Head of Internal Controls - Aircraft Leasing

Le Meas Executive Search; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Le Meas Executive Search are delighted to partner with a leading aircraft leasing firm in Dublin to appoint a Director Internal Controls. Reporting to the CFO, the role designs, implements and manages group compliance, internal controls and risk management.

Responsibilities include SOX leadership, control governance, process ownership and executive reporting on control effectiveness. The ideal candidate has ACA/ACCA and 10+ years in relevant disciplines, with 5+ years PQE in aviation finance

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with ACA or ACCA
• Minimum 5+ years PQE in controls/audit/compliance
• 10+ years in compliance, internal controls, governance, risk management or related fields
• Experience in Aircraft Leasing or Aviation Finance preferred

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison with Shareholder Legal & Compliance.
• Coordinate quarterly Risk Check Sheets and annual Compliance Risk Assessments.
• Manage annual compliance reporting obligations and certifications.
• Lead SOX compliance, Business Process Governance and Internal Controls.
• Own and maintain Company Business Processes and control narratives.
• Establish governance for process changes, system implementations and org changes.
• Maintain risk-control matrices, narratives, and flowcharts.
• Coordinate annual risk assessments and control evaluations.
• Track remediation plans and monitor closure of deficiencies.
• Provide executive reporting on SOX compliance status and control effectiveness.
• Coordinate audit planning, fieldwork, and responses.
• Maintain enterprise audit issue logs and remediation tracking.

Skills

SOX compliance

Internal controls

Risk management

Audit

Education

ACA or ACCA

Job description

Le Meas Executive Search are delighted to partner, with a leading & high growth aircraft leasing firm in Dublin on a newly created role - Director Internal Controls.

Reporting to the CFO, this role is responsible for designing, implementing and managing group compliance, internal controls and risk management.

This includes ownership of business processes, SOx, enterprise risk and audit.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary liaison with Shareholder Legal & Compliance.
• Coordinate and submit quarterly Risk Check Sheets and annual Compliance Risk Assessments.
• Manage annual compliance reporting obligations and compliance certifications.
• Support implementation of new compliance requirements issued by Shareholder.
• Lead SOx compliance, Business Process Governance and Internal Controls
• Own and maintain the Company's Business Processes
• Establish standards for process documentation, workflows, narratives, and control design.
• Ensure critical business processes remain documented, current, and aligned with operational practices.
• Partner with business leaders to embed appropriate controls within key processes.
• Lead periodic process reviews to identify control gaps, inefficiencies, and standardisation opportunities.
• Establish governance procedures for process changes, system implementations, and organisational changes.
• Maintain risk-control matrices, process narratives, flowcharts, and supporting documentation.
• Co-ordinate annual risk assessments and control evaluations.
• Track remediation plans and monitor closure of identified deficiencies.
• Ensure effective internal controls are designed, documented, and operating as intended.
• Provide executive reporting on SOX compliance status and control effectiveness.
• Serve as management's primary liaison with Internal Audit.
• Co-ordinate audit planning, fieldwork, information requests, and management responses.
• Maintain enterprise audit issue logs and remediation tracking.
• Facilitate communication between auditors and business stakeholders.
• Monitor progress against corrective action plans and report status to executive leadership.

Requirements:

• Qualified Accountant - ACA or ACCA
• Minimum of 5 + years PQE
• 10+ years of progressive experience in compliance, internal controls, internal audit, governance, risk management, business process management, or related disciplines.
• Minimum 5 + years experience in Aircraft Leasing or Aviation Finance