Director Internal Audit

Lead independent assurance and strengthen financial governance at the heart of Renewi’s circular business.

Director Internal Audit

Full-time | Hybrid role | Belgium & The Netherlands

At Renewi, we transform waste into value. As a leading waste-to-product company operating at the heart of the circular economy, we process millions of tonnes of waste into secondary raw materials every year.
We are marking a new phase focused on performance, value creation, operational excellence and disciplined capital allocation. In this context, strong governance, risk management and internal control are more critical than ever.

Your impact:

As Director Internal Audit, you play a critical role in strengthening financial governance and internal control across the organisation in a complex, operational environment. You lead independent assurance activities with a strong focus on financial integrity, control effectiveness and transparency towards the Board and key stakeholders. You combine strong analytical depth with curiosity, integrity and the credibility to engage effectively with senior leadership, board members and external auditors.

Your responsibilities include:

• Further refine and drive execution of the Internal Audit strategy, ensuring strong focus on financial processes, internal controls and governance.
• Assessing the effectiveness of finance processes, control frameworks and risk management across the organisation.
• Providing independent assurance to the Board and maintaining close interaction with key stakeholders including the external auditor.
• Identifying control gaps, financial risks and opportunities to strengthen governance and performance.
• Translating complex audit findings into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership.
• Monitoring remediation actions and ensuring sustainable control improvements.
• Leading and further professionalising the Internal Audit function and audit methodology.

Who you are:

You are an experienced audit leader with deep expertise in finance processes, internal controls and governance. You combine analytical strength with curiosity and the ability to ask the right questions in complex environments.
At the same time, you are highly credible at senior level and communicate with clarity and confidence with executives, board members and external stakeholders.

You bring:

You are an expert in understanding financial processes and control environments, and you know how to translate complexity into clear insights for leadership and governance bodies:

• Strong expertise in analysing financial processes, internal controls and governance frameworks.
• Natural curiosity and the ability to quickly understand complex organisations and business processes.
• A high level of integrity, independence and sound professional judgement.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence and challenge constructively.
• Credibility and effectiveness in interacting with senior executives, board members and external auditors.
• A structured, analytical mindset combined with strong stakeholder management.
• Fluency in English and Dutch
• Willingness to travel within Belgium and the Netherlands and occasionally to France or Portugal

Why join Renewi?

This is a defining moment in Renewi’s journey, our focus on performance, governance and strategic execution is sharper than ever. You will operate at the centre of that transformation.

We offer:

• A visible role with direct exposure to Board and shareholders.
• The opportunity to shape and elevate the Internal Audit function.
• A high-impact role in a purpose-driven, circular business.
• Competitive executive remuneration and benefits (including STI, LTI, company car).
• 27.5 days off per year and a solid pension scheme.

Ready to lead assurance in a performance-driven circular business?

Apply before March 24 and help secure the foundations for sustainable value creation.

Our recruitment process:

This vacancy will be published internally for two weeks. The selection process will include the following steps:

• CV screening after the application deadline
• First round of interviews (Teams or on-site)
• Second round of interviews
• Assessment
• Offer expected before the end of April

Referentienummer
2026-8651

Standplaats
Nederland
Belgium & The Netherlands (hybrid role)