--- title: 'Head of Financial Internal Controls at Nebius' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/head-of-financial-internal-controls-nebius-amsterdam-re29hjg3z5pg' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-31' --- # Head of Financial Internal Controls at Nebius - **Company:** Nebius - **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Posted:** 2026-10-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-31 - **Apply:** https://careers.nebius.com/?gh_jid=5017942101 ## Job description About Nebius: Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure. Built by engineers, for engineers. From large-scale GPU orchestration to inference optimization, we own the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI. Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel. Our team of 1,500+ includes hundreds of engineers with deep expertise across hardware, software and AI R&D. ## Role overview The Head of Financial Internal Controls will lead the financial business process internal controls function for Nebius Group, building a scalable, risk-based SOX program that supports reliable financial reporting and the continued growth of the business. Reporting to the Head of Internal Controls and Internal Audit, the role will set the strategy, lead execution, and provide senior management with clear insight into control effectiveness, emerging risks, and remediation priorities. The role will lead an internal team of controls professionals operating as risk partners, with a designated partner for every in-scope financial SOX process. The team will work closely with process and control owners, Finance, and the parallel IT Controls team to strengthen end-to-end controls and address business and technology dependencies. The Head will continue to build the team, its capabilities, and its operating model as the business expands. As a second-line leader, the Head will establish standards, advise and challenge management, and oversee monitoring and management testing. Business process and control owners retain accountability for designing, implementing, and operating their controls and executing remediation. Internal Audit retains its separate third-line assurance responsibilities, with appropriate safeguards for objectivity where reporting lines are shared. ## Key responsibilities Financial controls strategy and governance - Define and execute the financial internal controls strategy, annual SOX roadmap, and multi-year improvement plan, aligned with financial reporting risks, business priorities, and growth. - Lead financial process risk assessment and SOX scoping, including significant accounts, disclosures, entities, and relevant assertions; reassess coverage as the business, systems, and transaction volumes change. - Set consistent standards for risk and control matrices, process documentation, control design, evidence, management review precision, and deficiency evaluation, aligned with the Group control framework. Risk partner leadership and team growth - Lead, coach, and evaluate the risk partner team; assign clear process coverage, objectives, decision rights, and escalation responsibilities across all in-scope financial SOX processes. - Develop the workforce plan and resource budget; recruit, onboard, and retain professionals with the skills needed for business growth, new entities, and increasingly complex processes. - Build technical depth, succession coverage, and a consistent advisory approach; balance internal capacity and specialist support while maintaining ownership and quality within the team. ## Key responsibilities continued End-to-end SOX program delivery - Direct the financial process SOX lifecycle, from scoping and walkthroughs through design and implementation assessment, operating effectiveness testing, remediation, and year-end roll-forward procedures. - Establish the annual calendar, milestones, quality reviews, and reporting cadence; coordinate with IT Controls, management testing resources, and external auditors to support timely completion before annual reporting. - Oversee management testing plans and workpaper quality, including population completeness, sample selection, evidence sufficiency, and conclusions. Align deliverables with external auditor expectations while respecting the auditor’s independent judgments and reliance decisions. - Hold risk partners accountable for proactive monitoring of control readiness and execution, identifying potential failures early, and coordinating timely corrective action with business owners. Control effectiveness and remediation - Challenge control design and operating performance across in-scope processes, including procurement and payables, revenue and receivables, fixed assets and capital expenditure, inventory, payroll, treasury, tax, and financial close and reporting, as applicable. - Lead second-line oversight of control deficiencies, including root cause analysis, severity assessment, aggregation, remediation planning, compensating controls, and escalation. - Require remediation plans with accountable business owners, milestones, resources, and evidence requirements. Monitor progress and escalate overdue actions or solutions that do not address the underlying risk. - Oversee validation and retesting of remediated controls, allowing sufficient operating history and evidence before recommending closure; provide transparent assessments of residual risk and readiness for year-end conclusions. Partnership with IT Controls and business stakeholders - Work as a peer to the IT Controls lead