Internal Controls Leader – Hybrid (Italy)

Wolters Kluwer; Milano; Hybrid; EUR 48,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolters Kluwer in Milan, Italy seeks an Auditing and Compliance Manager to lead internal control testing and governance across Italy and other units. You will partner with local management to strengthen control maturity under the ICFR framework, COSO principles, and SOX-type requirements.

The role reports to Corporate Performance & ESG and focuses on the CCH Tagetik unit, with responsibilities spanning risk assessments, testing plans, remediation tracking, and collaboration withInternal Audit

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum five years of accounting or auditing experience.
• Strong knowledge of internal control and governance frameworks, including COSO and SOX-type environments; IT General Controls familiarity.
• Understanding of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code and/or Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
• Excellent written and verbal skills in English and Italian.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation and maintenance of Internal Control risk assessments.
• Execute elements of the annual Internal Controls monitoring and testing plan.
• Assess compliance with internal control requirements across locations.
• Evaluate design and operating effectiveness of controls; promote improvements.
• Coordinate control activities with Internal Audit and external auditors.
• Prepare concise reporting of control results and remediation status.
• Track remediation actions and escalate where needed.
• Provide internal control guidance on process changes and system implementations.
• Review and challenge policies for ongoing relevance.
• Support special projects as assigned.

Skills

COSO framework

SOX controls

Internal controls

Risk assessment

Governance

English & Italian

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

Microsoft Office

IT General Controls

Job description

Wolters Kluwer in Milan, Italy seeks an Auditing and Compliance Manager to lead internal control testing and governance across Italy and other units. You will partner with local management to strengthen control maturity under the ICFR framework, COSO principles, and SOX-type requirements.

The role reports to Corporate Performance & ESG and focuses on the CCH Tagetik unit, with responsibilities spanning risk assessments, testing plans, remediation tracking, and collaboration withInternal Audit