ICFR Internal Control Specialist - Hands-on

Kanthal; Hallstahammars kommun; On-site; SEK 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Growth opportunities

Safe work environment

Job summary

Kanthal is strengthening its Internal Control capability and seeks a hands-on professional to support the ICFR program across the division. You will collaborate with the Divisional Internal Control Lead, manage deficiencies, and deliver structured reporting across multiple entities in a multinational setting.

The role emphasizes an 80% Internal Control and 20% Financial Control focus, with strong exposure to senior stakeholders, governance, and continuous improvement of control processes.

Qualifications

• Relevant university degree in accounting, auditing, finance, business administration, risk management or related field.
• Around 3–5 years of relevant external audit experience, preferably Big 4 or similar.
• Exposure to controls testing such as ICFR or SOX, or from internal audit, risk and compliance, internal control or finance operations.
• Familiarity with BI tools (Power BI, QlikView) and GRC tools (BWise, SAP GRC, ServiceNow, Workiva) is valuable.
• Strong process and control mindset with knowledge of design and operating effectiveness, documentation and evidence standards.

Responsibilities

• Support ICFR assessment cycles: planning, coordination, tracking and follow-up.
• Population preparation, sample selection and readiness reporting.
• Support internal control testing tool administration and documentation quality.
• Drive deficiency governance with action plans and follow-ups.
• Provide guidance to Control Owners and Testers and enable training materials.
• Maintain reports and dashboards (QlikView / Power BI).

Skills

ICFR testing

SOX

Excel

Analytical thinking

English communication

Swedish communication

Education

University degree in accounting/finance

Tools

Power BI

QlikView

GRC tools

Job description

Kanthal is strengthening its Internal Control capability and seeks a hands-on professional to support the ICFR program across the division. You will collaborate with the Divisional Internal Control Lead, manage deficiencies, and deliver structured reporting across multiple entities in a multinational setting.

The role emphasizes an 80% Internal Control and 20% Financial Control focus, with strong exposure to senior stakeholders, governance, and continuous improvement of control processes.