To proactively safeguard the Business Unit’s financial integrity and profitability by identifying, analyzing, and mitigating financial control gaps, operational risks, and governance weaknesses at BU level. This role acts as the internal financial protection authority within the Business Unit, ensuring early detection of risk exposure, structured gap analysis, and effective remediation execution. The position complements — and does not duplicate — the Platform Internal Controls function. While Platform owns the global framework, policies, and external audit interface, this role ensures local control effectiveness, business-specific risk mitigation, and protection of financial performance within the BU perimeter.MAIN RESPONSIBILITIESConduct proactive financial risk assessments across core processes (R2R, O2C, P2P, Inventory, CAPEX, Payroll), identifying structural and operational control weaknesses.Perform deep-dive diagnostic reviews in high-risk entities, functions, or processes to identify financial exposure, control gaps, fraud risk, or segregation-of-duties conflicts.Analyze gaps identified by Platform Internal Controls and ensure effective remediation within the BU, acting as execution and follow-up owner.Develop and implement BU-specific preventive control mechanisms to protect profitability, working capital, assets, and cash flow.Monitor financial risk indicators (e.g., abnormal margin deviations, working capital anomalies, manual journal entries, CAPEX deviations) and escalate risks to BU leadership when necessary.Lead internal financial investigations of irregularities or control breakdowns, in coordination with Platform Governance, Legal, and HR where applicable.Support the BU CFO in evaluating financial exposure related to new business initiatives, structural changes, integrations, or operational transformations.Ensure effective segregation of duties and ERP/system-based control integrity in collaboration with IT and Finance Operations.Promote a financial risk awareness culture within BU Finance and Operations through targeted training and structured governance communication.Provide periodic risk exposure reporting to BU Leadership, including quantified risk assessment, remediation status, and potential financial impact.REQUIREMENTSBachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration.Experience in Internal Audit, Financial Controlling, or Internal Controls within multinational industrial environments.Minimum requirement: Fluent English, Fluent Portuguese.Desirable: Fluent German. MBA or professional certification in Audit, Risk, or Accounting (CPA, CIA, CIMA or equivalent).Hard Skills:Strong knowledge of financial processes and risk exposure areas.Expertise in internal control gap assessment and remediation design.Financial risk analysis and exposure quantification.ERP control environment understanding.Fraud risk identification and prevention.Strong analytical capability (variance, margin, working capital diagnostics).Segregation of duties and governance framework principles.Experience in multi-entity or international industrial environments.