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Exciting opportunity for an Internal J-SOX Officer at Topcon Healthcare. Are you ready for the next step in your career and do you want to play a key role in strengthening internal controls, improving governance and ensuring compliance across an international organization? Join Topcon, a company with the ambition to make the world a better place at the intersection of eye healthcare and technology.
Topcon Healthcare is the eye health brand of Topcon Corporation (https://topconhealthcare.eu).
Topcon Healthcare sees eye health differently. Our vision is to empower providers with smart and efficient technologies for enhanced patient care. Keeping pace with the ever-changing landscape of the healthcare industry, we offer the latest integrated solutions including advanced multimodal imaging, vendor-neutral data management and groundbreaking remote diagnostic technology. By investing in value-driven innovations, Topcon works to enable people to enjoy good health and a high quality of life.
Topcon Europe Medical B.V. is the EMEA headquarters and located in Capelle aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. Topcon Europe Medical B.V. is responsible for the distribution, sales, service and development of innovative products across the EMEA region.
As an Internal J-SOX Officer, you play a key role in ensuring compliance with J-SOX requirements and strengthening the internal control environment across the EMEA organization. Acting as a 2nd line of defense specialist, you work closely with business, finance and IT stakeholders to monitor internal controls, assess risks and support continuous improvement of the J-SOX control framework.
You perform walkthroughs, testing and monitoring of key controls to assess whether they are effectively designed and operating as intended. By analyzing business processes and control structures, you help identify potential risks, control deficiencies and opportunities for improvement.
In addition to audit and compliance activities, you act as a trusted partner for the business, advising process owners on how to strengthen control design and improve processes. You collaborate closely with Business Process Owners and other stakeholders to implement remediation plans and ensure that identified deficiencies are addressed in a timely and sustainable manner.
You also contribute to the preparation of audit documentation and management reporting, translating control findings into clear insights regarding potential business risks and financial impact. Working together with internal stakeholders and external auditors, you help ensure a smooth and transparent audit cycle.
Your main responsibilities will be:
executing J-SOX control assessments, walkthroughs and testing to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls, including entity-level, process-level and ITGC controls
maintaining and continuously improving the J-SOX internal control framework across the EMEA organization
analyzing business processes to identify risks, control deficiencies and opportunities for improvement
supporting Business Process Owners in the implementation and maintenance of key controls and internal control documentation
collaborating with finance, IT and external auditors to ensure timely delivery of audit evidence and a smooth audit process
preparing audit documentation, workpapers and reports, translating findings into clear insights and recommendations for management
proactively advising stakeholders on process improvements and control design to prevent future deficiencies
We are looking for a finance or audit professional with a strong analytical mindset and the ability to operate independently in an international and multi-stakeholder environment:
a Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field
professional certification such as CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) or equivalent
extensive experience (typically 5+ years) in auditing, internal controls or compliance roles, preferably within a Big4 or international organization
strong knowledge of internal control frameworks such as SOX/J-SOX and COSO
strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex business processes and identify root causes
ability to translate control framework requirements into clear and practical advice for business stakeholders
excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and cultures
fluent in English, both written and spoken; Dutch is considered a plus
a proactive, independent and ownership-driven mindset with a continuous drive to improve processes and controls
At Topcon, we invest in you. We offer an interesting and impactful role within an international work environment at a top player in the market. For this position, we offer a reward package that, depending on knowledge and experience, can certainly be called excellent. In addition, we offer an attractive employment package, including:
A competitive and market-aligned compensation package
13th month salary
Full employer-paid pension contribution
28 vacation days based on a full-time (40-hour) workweek
Flexible working hours and the possibility of hybrid working
An inspiring work environment within an international and innovative organization
With a career at Topcon Healthcare, you will have exciting opportunities to contribute to improving human eye health through innovation in examination, diagnosis and treatment. Especially today, due to population growth, aging and increased mobile device use, eye health challenges are growing rapidly. As part of our team, you can help accelerate and improve (remote) diagnostic solutions worldwide.
This role is based in our office in Capelle aan den IJssel. Applicants without the right to work in the Netherlands will not be considered.