to maintain integrated coverage of business controls, IT general controls, automated controls, interfaces, segregation of duties, and system-generated reports used in financial controls. - Agree clear responsibilities and shared milestones with IT Controls; jointly assess the financial control implications of IT deficiencies and coordinate impact analysis, compensating controls, and remediation. - Serve as a senior adviser to Finance and business leadership, translating financial reporting risks into practical control requirements and challenging decisions where exposures remain unresolved. - Embed risk partners in process governance and change initiatives. Advise on controls for new products, entities, acquisitions, ERP implementations, and data conversions, with clear readiness criteria, risk escalation, and follow-up after go-live. Reporting and continuous improvement - Provide concise reporting on coverage, testing results, control failures, remediation, resource needs, and emerging risks to the Head of Internal Controls and Internal Audit; contribute to executive and Audit Committee materials and management’s ICFR assessment and certification processes. - Drive proportionate standardization, automation, and better use of data to improve control reliability and reduce unnecessary effort. Lead training for process owners and control owners to strengthen accountability and evidence quality. ## Qualifications and experience Required experience - 12 or more years of relevant experience in financial internal controls, SOX, audit, or finance risk management, including at least five years leading teams or major controls programs in a complex international environment. - Demonstrated experience leading an end-to-end financial SOX program for a listed or similarly complex business, including risk assessment, scoping, control design, management testing, deficiency evaluation, and year-end reporting. - Proven ability to recruit, develop, and scale a team of internal controls professionals, establish effective process coverage, and manage competing priorities and resource constraints. - Strong knowledge of COSO, ICFR, SOX requirements, and relevant financial reporting requirements under US GAAP and IFRS; ability to translate accounting and disclosure risks into effective controls. - Track record of leading oversight of significant deficiency or material weakness remediation, including root cause analysis, sustainable corrective action, and evidence-based validation. - Practical understanding of IT dependencies in financial processes, including ITGCs, automated controls, access and segregation of duties, interfaces, and the completeness and accuracy of information used in controls. - Experience advising on finance transformation, ERP implementations, process redesign, and data migration in a fast-growing or changing business. - Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, challenge constructively, and work effectively with business owners, IT Controls, Internal Audit, and external auditors. - Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related discipline, or an equivalent professional qualification. Fluent written and spoken English. ## Preferred qualifications - CPA, CA, ACCA, CIA, or an equivalent professional certification; a master’s degree is an advantage. - Experience in a multinational technology or infrastructure business, with substantial capital expenditure and rapidly evolving financial processes. - Experience with NetSuite, Oracle, or comparable ERP platforms and controls management tools. Leadership competencies - Strategic judgment with the ability to translate risk priorities into practical execution and measurable improvements in control effectiveness. - Strong people leadership, clear accountability, and the ability to build an engaged team of credible risk partners across locations and cultures. - Professional skepticism, sound judgment, and the confidence to escalate material issues promptly while maintaining productive stakeholder relationships. - Clear executive communication and disciplined delivery in a dynamic environment, with a pragmatic approach to balancing control rigor and business needs. Measures of success - Complete, risk-based process coverage and timely, high-quality SOX deliverables that support management’s annual ICFR assessment and reporting deadlines. - Controls that demonstrate effective operation in testing, supported by early detection of potential failures, timely remediation, and fewer recurring deficiencies. - Sustainable remediation validated with sufficient evidence, integrated resolution of business and IT control dependencies, and timely escalation of residual risks. - A capable, scalable risk partner team with clear process accountability, strong stakeholder relationships, and capacity aligned with business growth. Benefits & Perks: - Competitive compensation - Career growth and learning opportunities - Flexibility and ownership - Collaborative and innovative culture - Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects - International environment and talented teams What's it like to work at Nebius: Fast moving - Bold thinking - Constant growth - Meaningful impact - Trust and real ownership - Opportunity to shape the future of AI Equal Opportunity Statement: Nebius is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility as a condition of hire. If you need accommodations during the application process, please let us know. ## About Nebius ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Nebius builds a