Head of Internal Controls

GetYourGuide; Berlin (NH); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal growth budget

Work from anywhere 30 days/year

Hybrid work (Mon/Wed/Fri in office)

AI tools access

Transportation & fitness budget

Discounts on activities

Language reimbursement

Health and wellness benefits

Job summary

GetYourGuide is seeking a seasoned Head of Internal Controls to design, implement, and run the ICOFR program, collaborating with Finance and IT to ensure robust control activities across the company. The role will build and lead a high-performing team, drive risk assessment and automation, and coordinate with external auditors.

You will partner with business units to embed automated controls in new systems and markets, while communicating complex findings to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CIA, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and run ICOFR program.
• Lead risk assessment methodologies for financial reporting and IT processes.
• Build and lead Internal Controls team and partner with business to integrate automated controls.

Skills

Internal controls

ICOFR

Risk assessment

Auditing

Team leadership

AI-assisted testing

Communication with executives

Auditor relations

Education

Finance degree

CPA/ACCA/CIA

Tools

Workiva

GRC platforms

Control automation tooling

Vanta

Job description

Change the way the world travels

Join the GetYourGuide journey to connect people with unforgettable travel experiences around the world. Millions look to us for unique activities they can trust, and it’s all powered by our commitment to make every single journey extraordinary - including yours.

Ready to unlock your potential with a community of fellow explorers? Find your next role at our Berlin HQ or one of our local offices around the globe, from New York to Bangkok. Head to getyourguide.careers to take the first step.

Team mission

The Internal Controls team acts as a strategic partner to the business, designing effective, automated controls and streamlined operations rather than policies that ask someone to remember a step. The Internal Controls sits within Finance and acts as the second line of defense in GetYourGuide's Three Lines Model, and collaborates with stakeholders across the organization. You will build and run GetYourGuide's internal control over financial reporting (ICOFR) program from the ground up to reach a steady evidenced operating cadence.

Your mission

• Design, implement, and run GetYourGuide's Internal Controls framework, focusing both on Financial Reporting and IT General Controls.
• Lead the creation and execution of risk assessment methodologies to identify critical areas in financial reporting and IT processes.
• Design and oversee the implementation of control activities across the company to mitigate identified risks.
• Build and lead the Internal Controls team, setting the standard for how the business assesses, documents, and communicates control and risk information.
• Partner with the business to design automated controls into new systems, markets, and processes as they're built, rather than retrofitting them afterward, consistently reducing reliance on manual, evidence-heavy controls.
• Own the relationship with external auditors, coordinating scoping, walkthroughs, and testing, and driving remediation plans through to closure.
• Translate technical findings and control gaps into clear, actionable decisions for senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders and provide regular training and updates on best practices in internal controls and changes in regulations.
• Benchmark, monitor and report on the effectiveness of the internal control systems, and provide strategic recommendations to senior management.

Your toolkit

• 8+ years of experience in internal controls, internal audit, external audit at a Big Four firm or equivalent, including experience building or scaling a controls function.
• Strong working knowledge of financial reporting, ITGC, and risk management. and hands-on experience running ICOFR programs.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• A professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CIA, or equivalent.
• Experience with GRC or control management platforms, such as Workiva or equivalent, and a genuine passion for automating manual control activities.
• A track record of partnering across the business beyond Finance, to design controls that hold up operationally, not just on paper.
• Proven experience building a high-performing team in an agile environment.
• You use AI tools consistently and effectively in your work, with concrete examples of how AI has improved the efficiency, quality, or coverage of your control testing and reporting.
• Excellent communication skills, equally credible with external auditors, and non-technical business leaders as executives.

Extras that give you an edge

• Experience with control automation tooling, such as Vanta or equivalent.
• Experience building or scaling an enterprise risk management program alongside a financial controls function.

How we’ll make your career journey extraordinary

• Annual personal growth budget and mentorship programs for continuous learning and development
• Work from anywhere in the world for 30 days per year
• A hybrid working approach with three days of in office collaboration (Mon, Tue, Thur) and two days of optional at home focus time.
• Opportunities to collaborate and socialize with a quarterly team event budget
• Access to leading AI tools plus the resources and budget to get the most out of them
• Monthly transportation and fitness budget
• Discounts for you, your friends, and family on GetYourGuide activities
• Language reimbursement program
• Health and wellness benefits

And more…

We’re an equal opportunities employer

Our commitment is that every qualified person will be evaluated according to their skills regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, or religion. Please refrain from including your picture and age with your application.

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