Strategic Internal Controls Lead

Plata Card; Ciudad de México; On-site; MXN 650,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Plata Card in Mexico City is seeking an Internal Control Specialist to support the design, implementation, and validation of the Institution’s Internal Control System (ICS), ensuring compliance with banking regulations and strengthening controls that mitigate operational risk across key business processes.

You will assess control design and effectiveness, perform independent testing, develop checklists and risk-control matrices, monitor remediation actions, and prepare periodic reports for the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Actuarial Science, Law, or a related field.
• Advanced English level.
• 3–5 years of experience in Internal Control, Internal Audit, Risk Management, or Regulatory Compliance in financial institutions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and validate ICS compliance against CUB, Banco de México Circulars, LIC.
• Assess design and effectiveness of internal controls across operations and regulatory processes.
• Design and implement preventive, detective, and corrective controls.
• Conduct risk-based independent testing and document results with evidence.
• Develop and maintain PRC matrices and checklists for reviewed processes.
• Track remediation plans from findings through closure.
• Prepare periodic ICS status reports for the Board, Audit Committee, and General Management.
• Stay updated on regulatory changes and assess impact on controls.

Skills

Advanced English

Three Lines of Defense

Excel

GRC tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Actuarial Science, Law, or a related field

Tools

Excel

GRC tools

Job description

Plata Card in Mexico City is seeking an Internal Control Specialist to support the design, implementation, and validation of the Institution’s Internal Control System (ICS), ensuring compliance with banking regulations and strengthening controls that mitigate operational risk across key business processes.

You will assess control design and effectiveness, perform independent testing, develop checklists and risk-control matrices, monitor remediation actions, and prepare periodic reports for the