Group Internal Control Specialist

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As our Group Internal Control Specialist, you will play a vital role in ensuring a strong and compliant internal control environment across our organization. You will be responsible for implementing, monitoring, and continuously improving our Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) framework, with a particular focus on Segregation of Duties (SoD), mitigating controls, and automated controls within SAP S/4HANA. Working closely with Group IT, you will also contribute to strengthening IT General Controls (ITGCs), ensuring the integrity and effectiveness of our control framework across all systems. 

In this role you will be part of the Internal Control team within Group Finance. The position we are hiring for is located in Breda. 

What you will do

In this role, you will act as the subject-matter expert on SAP-related internal controls, driving the resolution of SoD conflicts and ensuring effective mitigation and monitoring measures are in place. You will collaborate across functions and geographies to build awareness, ensure compliance, and support continuous improvement of the company’s internal control environment.

Your key responsibilities:

• Advise on SAP roles and authorizations to identify and resolve SoD conflicts within SAP S/4HANA.

• Design and implement mitigating controls where SoD conflicts cannot be fully resolved through role redesign.

• Monitor and assess the effectiveness of automated controls in SAP S/4HANA.

• Collaborate with Group IT to strengthen IT General Controls (ITGCs) related to access management, change management and system operations.

• Support continuous improvement of SAP security practices and contribute to policy updates.

• Partner with internal and external auditors to provide documentation, reports and remediation plans related to SoD, ITGCs, and GRC compliance.

• Deliver training and guidance to business stakeholders to build awareness of SoD principles and control requirements.

What we need from you

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems or a related discipline.

• 3–5 years of experience in internal controls, risk management, audit or SAP GRC (preferably in an international environment).

• Proven experience with SAP S/4HANA roles, authorizations and SoD management.

• Strong understanding of internal control frameworks and IT General Controls.

• Analytical and structured mindset, with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders from both business and IT.

• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.

This is your chance to strengthen PVM's global control environment, influence how internal controls are designed and managed and play a key role in mitigating risk within SAP and beyond. If you’re an internal control professional looking for a challenging and impactful role in a dynamic, international setting, we want to hear from you.

About the company

Perfetti Van Melle is a privately owned company that manufactures and distributes candy and chewing gum in over 150 countries worldwide. Today, Perfetti Van Melle is ranked as the third largest sugar confectionery/chewing gum company in the world, second in Europe, with strong brands like Mentos, Chupa Chups, Fruittella, Frisk and Smint. The ability to develop products, varieties and flavours that meet the different demands and opportunities of markets is one Perfetti Van Melle’s keys to success.