Director, Financial Internal Controls & SOX

Nebius Group; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nebius Group seeks a Head of Financial Internal Controls to lead a scalable, risk-based SOX program and support reliable financial reporting as the business grows. You will oversee a second-line controls function, partnering with Finance and IT Controls, and build a high-performing team of risk professionals.

You will define the strategy, monitor control effectiveness, and drive remediation priorities, reporting to senior management.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the financial internal controls strategy, annual SOX roadmap, and multi-year improvement plan, aligned with financial reporting risks, business priorities, and growth.
• Lead financial process risk assessment and SOX scoping, including significant accounts, disclosures, entities, and relevant assertions; reassess coverage as the business, systems, and transaction volumes change.
• Set consistent standards for risk and control matrices, process documentation, control design, evidence, management review precision, and deficiency evaluation, aligned with the Group control framework.
• Lead, coach, and evaluate the risk partner team; assign clear process coverage, objectives , decision rights, and escalation responsibilities across all in-scope financial SOX processes.
• Develop the workforce plan and resource budget; recruit, onboard, and retain professionals with the skills needed for business growth, new entities, and increasingly complex processes.
• Build technical depth, succession coverage, and a consistent advisory approach; balance internal capacity and specialist support while maintaining ownership and quality within the team.
• Direct the financial process SOX lifecycle, from scoping and walkthroughs through design and implementation assessment, operating effectiveness testing, remediation, and year-end roll-forward procedures.
• Oversee management testing plans and workpaper quality, including population completeness, sample selection, evidence sufficiency, and conclusions. Align deliverables with external auditor expectations while respecting the auditor's independent judgments and reliance decisions.
• Hold risk partners accountable for proactive monitoring of control readiness and execution, identifying potential failures early, and coordinating timely corrective action with business owners.

Job description

Nebius Group seeks a Head of Financial Internal Controls to lead a scalable, risk-based SOX program and support reliable financial reporting as the business grows. You will oversee a second-line controls function, partnering with Finance and IT Controls, and build a high-performing team of risk professionals.

You will define the strategy, monitor control effectiveness, and drive remediation priorities, reporting to senior management.