Internal Controls Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Brazil.

📋 Description

• Oversee the creation and development of R2’s enterprise control framework throughout critical business and operational processes.

• Evaluate current workflows to pinpoint control deficiencies, failure points, manual dependencies, and areas of heightened operational risk.

• Map comprehensive processes and convert them into distinct, scalable control points and operational procedures.

• Create preventive, detective, and monitoring controls that are feasible, auditable, and aligned with business realities.

• Formulate and formalize SOPs, control documentation, ownership frameworks, escalation procedures, and remediation processes.

• Collaborate with Risk, Product, Operations, Finance, Compliance, Technology, and Data teams to integrate controls into everyday operations and system workflows.

• Lead the implementation of controls from initial concept to rollout, including stakeholder alignment, documentation, training, and follow-up.

• Establish governance around control execution, issue tracking, remediation, and evidence retention.

• Introduce structure and discipline in identifying, escalating, root-causing, remediating, and closing control failures.

• Utilize a solid understanding of risk and control principles, including COSO-based thinking, to develop a coherent and scalable controls environment.

• Work independently with a strong sense of ownership within a developing environment that requires increased maturity, process discipline, and organizational capability.

• Assist management in preparing for internal audits, external reviews, board-level discussions, or broader control maturity initiatives as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• 6–10+ years of experience in enterprise controls, operational risk, internal controls, internal audit, process excellence, or a related area.

• Extensive experience in establishing or significantly enhancing controls within a high-growth company, fintech, startup, or similarly dynamic setting.

• Profound expertise in process mapping, SOP creation, controls design, remediation tracking, and operating model enhancement.

• Strong knowledge of internal control frameworks like COSO.

• Proven capability to independently lead complex, cross-functional projects with minimal structure.

• Demonstrated ability to influence others without direct authority and drive actions across business, product, and technical teams.

• Comfortable taking on both strategic and hands-on roles; this position is focused on building rather than just providing advice.

• Strong judgment in balancing thoroughness and practicality; able to implement effective controls without unnecessarily hindering business operations.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the capability to simplify complexity into clear actions and documentation.

• Experience in regulated environments such as lending, fintech, payments, or financial services is highly preferred.

• Background in startup scaling, operational excellence, or transformation work is a significant advantage.

🏝️ Benefits

• An opportunity to join a high-impact, mission-driven fintech with a regional presence.

• Leadership over enterprise controls for a fast-paced and growth-oriented startup.

• Cross-functional collaboration with exceptional teams across Latin America.

• Exposure to complex legal and regulatory challenges and innovations in embedded finance.