What are the responsibilities and job description for the Internal Control Manager position at CFO's Domain?
INTERNAL CONTROLS MANAGER
ABOUT CFO’S DOMAIN:
CFO’s Domain is a Consulting & Recruiting firm serving CFOs and their stakeholders. Our search practice recruits and works with the most relevantly skilled and pedigreed professionals looking to excel in their careers.
OVERVIEW:
Our client is a globally recognized, household-name within the retail and consumer products sector known for its strong brand presence, innovation-focused culture, and highly engaged customer base. The company operates across a large multi-location footprint and continues to invest heavily in technology, analytics, governance, and operational excellence to support its next phase of growth.
They are seeking an Internal Controls Manager to support risk management, process improvement, audit readiness, and internal control initiatives across a large, multi-site organization with complex operational and financial processes. This role will evaluate business processes, assess control design and effectiveness, identify areas of risk, and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to strengthen procedures and improve governance.
The position is well suited for a controls or audit professional with strong business process knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to communicate effectively with both finance and operational leaders.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead internal control reviews & operational process assessments from planning to reporting & follow-up.
- Evaluate controls across operational, financial, commercial, and administrative business processes.
- Identify control gaps, process inefficiencies, and emerging risks, and recommend practical improvements.
- Support the development and maintenance of control procedures, testing approaches, and process documentation.
- Partner with business stakeholders to provide guidance on risk and control considerations for new initiatives or process changes.
- Develop reporting, monitoring tools, and analytics to improve visibility into key risks and control activities.
- Assist with internal and external audit preparation, documentation, and follow-up on recommendations.
- Conduct targeted reviews or special projects in response to evolving business needs.
- Support continuous improvement of internal control and audit methodologies.
- Communicate findings clearly to business partners and leadership, including action plans and remediation timelines.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.
- 5 years of experience in internal audit, external audit, internal controls, finance, compliance, or related areas.
- Professional certification required or strongly preferred, such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, CA, or equivalent.
- Experience designing, leading, or supporting process reviews, control testing, operational audits, or risk assessments.
- Strong understanding of audit standards, control frameworks, policies, and business process risks.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with reporting, analytics, dashboarding, or data visualization tools preferred.
- Experience using analytics, automation, or technology-enabled monitoring tools to improve control visibility preferred.
- Strong accounting and financial acumen.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and project management skills.
- Experience in complex, multi-location, high-volume, or operationally intensive environments preferred.