Internal Control Specialist (Technology Risk)

EngineersOfAI; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Adyen is seeking an Internal Control Specialist (Technology Risk) at our Amsterdam office to strengthen the global internal control framework and ADIEN's risk posture. You will assess processes, controls, and technology, and collaborate with global teams to enable controlled growth while upholding Adyen's culture and values.

Ideal candidates have hands-on IT risk management experience, strong stakeholder skills, and a proactive mindset to operate in a fast-paced, international environment.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of experience in IT audit, IT risk management or internal control.
• Experience with IT risk management and testing of IT controls.
• Knowledge of IT processes, IT risks and internal control frameworks.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced global environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen and manage the global internal control framework and support management on internal control matters.
• Evaluate processes, risks, controls and technology to identify opportunities for improvement and automation.
• Coordinate and perform testing of controls, and report on effectiveness of risk and control systems.
• Manage regulator and auditor requests to ensure successful audit cycles (SOC1/SOC2).
• Create a network and be a trusted advisor for the business and management.
• Collaborate with peers from the Internal Control team on global framework and projects.

Skills

IT risk management

IT controls

risk assessment

stakeholder management

Job description

This is Adyen

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition.

For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.

Internal Control Specialist (Technology Risk)

Adyen is looking for an Internal Control Specialist with a focus on technology risks in our Amsterdam office. You will join the global Internal Control team and will contribute to advance Adyen’s fast growth. You are experienced in risk management and internal control and have the ability and eagerness to operate proactively and independently in a complex and fun global environment. You will mainly focus on assessing and strengthening Adyen’s global technology processes and internal control framework, to meet internal and external expectations and to enable controlled growth. You will support the company in building a great business, preserving the company culture and achieving its long-term goals by taking our risk management to the next level. We don’t hide behind email, instead we pick up the phone. This is one of the values in our Adyen Formula, which is the foundation of our strong culture and an essential guiding principle for the way we work. We always ask why, are critical, don’t just tick the box and always look for improvement and automation. These are some of the values incorporated in the Adyen way of being in control, promoted by the Internal Control team globally.

What you’ll do:

• Strengthen and manage the global internal control framework and support management on internal control matters.
• Evaluate Adyen’s processes, risks, controls and technology to identify opportunities forimprovement and automation.
• Coordinate and perform testing of controls, and report on the effectiveness of Adyen’srisk and control systems.
• Manage requests from regulators and auditors to ensure successful audit cycles (e.g.SOC1/SOC2 audits).
• Create a network and be a trusted advisor for the business and management.
• Collaborate with your peers from the Internal Control team in managing the globalinternal control framework and contributing to various projects.

Who you are:

• Relevant working experience (approximately 4-7 years) within an IT audit, IT risk management or internal control function.
• Experience with IT risk management and designing and testing of IT controls(experience within the payments industry is not required).
• Knowledge of IT processes, IT risks and building internal control frameworks.
• Able to operate comfortably and independently within a fast-paced globalenvironment.
• Critical thinking skills and eagerness to comprehend emerging internal and externaldevelopments and execute accordingly.
• Eager to work in an innovative technology company within the financial sector.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills

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