Internal Controls and Assurance Manager (E-commerce)

Location: Cologne, Germany; work from home can be arranged, including up to 20 days per year anywhere in the EU.

Company

hirify.global is a European e-pharmacy focused on healthcare and digital pharmacy services.

What you will do

• Execute risk-based control assessments across Finance, Technology, HR, Operations, Pharmacy, Compliance, and other business functions.
• Conduct walkthroughs with process and control owners and assess control design and operating effectiveness.
• Perform sample-based testing, evaluate evidence, and maintain complete, traceable working papers.
• Identify control exceptions and deficiencies, recommend severity ratings, and agree remediation actions with process owners.
• Build and maintain Risk and Control Matrices and support the rollout of the Internal Control Framework.
• Maintain control data in AuditBoard/Optro and identify opportunities to standardize and automate testing and evidence collection.

Requirements

• Several years of hands-on experience in internal controls, assurance, internal audit, SOX/ICFR, or a comparable control-testing environment.
• Practical experience with walkthroughs, control design assessments, operating-effectiveness testing, evidence evaluation, and sampling.
• Experience identifying control deficiencies, assessing their significance, and discussing remediation with process owners.
• Working knowledge of Risk and Control Matrices and frameworks such as COSO, SOX, or equivalent.
• Experience across multiple business processes, such as Finance, IT, HR, Operations, Compliance, or Supply Chain.
• Fluent English required. Experience with AuditBoard/Optro or another GRC platform is beneficial.

Nice to have

• Professional qualification or progress toward CIA, CPA, ACCA, or CISA.
• Experience in a listed, regulated, or international organization.
• Exposure to healthcare, pharmacy, e-commerce, logistics, or technology.
• German language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment with team-building events and regular company celebrations.
• Flexible work-from-home arrangements, including up to 20 days per year anywhere in the EU.
• Professional development through internal and external training.
• Childcare grant of €100 per month for eligible kindergarten expenses.
• Mental-health support through confidential and free access to nilo psychologists.
• Deutschland Ticket and Urban Sports Club membership options.