporting lines are shared.
Key responsibilitiesFinancial controls strategy and governance
- Define and execute the financial internal controls strategy, annual SOX roadmap, and multi-year improvement plan, aligned with financial reporting risks, business priorities, and growth.
- Lead financial process risk assessment and SOX scoping, including significant accounts, disclosures, entities, and relevant assertions; reassess coverage as the business, systems, and transaction volumes change.
- Set consistent standards for risk and control matrices, process documentation, control design, evidence, management review precision, and deficiency evaluation, aligned with the Group control framework.