Senior Director, Financial Internal Controls & SOX

Wwshemi; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career growth and learning

Flexibility and ownership

Collaborative and innovative culture

Impactful AI projects

International environment and talented

Job summary

Nebius is seeking a Head of Financial Internal Controls to lead a scalable SOX program ensuring reliable financial reporting and strong control environments across the group. You will partner with Finance, IT Controls, Internal Audit, and external auditors to drive governance, remediation, and continuous improvement.

You will build and lead a second-line controls function, set global standards, and translate risk into practical control requirements while supporting rapid growth and complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Proven experience leading end-to-end financial SOX programs.

Responsibilities

• Define the financial internal controls strategy, annual SOX roadmap, and multi-year improvement plan.
• Lead financial process risk assessment and SOX scoping for significant accounts and entities.
• Set standards for risk and control matrices, process documentation, evidence, and deficiency evaluation.
• Lead risk partner team, workforce planning, and capability development.
• Oversee end‑to‑end SOX program delivery from scoping to year-end reporting and remediation.
• Coordinate with IT Controls, management testing resources, and external auditors.

Skills

Financial controls

SOX

Leadership

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or related

CPA / CA / CIA or equivalent certification

Tools

NetSuite

Oracle

Job description

Nebius is seeking a Head of Financial Internal Controls to lead a scalable SOX program ensuring reliable financial reporting and strong control environments across the group. You will partner with Finance, IT Controls, Internal Audit, and external auditors to drive governance, remediation, and continuous improvement.

You will build and lead a second-line controls function, set global standards, and translate risk into practical control requirements while supporting rapid growth and complex