MBS Controls Manager

Meta; Ireland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Controls Manager to join the Controls team within Meta Business Services. The role focuses on safeguarding financial processes, strengthening the control landscape, and driving cross-functional improvements across Finance.

You will connect the right people, escalate control issues, and lead risk-based projects from scoping through execution, with a strong emphasis on collaboration with Finance Operations, Legal, Policy, and Engineering.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in risk management, internal controls, internal audit, fraud investigation, or financial integrity roles.
• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Demonstrated project management experience, including managing multiple concurrent work streams with cross-functional dependencies.
• Experience working cross-functionally, with a proven ability to build relationships and influence without direct authority.
• Experience conducting risk assessments and designing controls to mitigate risks.
• Experience distilling complex issues into clear, actionable recommendations for diverse audiences, including written reports and stakeholder presentations.
• Problem-solving skills that demonstrate creativity, logical thinking, and sound business judgment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key connector across Finance cross-functional teams, ensuring control issues and risks are escalated to and addressed by the appropriate stakeholders.
• Lead and manage finance integrity-focused control projects end-to-end, from scoping and planning through execution, remediation, and post-implementation review.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to financial integrity across Meta's finance operations processes.
• Drive process improvement initiatives to strengthen the control environment, reduce manual effort, and increase the effectiveness of financial integrity prevention and detection mechanisms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners (Finance Operations, Legal, Policy, and Engineering) to design and implement controls that address emerging risks.
• Conduct control design reviews and risk assessments focused on financial integrity across finance operations.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, control narratives, and risk assessments related to the controls.
• Deliver clear progress updates, reports, and recommendations to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Promote awareness and understanding of risks across Finance and MBS partner functions

Skills

Risk management

Internal controls

Project management

Stakeholder influence

Risk assessments

Clear recommendations

Creative problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field

Job description

Summary

Meta is seeking a Controls Manager to join our Controls team within Meta Business Services (MBS). Our team drives continuous improvement of the control environment across the organization, with a focus on safeguarding the integrity of financial processes and protecting Meta against risk.The successful candidate will be a proactive, solutions-oriented professional who thrives in a cross-functional environment. They will be responsible for connecting the right people and teams to resolve control issues, driving process improvements, and applying their expertise to strengthen the control landscape. Demonstrated project management experience, including managing cross-functional initiatives from scoping through execution and the ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments across Finance are essential.

Required Skills

MBS Controls Manager Responsibilities

• 1. Serve as a key connector across Finance cross-functional teams, ensuring control issues and risks are escalated to and addressed by the appropriate stakeholders
• 2. Lead and manage finance integrity-focused control projects end-to-end, from scoping and planning through execution, remediation, and post-implementation review
• 3. Identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to financial integrity across Meta's finance operations processes
• 4. Drive process improvement initiatives to strengthen the control environment, reduce manual effort, and increase the effectiveness of financial integrity prevention and detection mechanisms
• 5. Collaborate with cross-functional partners (Finance Operations, Legal, Policy, and Engineering) to design and implement controls that address emerging risks
• 6. Conduct control design reviews and risk assessments focused on financial integrity across finance operations
• 7. Develop and maintain process documentation, control narratives, and risk assessments related to the controls
• 8. Deliver clear progress updates, reports, and recommendations to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
• 9. Anticipate potential roadblocks, identify dependencies across teams, and proactively facilitate the resolution by connecting the right subject matter experts
• 10. Stay current on evolving risk trends and industry best practices to ensure Meta's controls remain effective
• 11. Promote awareness and understanding of risks across Finance and MBS partner functions

Minimum Qualifications

• 12. 5+ years of experience in risk management, internal controls, internal audit, fraud investigation, or financial integrity roles
• 13. Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field
• 14. Demonstrated project management experience, including managing multiple concurrent work streams with cross-functional dependencies
• 15. Experience working cross-functionally, with a proven ability to build relationships and influence without direct authority
• 16. Experience conducting risk assessments and designing controls to mitigate risks
• 17. Experience distilling complex issues into clear, actionable recommendations for diverse audiences, including written reports and stakeholder presentations
• 18. Problem-solving skills that demonstrate creativity, logical thinking, and sound business judgment

Preferred Qualifications

• 19. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• 20. Experience in Order to Cash or related field
• 21. Experience in a high-tech platform company or at scale in financial services
• 22. Recognized professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CFE, CIA, or equivalent)
• 23. Knowledge of internal control frameworks (COSO, COBIT) and their application to financial integrity
• 24. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• 25. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• 26. Experience with process mapping, root cause analysis, and driving sustainable process improvements
• 27. Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to optimize workflows and drive process efficiencies
• 28. Experience with analytics, data-driven monitoring, or continuous control monitoring
• 29. Experience in a SOX-controlled environment, including SOX readiness or compliance activities

Industry

Internet