Senior Analyst, Internal Controls

The Kraft Heinz Company; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Commuting cost reimbursement

Health insurance discount

Gym membership discount

Job summary

The Kraft Heinz Company is seeking a Senior Analyst, Internal Controls in Amsterdam to support the European Internal Controls strategy. You will conduct risk assessments, lead control walkthroughs, and drive improvements in the control environment across Europe, coordinating with the Ahmedabad team and the GBS Risk Manager.

You will develop, maintain and roll out local policies, deliver training, and collaborate with multiple stakeholders to ensure effective control ownership and compliance.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in a similar role with at least 2 years of SOX experience as a lead
• English language skills and strong communication abilities
• Experience with ERP/Accounting systems and reporting tools
• Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality output under time pressure
• Strong problem solving and organizational skills
• Excellent MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
• Experience with internal controls testing and risk assessment
• Qualified accountant preferred (CPA/CIA/CA or equivalents)
• Big 4 experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Perform financial risk assessments and lead control walkthroughs across European units
• Prepare and review controls documentation per standards and drive tech-enabled control enhancements
• Collaborate with local finance, operations and functions to provide risk and controls guidance
• Coordinate with offshore Controls team in Ahmedabad for testing status and deliverables
• Conduct root-cause analysis and drive control improvements and standardization
• Support Continuous Controls Monitoring and analytics tools like Optro Analytics and SAP Signavio
• Develop and roll-out local financial policies and training on internal controls
• Deliver controls training and coaching to stakeholders and management

Skills

SOX experience

English communication

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

SAP Signavio

Optro Analytics

Education

CPA / CIA / CA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

SAP Signavio

Optro Analytics

Excel

Job description

Job Description

Senior Analyst, Internal Controls at a glance…

You will be supporting the delivery of the Internal Controls strategy across the European Business Units, reporting directly to the Internal Controls Manager, Europe. You will be responsible for performing financial risk assessments for applicable business units in Europe, leading control walkthroughs, preparing and reviewing controls documentation in accordance with the applicable standards, and driving technology-enabled enhancements to our Internal Control environment.

Key Ingredients:

• Act as a trusted business partner to local finance, operations, and functional teams, building strong stakeholder relationships and providing practical risk and controls guidance to support effective decision-making and sustainable process improvements.
• Conduct risk assessment in collaboration with senior management and relevant stakeholders.
• Review the end-to-end processes and perform control testing to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls and to identify opportunities for improvement including standardization, simplification, integration, automation, and optimization.
• Ensure that process documentation is in place and maintained as relevant and consistent to reflect changes in business operations and risk exposure and, supports the execution of internal controls and compliance requirements.
• Maintain the relationship with our offshore Internal Controls team based in Ahmedabad (India), including coordinating test status, review of controls testing work-papers and other key deliverables prepared by the Ahmedabad team.
• For processes with control weaknesses, perform root-cause analysis and initiate the controls enhancement/process improvement projects working closely with local and zone management to remediate deficiencies on a timely basis.
• Facilitate the periodic status update on controls deficiencies and financial Audit Issues to local and Zone Management.
• Propose the implementation of value-adding controls and opportunities to standardize controls while simplifying/streamlining processes.
• Coordinate with the GBS (Global Business Services) Risk Manager to effectively execute the testing program and other key activities across controls performed by our service delivery partner.
• Coordinate with Internal and External Audit review of processes and financial controls.
• Support Continuous Controls Monitoring and advanced compliance and risk analytics tools like Optro Analytics and SAP Signavio.
• Develop, maintain and coordinate the roll-out of local financial policies and procedures to the business including developing guidance and training.
• Deliver financial controls training and coaching to upskill management and broader business stakeholders on internal controls requirements, control ownership, and effective remediation practices.
• Provide support for strategic initiatives, system implementations, finance transformation, ad-hoc investigations and other cross-functional projects.

• I have 4+ years of work experience in a similar role with at least 2 years of SOX experience as a lead or above
• I have good knowledge of accounting concepts and process/controls related to Financial Reporting, Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, Treasury, Tax, Plant, Property & Equipment, Inventory, HR Payroll, etc.
• I am able to support a high-quality level of SOX controls testing and other internal control initiatives
• I am able to work independently, efficiently and deliver high-quality output under time pressure
• I have strong written and oral communications skills in English along with interpersonal skills
• I have strong problem solving & organization skills
• I have excellent computer skills and competency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
• I have experience with ERP/ Accounting systems and Reporting tools
• I am a strong team player and able to partner with various stakeholders of respective domains
• Preferred: Qualified accountant (CPA, CIA, CA or equivalent)
• Preferred: Big 4 experience

What we offer you / You deserve:

• An ambitious employer: we want to the best for you;
• A fast career track like only few other companies can match;
• Reimbursement for commuting costs
• Hybrid working model
• Discount on health insurance and gym membership
• Always room for new ideas; if you have an excellent idea, please let us know, and we can set it in action!

We hope to find you a seat at our table!

We grow our people to grow our business. We develop extraordinary people who bring ambition, curiosity, and dedication to the table as the guardians of our beloved and nostalgic brands. We choose greatness every day by challenging the ordinary and making ambitious decisions.

Location(s)

Amsterdam

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes**.