Risk & Control Lead

1 giorno fa

Milano, Lombardia, Italia sennder Tempo pieno
Overview In this role you help strengthen sennder’s internal control environment across Finance and adjacent functions. You will lead internal audit activities, shape control frameworks, and coordinate with stakeholders to mitigate risks. You’ll support audits, drive process improvements, and ensure compliance with evolving regulatory requirements. You join a fast-growing, European scale-up that values bold thinking, collaboration, and impactful, hands-on solutions. Retribuzione / Benefits
* sennCare mental wellbeing program
* partnership with nilo wellbeing platform
* Culture Amp employee engagement surveys
* performance bonuses or equity in compensation
* dynamic offices and collaboration culture
* travel to European offices for in-person collaboration Responsabilità
* Design, document, and continuously improve the internal control framework across Finance and related functions
* Plan and lead end-to-end internal audit reviews, including scoping, fieldwork, remediation tracking, and reporting to senior stakeholders
* Serve as primary contact for external auditors and coordinate audit planning, evidence collection, walkthroughs, and issue resolution
* Identify, assess, and monitor financial and operational risks with a maintained risk register and escalation of material exposures
* Collaborate with process owners to remediate control gaps and embed controls in day-to-day operations
* Support SOX-equivalent or ICFR control documentation, testing plans, and evidence libraries
* Work with Legal, Compliance, and Data Protection to align controls with regulatory requirements (GDPR where applicable)
* Deliver training to build a strong controls culture across Finance and operations
* Prepare concise reporting on control effectiveness, audit status, and risk trends for leadership and Audit Committee
* Evaluate and roll out tools and automation to improve control and audit efficiency and quality Requisiti fondamentali
* 2-5 years of relevant experience in internal and/or external audit (Big 4 a strong plus)
* Solid understanding of internal control frameworks (e.g., COSO) and experience designing, testing, and remediating controls
* Experience managing external audit relationships and coordinating multi-stakeholder audit cycles
* Strong knowledge of accounting and financial reporting processes across revenue, procure-to-pay, treasury, and reporting cycles
* Excellent analytical and judgment skills with ability to translate findings into actionable recommendations
* Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills with senior leadership and external auditors
* Comfortable operating in a fast-changing, scale-up environment
* Experience with ERP/finance systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle) and interest in automation and digitization
* excellent communication
* stakeholder management
* analytical thinking
* COSO framework
* SOX/ICFR
* internal and external audit