Internal Controls Manager
As a fast growing Fintech in the LATAM region, we are looking for a highly capable Manager/Lead, Internal Controls to lead the design and build of our control environment across the company. This role is ideal for someone who is both strategic and hands-on: a builder who can independently assess processes, map risks, design pragmatic controls, develop SOPs, and drive cross-functional adoption in a fast-moving environment.
This person will play a critical role in helping the company mature its operating model by reducing operational risk, improving consistency and accountability, and ensuring scalable controls are embedded into day-to-day execution. The right candidate will know how to influence stakeholders across functions, move fluidly from ambiguity to structure, and build fit-for-purpose controls without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design and build of the company’s enterprise control framework across key business and operational processes
- Assess existing workflows and identify control gaps, failure points, manual dependencies, and areas of elevated operational risk
- Map end-to-end processes and translate them into clear, scalable control points and operating procedures
- Design preventive, detective, and monitoring controls that are practical, auditable, and aligned with business realities
- Develop and formalize SOPs, control documentation, ownership structures, escalation pat