full-stack AI cloud platform providing GPU-accelerated infrastructure and services for training, fine-tuning, and deploying AI models at scale. - **Entity Type**: Public (ticker: NBIS on Nasdaq) - **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Founded**: 2024 (as Nebius Group N.V., the successor to the former Yandex N.V.) - **Founders**: Arkady Volozh (founder of Yandex) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: AI Cloud Infrastructure & Services (Technology, Information and Internet) - **Target customers**: AI innovators of all sizes — from startups to research institutes to enterprises — across sectors including healthcare, life sciences, robotics, finance, and entertainment, as well as national AI programs. - **Mission or purpose statement**: To become one of the world's largest AI infrastructure companies, building the infrastructure for the age of AI. ## Products & Services - **Nebius AI Cloud**: A full-stack cloud platform offering raw GPU compute, serverless and managed inference, and MLOps tooling. Built on custom hardware with non-virtualized GPUs and InfiniBand networking, designed for high performance and reliability. - **Nebius Token Factory**: A service for running and managing large-scale inference workloads, including serving open-source and custom models. - **Nebius Echo**: An AI agent built directly into the Nebius console for operational support. - **Nebius Agents Blueprint**: An open architecture for building production-ready AI agents. - **Reference Platform NVIDIA Cloud Partner**: A designation for partners operating large clusters built in coordination with NVIDIA, adhering to a tested and optimized reference architecture. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed in the search results; as a public company (NBIS), market cap fluctuates daily. - **Key Metric**: Total funding raised: **$10.29 billion** (including a $4.3B post-IPO equity round in March 2026, a $2.8B convertible note in September 2025, and a $1.4B post-IPO equity round in May 2011). Notably, a **$27 billion** long-term AI infrastructure supply agreement with Meta was announced in 2026. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Meta (long-term infrastructure agreement), NVIDIA (Reference Platform Cloud Partner), Bloom Energy (power infrastructure partnership). - **Growth Signals**: - **Headcount**: 900 employees (+114.9% YoY growth; +8.2% monthly growth). - **Active Job Postings**: 145 open roles (Yearly growth: +866.7%). - **Key Metrics**: Claims to offer better TCO for fine-tuning and inference vs. AWS; reports a 70% reduction in AI setup pipeline time for a partner (RoboForce); operates with a mean time between failures (MTBF) of 56.6 hours for a 3,000-GPU cluster. - **New Initiatives**: Launching the "Nebius Early Talent Program" for early-career engineers; announced an AI factory launch team in Lappeenranta, Finland; acquired Tavily and licensed Clarifai's inference IP. ## Competitive Advantages - **Custom Hardware**: Non-virtualized GPUs with InfiniBand networking, providing raw, dedicated performance without the overhead of virtualization. - **Full-Stack, Hyperscaler-Like Platform**: Combines the scale and reliability of a hyperscaler with the performance of a supercomputer, including built-in MLOps tooling. - **NVIDIA Reference Platform Partner**: A trusted partner with a validated, optimized architecture for large-scale AI workloads. - **Elasticity**: Offers flexible consumption options from small experiments to global-scale deployments. - **Deep Engineering Talent**: Built around a core of 500+ AI experts and hundreds of engineers with deep expertise in building world-class tech infrastructure (many from Yandex). ## Strategic Focus - **Massive Infrastructure Build-Out**: Executing on a multi-billion dollar agreement with Meta and expanding data center capacity in Europe and the US. - **Power & Energy Partnerships**: Partnering with Bloom Energy to secure reliable, on-site power for AI infrastructure. - **Product Innovation**: Continuously releasing new products (Echo, Agents Blueprint, Token Factory) to capture more of the AI developer workflow. - **Talent Acquisition**: Aggressively hiring across engineering, sales, and operations to support hypergrowth, with a dedicated Early Talent Program. - **Ecosystem Expansion**: Targeting specific verticals like healthcare, life sciences, and robotics with dedicated solutions and partnerships. ## Why Work Here - **High-Impact Work**: Employees solve some of the hardest technical problems in AI, building infrastructure that powers the next generation of technology. - **Culture**: Described as fast-moving, with a culture of trust and autonomy. New ideas are encouraged, experimentation is welcomed, and ownership is part of everyday work. - **Work Model**: Remote-friendly work culture built on trust and autonomy, with flexibility designed around time zones and personal commitments. - **Compensation**: Top-tier pay and benefits. - **Development**: Clear development paths to take careers forward, with mentorship from industry experts. - **Team**: A diverse, multicultural team with hubs across Europe, North America, and the Middle East. - **Notable Perks**: Thoughtful team gatherings, 24/7 support by default, and access to free white-glove proof-of-concepts. ## Sources 1. [Nebius Official Website](https://nebius.com) 2. [Nebius Careers Page](https://nebius.com/careers) 3. [Nebius LinkedIn Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/nebius) 4. 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