Senior Internal Controller

swan.io; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Swan.io is seeking a Senior Internal Controller to design, deploy, and manage the permanent control system within the Compliance, Risk & Internal Control department. You will ensure risk management, regulatory compliance, and efficiency of operational processes while supporting business growth.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, update risk mappings, and drive second-level controls and documentation to strengthen Swan's internal control framework.

Qualifications

• 5-6 years experience in Internal control / audit.
• Experience in a Fintech environment, payment institution or bank.
• Experience in a regulated environment.
• Strong ability to adapt quickly to new requests.
• Good working proficiency in English and French.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the internal control framework and second-level control plans.
• Conduct second-level control missions to evaluate first-level controls.
• Analyze control results and produce reports to identify gaps in risk management.
• Formulate strategic recommendations and monitor their implementation.
• Manage internal control tools and update risk mapping in quarterly reviews.
• Support operational teams in defining procedures and first-level controls.
• Document and maintain procedures related to second-level control activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to foster a strong risk culture.

Skills

Internal control

Audit

Fintech experience

Job description

Swan is looking for an Senior Internal Controller to join the Internal Control team within the Compliance, Risk & Internal Control department. The team’s mission is to safeguard our core product operations by effectively aligning business growth with legal, regulatory, and customer support constraints..

Your mission

Your primary mission is to design, deploy and manage the permanent control system within Swan by ensuring risk management, compliance with applicable regulations and the efficiency of operational processes while supporting business growth.

Main Tasks

• Develop and implement the internal control framework, including the definition and regular updates of second-level control plans and the oversight of the incident management cycle (identification, reporting and remediation of anomalies)
• Conduct second-level control missions to evaluate the effectiveness of existing first-level control systems.
• Analyze control results and produce detailed reports to identify gaps and improve overall risk management performance.
• Formulate strategic recommendations based on findings and monitor their implementation to mitigate identified risks.
• Manage internal control tools and update risk mapping through quarterly meetings with key department heads.
• Support operational teams in formalizing their internal procedures and defining relevant first-level controls.
• Document and maintain comprehensive procedures specifically related to second-level control activities.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to foster a strong risk culture throughout the organization.

Curious about your future team?

You will work closely with Terry and Kani, internal controllers, as well as all members of Swan’s Risk department, to strengthen our internal control framework and foster a shared risk culture across the organization.

You will also collaborate with teams across Swan, including Payments, Sales, Finance, Compliance and more, to support effective risk management in their day-to-day activities.

You’re a great match if:

You have a 5-6 years experience in Internal control / audit.

Ideally you have an experience/background in a Fintech environment, payment institution or bank.

You have experience in a regulated environment.

You have a strong ability to adapt easily and quickly to the situation or the request.

You have good working abilities in English & in French.

Our ideal teammate: Empathetic. Skilled. Frank. We love to challenge each other, and we leave our egos at the door.

Our ideal teammate: Empathetic. Skilled. Frank. We love to challenge each other, and we leave our egos at the door.