About the role
Swan is looking for an Senior Internal Controller to join the Internal Control team within the Compliance, Risk & Internal Control department. The team’s mission is to safeguard our core product operations by effectively aligning business growth with legal, regulatory, and customer support constraints..
✨ Your mission
Your primary mission is to design, deploy and manage the permanent control system within Swan by ensuring risk management, compliance with applicable regulations and the efficiency of operational processes while supporting business growth.
✨ Main Tasks
Develop and implement the internal control framework, including the definition and regular updates of second-level control plans and the oversight of the incident management cycle (identification, reporting and remediation of anomalies)
Conduct second-level control missions to evaluate the effectiveness of existing first-level control systems.
Analyze control results and produce detailed reports to identify gaps and improve overall risk management performance.
Formulate strategic recommendations based on findings and monitor their implementation to mitigate identified risks.
Manage internal control tools and update risk mapping through quarterly meetings with key department heads.
Support operational teams in formalizing their internal procedures and defining relevant first-level controls.
Document and maintain comprehensive procedures specifically related to second-level control activities.
Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to foster a strong risk culture throughout the organization.
✨ Curious about your future team?
You will work closely with Terry and Kani, internal controllers, as well as all members of Swan’s Risk department, to strengthen our internal control framework and foster a shared risk culture across the organization.
You will also collaborate with teams across Swan, including Payments, Sales, Finance, Compliance and more, to support effective risk management in their day-to-day activities.
About Swan
Swan is a European fintech and innovation leader in embedded finance. Swan’s Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) is the easiest way for companies to embed banking features. Via Swan’s simple APIs, European companies can integrate banking services (accounts, cards, and payments) quickly and easily into their own product.
Founded in 2019, the fintech processes over 200 million euros of transactions per month, for 60+ companies across ten European countries. Swan has over 100 employees and is led by fintech experts and experienced entrepreneurs: Nicolas Benady, Nicolas Saison, and Mathieu Breton. The company was founded together with the startup studio eFounders and has received growth capital from leading VC investors such as Creandum and Accel. Swan is a Mastercard principal member and a licensed financial institution, regulated by the ACPR.
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Job details
Location
Paris, France
Funding
Total raised
$43.8M
Last stage
Series B
Investors
What happens next.
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