Head of Internal Controls
Getyourguide
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Description
Change the way the world travels
Join the GetYourGuide journey to connect people with unforgettable travel experiences around the world. Millions look to us for unique activities they can trust, and it’s all powered by our commitment to make every single journey extraordinary - including yours.
Ready to unlock your potential with a community of fellow explorers? Find your next role at our Berlin HQ or one of our local offices around the globe, from New York to Bangkok. Head to getyourguide.careers to take the first step.
Team mission
The Internal Controls team acts as a strategic partner to the business, designing effective, automated controls and streamlined operations rather than policies that ask someone to remember a step. The Internal Controls sits within Finance and acts as the second line of defense in GetYourGuide's Three Lines Model, and collaborates with stakeholders across the organization. You will build and run GetYourGuide's internal control over financial reporting (ICOFR) program from the ground up to reach a steady evidenced operating cadence.
Your mission
- Design, implement, and run GetYourGuide's Internal Controls framework, focusing both on Financial Reporting and IT General Controls.
- Lead the creation and execution of risk assessment methodologies to identify critical areas in financial reporting and IT processes.
- Design and oversee the implementation of control activities across the company to mitigate identified risks.
- Build and lead the Internal Controls team, setting the standard for how the business assesses, documents, and communicates control and risk information.
- Partner with the business to design automated controls into new systems, markets, and processes as they're built, rather than retrofitting them afterward, consistently reducing reliance on manual, evidence-heavy controls.
- Own the relationship with external auditors, coordinating scoping, walkthroughs, and testing, and driving remediation plans through to closure.
- Translate technical findings and control gaps into clear, actionable decisions for senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders and provide regular training and updates on best practices in internal controls and changes in regulations.
- Benchmark, monitor and report on the effectiveness of the internal control systems, and provide strategic recommendations to senior management.
Your toolkit
- 8+ years of experience in internal controls, internal audit, external audit at a Big Four firm or equivalent, including experience building or scaling a controls function.
- Strong working knowledge of financial reporting, ITGC, and risk management. and hands-on experience running ICOFR programs.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
- A professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CIA, or equivalent.
- Experience with GRC or control management platforms, such as Workiva or equivalent, and a genuine passion for automating manual control activities.
- A track record of partnering across the business beyond Finance, to design controls that hold up operationally, not just on paper.
- Proven experience building a high-performing team in an agile environment.
- You use AI tools consistently and effectively in your work, with concrete examples of how AI has improved the efficiency, quality, or coverage of your control testing and reporting.
- Excellent communication skills, equally credible with external auditors, and non-technical business leaders as executives.
Extras that give you an edge
- Experience with control automation tooling, such as Vanta or equivalent.
- Experience building or scaling an enterprise risk management program alongside a financial controls function.
How we’ll make your career journey extraordinary
- Annual personal growth budget and mentorship programs for continuous learning and development
- Work from anywhere in the world for 30 days per year
- A hybrid working approach with three days of in office collaboration (Mon, Tue, Thur) and two days of optional at home focus time.
- Opportunities to collaborate and socialize with a quarterly team event budget
- Access to leading AI tools plus the resources and budget to get the most out of them
- Monthly transportation and fitness budget
- Discounts for you, your friends, and family on GetYourGuide activities
- Language reimbursement program
- Health and wellness benefits
And more…
How to apply
Submit your CV/resume in English using the form below. For tips and insights into our hiring process and culture, check out ‘how we hire’ and ‘life at GetYourGuide’. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at jobs@getyourguide.com.
We’re an equal opportunities employer
Our commitment is that every qualified person will be evaluated according to their skills regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, or religion. Please refrain from including your picture and age with your application.
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Benefits
- professional development
About this role
GetYourGuide is building its internal controls function from the ground up, and this role puts you in charge of designing and running the entire program. You'll own everything from developing risk assessment methodologies and implementing control frameworks across financial reporting and IT systems, to leading a team and managing the external audit relationship. This is a strategic position that requires you to partner across the business—not just Finance—to embed controls into new processes and systems as they're built, prioritizing automation over manual, paper-heavy compliance.
The role demands deep expertise: at least eight years in internal controls, audit, or risk management, ideally with experience scaling a controls function at a Big Four firm or similar environment. You'll need hands-on familiarity with ICOFR programs, GRC platforms like Workiva, and a genuine commitment to control automation. A professional qualification (CPA, ACCA, CIA, or equivalent) is expected. Beyond technical chops, you must communicate effectively with both auditors and non-technical leaders, build high-performing teams in agile settings, and demonstrate concrete examples of using AI tools to improve control testing and reporting efficiency.
Based in Berlin with a hybrid arrangement (three days in office), you'll have support for continuous learning, an annual development budget, and access to leading AI tools. This suits someone ready to establish a controls discipline at a scaling travel-tech company while maintaining operational credibility across the organization.
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