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Internal Control Specialist

Posted 8 Jul 2025
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4 to 6 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
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English (Fluent)

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Do you enjoy the field of Risk & Control and are passionate about helping businesses to stay 'in control'; efficiently and effectively? Do you want to build the foundation to further strengthen FrieslandCampina's financial reporting assurance and related processes? Then strengthen our team as a Senior Expert Internal Control!

Key characteristics of the role are:

  • Engage with key stakeholders to discuss & manage Risks & Controls.
  • Supports a select number of entities/ departments and processes and is responsible to identify and oversee risks and mitigate risks by designing and implementing an efficient and agile Internal Control Framework.
  • Manages various (strategic) improvement & innovation engagements to improve the maturity, efficiency and effectiveness of Risk & Control in RFC;
  • Takes responsibility for risk assessments and testing and/or reporting on the Internal Controls whilst working with business partners to support issue resolution.

What we ask

The ideal candidate has:

  • At least Bachelor's degree in business, finance, risk management, or a related field; advanced degree or relevant certifications (e.g., CRM, FRM) preferred.
  • 4-6 years of relevant working experience in an international (corporate) organization or larger Consultancy / Audit Firm.
  • Basic knowledge of and experience with risk management and end-to-end business processes.

What we offer

  • Autonomy and Leadership: Take charge in supporting your departments/entities and work closely with a team of experts across the EGRC department, Internal and External Audit.
  • International Team: Collaborate with a diverse and driven group of professionals from around the world.
  • Exciting & Diverse Opportunities: Engage with global initiatives and stakeholders from RFC locations all over the world on a variety of programmes and initiatives.
  • Competitive Salary Package: Receive a rewarding compensation plan tailored to your expertise and participate in Learning & Development programs that support your professional growth and career advancement.

Vacancy description

Main responsibilities include:
Overall:

  • As part of the EGRC team, support RFC's risk & control activities and various business requests
  • Continuously creating awareness of internal controls and enhancing the risk & control culture
  • Coordinate with CIA and entities on audit planning, execution and resolution
  • Stakeholder management for instance on alignment of scope and reports
  • Train colleagues in terms of knowledge and skills
  • Coordinate with entities to prepare for assessments/controls/audits
  • Participate in global/regional risk and control related (project) engagements

Control activities:

  • Perform risk-based control set scoping
  • Develop new controls
  • Plan and coordinate control testing
  • Execute control testing
  • Review findings
  • Periodic reporting

SOD activities :

  • Perform periodic assessment on SOD conflicts and critical access right review
  • Reduce SOD conflicts and critical access
  • Coordinate SOD improvement activities

Staying true to who you really are, that is your starting point at FrieslandCampina. Because it is precisely by embracing our differences that we can grow together. We want to create a working environment that allows all employees to bring their best and authentic selves. If who we are suits you, but you're not sure if you're the best fit for the role, we still encourage you to apply so we can help you find the role that fits you best.

Team Details

For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.

We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.

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FrieslandCampina is a purpose driven company focused on winning in the global market for dairy based products. We want to be profitable, so we can make a positive, lasting impact. Not only does FrieslandCampina have iconic B2C brands, a big part of the business is in the B2B market, where we sell ingredients and semi-finished products to manufacturers of nutrition, the food industry and the pharmaceutical sector globally.

FMCG
Amersfoort
Active in 30 countries
20,000 employees
60% men - 40% women
Average age is 35 years