Group Internal Audit & Control - ACOMO - Operating within a dynamic production and trading envi[...]

LEMON search; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Acomo is seeking an experienced internal audit and control professional to strengthen the global audit program. You will partner with the Group CFO and risk managers to drive risk-based audits, improve internal controls, and support ESG initiatives in a dynamic trading and production environment.

You will lead multiple audits annually across the Netherlands, US, Belgium, and other regions, delivering practical recommendations and ensuring compliance with IFRS and related standards.

Qualifications

• Academic background in auditing or accounting with strong analytical skills.
• Professional certifications (CPA/RA/ACCA/CA) are highly preferred.
• Extensive experience in internal audit, risk management and controls within production/trading/FMCG.

Responsibilities

• Perform internal audits across multiple countries (approx. eight per year).
• Review and professionalize the internal control framework and ESG-related initiatives.
• Contribute to due diligence and post-acquisition assessments; advise management with data-driven insights.
• Design and implement control improvements and policy alignment across geographies.
• Collaborate with Group CFO and governance risk management teams to strengthen the program.
• Provide practical, business-focused advice and partner with stakeholders across functions.

Skills

Auditing

Risk management

Internal controls

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Dutch language

Education

CPA/RA/ACCA/CA

Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance

Job description

Acomo is active in growth segments in natural and plant-based food ingredients. A business-to-business company that operates in the worldwide sourcing, trading, treatment, processing, packaging and distribution of conventional and organic food products and ingredients. These activities are performed in the segments Spices and Nuts, Edible Seeds, Tea, Food Solutions and Organic Ingredients. Great examples of these are Catz International, Delinuts, Royal van Rees Group, Red River Commodities and Tradin Organic to name a few. To a great extent they operate autonomously under the responsibility of their own management and financial control. The combined product range comprises more than 600 products. As the Group Internal Audit & Control you execute internal audits from front to end and bring a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of internal risks & control, compliance and governance processes of the group.

• Perform 8 internal audits a year, partly onsite and partly offside +/- 50/50
• Reviewing and professionalize the internal control framework, contribute to ESG-related initiatives and due dillegence activities
• Projects: One of various is to design the ‘Know your Counterparty’ tool implementation across the group, which supports Acomo group companies in verifying the legitimacy and risks of its counterparties and ensuring
• Stakeholders: Group Risk & Internal Audit Manager, Group CFO, Local FD's and Finance Teams, Group Financial Controller, Operations & Sales

In this role, you will report to the Group CFO, Mirjam van Thiel, and work closely with the Group Governance & Risk Manager, acting as a key partner in strengthening the internal audit function, risk management, and control across the organization. Operating within a dynamic production and trading environment, you will play a central role in further shaping, professionalizing, and scaling the internal control framework, which was introduced approximately one year ago. Rather than operating in a purely checklist driven environment, this role offers the opportunity to take ownership, elevate the framework to the next level, and further embed it across the organization.

You will develop a deep understanding of the business, its processes, and the associated risks and opportunities, including the specific dynamics of trading and processing activities across the group. With a strong business partnering focus, you will work closely with stakeholders to ensure the framework strengthens core operations and is effectively adopted by the organization. Based on the internal audit plan, you will contribute to the execution of approximately eight internal audits per year across countries such as The Netherlands, US, Belgium, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, where the Acomo operations are situated.

The position requires a strong focus on providing management with practical, business-oriented advice on risk, while delivering meaningful assurance on both financial and non-financial internal control systems. You will be responsible for designing and executing a variety of audit and review activities, including business process reviews, post-acquisition assessments, fraud investigations, IT audits, and project-related engagements, continuously challenging the status quo and identifying opportunities for improvement and scalability.

An important part of the role involves maintaining and reviewing group-wide policies and procedures, ensuring they remain aligned with relevant legislation and best practices. You will ensure that internal processes comply with external regulations and internal policies, while effectively engaging and influencing stakeholders across different geographies and functions. In addition to core audit and control responsibilities, you will contribute to ESG-related initiatives and support due diligence activities in the context of acquisitions. Overall, the role consists of roughly 75% internal audit and 25% control focused activities.

Who are you?

You are a strong professional colleague and team player, while also being capable of working independently. As an ambitious and self starting finance professional, you thrive in fast growing, entrepreneurial environments. You create synergy across different parts of the organization by building strong relationships and collaborating effectively across cultures. You have a clear preference for working in international, dynamic settings.

"Someone who thrives on structure and brings it to others, combining an analytical mindset with agility and flexibility. An independent personality who takes ownership, with strong soft skills and a natural ability to act as a true business partner, engaging and influencing stakeholders across the organization. Confident in guiding decisions through clear, data-driven insights while bringing different teams and entities along."

• Academic level, preferably in Auditing, Controlling or
• Business Managementstudies;
• A combined experience of 10+ years of audit and business experience within a production, trading and/or FMCG environment;
• Completed CPA education or equivalent (RA, ACCA, CA);
• Understanding business complexity and dynamics;
• Applying internal control principles and accounting standards;
• Experience with IFRS is required, US GAAP knowledge is preferred;
• solving skills, accurate, proactive and result oriented;
• Willingness to further educate in the field of internal auditing and investigations;
• Able to communicate excellent in English (speaking and writing) and Dutch is a pré;

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