Internal Control Officer

This is Adyen

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition. 

For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.

Internal Control Officer - Financial Risks

Adyen is looking for an Internal Control Officer with a focus on financial risks in our São Paulo office. You will join the global Internal Control team, which contributes to power Adyen’s sustainable growth. You are experienced in internal control and have the ability and eagerness to operate independently in a global environment. 

You will mainly focus on assessing and strengthening Adyen’s global financial and reporting processes and controls (with a focus on financial risks in Brazil) to meet internal and external expectations and to enable controlled growth. We work as a team across cultures and time zones, and you will support the company in building a great business, preserving the company culture and achieving its long-term goals by taking our risk management to the next level.

We don’t hide behind email, instead we pick up the phone. This is one of the values in our Adyen Formula, which is the foundation of our strong culture and an essential guiding principle for the way we work. We always ask why and are critical, we don’t just tick the box, and we always look for improvement and automation. These are some of the values from our Adyen way of being in control formula, which the Internal Control team promotes globally.

What you’ll do:

• Strengthen the global internal control framework with regional focus and support management with internal control matters.
• Evaluate Adyen’s financial and reporting processes and controls, focusing on risks in Brazil to identify improvement opportunities.
• Perform independent review and testing of controls.
• Identify and evaluate control deficiencies, and report to management.
• Manage requests from auditors to ensure successful audit cycles (e.g. SOC1/SOC2 audits).
• Establish a professional network and serve as an advisor to Finance teams to strengthen the financial and reporting control framework and contribute to various projects. 
• Collaborate with your peers from the Internal Control team in managing the global internal control framework and contribute to various projects (e.g. new products, new licences and RCAs). 

Who you are:

• Relevant working experience (8+ years) within an external audit, risk management or internal control function. Experience within a big-4 and/or the financial services industry is a plus.
• Experience with designing and implementing internal control frameworks.
• Critical thinking skills and eagerness to solve challenges. 
• Able to operate comfortably and independently within a global environment.
• Eagerness to work in an innovative technology company within the financial sector.
• You thrive in an unstructured, fast-paced environment, challenging the status-quo and a ‘can-do’ mentality.
• Good communicative and stakeholder management skills.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments  

Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen. 

Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application. 

What’s next?

Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.

This role is based out of our Sao Paulo office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.