Auditing & Compliance Manager

In this role you serve as the primary Internal Control Officer for Italy and multiple business units, aligning with ICFR, COSO principles, and regulatory requirements. You partner with local management to strengthen control maturity and risk awareness, and collaborate with Corporate Compliance on the SpeakUp program. You test and monitor controls, assess design and operating effectiveness, and drive remediation. You coordinate with Internal Audit and external auditors, and embed controls in change initiatives to support business success.

• Support risk assessments for internal controls and financial reporting integrity
• Execute elements of the annual internal controls monitoring and testing plan
• Assess cross-location compliance with internal control requirements
• Evaluate control design and operating effectiveness and promote improvements
• Coordinate control activities with Internal Audit and external auditors
• Prepare concise reporting of control results and remediation status
• Track remediation actions and escalate delays
• Provide guidance on controls in process changes, system implementations, and change initiatives
• Review and challenge policies and procedures for alignment with standards
• Support special projects and SpeakUp program representation

• Minimum five years of accounting or auditing experience
• Strong knowledge of COSO and SOX-type environments; IT General Controls familiarity
• Understanding of Dutch Corporate Governance Code and/or Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Strong interpersonal and leadership abilities; able to work cross-functionally
• Ability to prioritize, manage multiple deliverables, and meet deadlines
• Knowledge of business process improvement principles
• Solid project management and attention to detail
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk assessment skills
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

• interpersonal skills
• team player and manager mindset
• cross-functional collaboration
• COSO
• SOX-type environments
• IT General Controls