Senior Internal Controls Partner: SOX & Process Risk

Nebius B.V.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nebius is seeking an Internal Controls Business Partner to support critical finance and corporate processes, initially including Tax, Treasury and HR. You will be an embedded risk partner, translating SOX, financial reporting and governance requirements into practical, sustainable ways of working.

This role goes beyond traditional controls administration; you will combine strong internal controls expertise with meaningful in-house business experience, helping teams identify risk, design controls

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience in internal controls, SOX compliance, financial risk, business-process controls, finance transformation or a mix 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 is required; external audit/advisory alone is not sufficient.
• Experience working in a first-line business role, or as an embedded in-house risk and controls partner.
• Experience supporting corporate processes such as Tax, Treasury, HR, payroll, OPEX, Financial Reporting, etc.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority and balance risk with practicality.
• Experience leading remediation, process improvement, system implementation or business-transformation initiatives.
• Experience using technology to improve controls like automation, dashboards, data analysis, AI-enabled solutions.
• Knowledge of management review controls, IT-dependent controls, EUCs, IPEs/IUCs, and ITGCs.
• Strong written and verbal English.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary risk and controls partner for assigned functions, initially Tax, Treasury, HR and other corporate processes.
• Develop a detailed understanding of relevant business processes, systems, financial reporting risks and priorities.
• Lead process risk assessments and maintain high-quality risk and control matrices, narratives, control descriptions and ownership documentation.
• Partner with control owners to design practical controls addressing identified risks.
• Guide business owners on control execution, evidence requirements and documentation.
• Lead and support SOX walkthroughs, audit-readiness activities, evidence coordination and evaluation of control design and operating effectiveness.
• Identify control deficiencies, perform root-cause analysis and drive sustainable remediation plans.
• Monitor remediation progress and report on control health, risks and overdue actions.

Skills

SOX compliance

Internal controls

Finance risk

Process improvement

Education

Degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

COSO

ICFR

Control matrices

Job description

Nebius is seeking an Internal Controls Business Partner to support critical finance and corporate processes, initially including Tax, Treasury and HR. You will be an embedded risk partner, translating SOX, financial reporting and governance requirements into practical, sustainable ways of working.

This role goes beyond traditional controls administration; you will combine strong internal controls expertise with meaningful in-house business experience, helping teams identify risk, design controls