Acomo is active in growth segments in natural and plant-based food ingredients. A business-to-business company that operates in the worldwide sourcing, trading, treatment, processing, packaging and distribution of conventional and organic food products and ingredients. These activities are performed in the segments Spices and Nuts, Edible Seeds, Tea, Food Solutions and Organic Ingredients. Great examples of these are Catz International, Delinuts, Royal van Rees Group, Red River Commodities and Tradin Organic to name a few. To a great extent they operate autonomously under the responsibility of their own management and financial control. The combined product range comprises more than 600 products. As the Group Internal Audit & Control you execute internal audits from front to end and bring a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of internal risks & control, compliance and governance processes of the group.
In this role, you will report to the Group CFO, Mirjam van Thiel, and work closely with the Group Governance & Risk Manager, acting as a key partner in strengthening the internal audit function, risk management, and control across the organization. Operating within a dynamic production and trading environment, you will play a central role in further shaping, professionalizing, and scaling the internal control framework, which was introduced approximately one year ago. Rather than operating in a purely checklist driven environment, this role offers the opportunity to take ownership, elevate the framework to the next level, and further embed it across the organization.
You will develop a deep understanding of the business, its processes, and the associated risks and opportunities, including the specific dynamics of trading and processing activities across the group. With a strong business partnering focus, you will work closely with stakeholders to ensure the framework strengthens core operations and is effectively adopted by the organization. Based on the internal audit plan, you will contribute to the execution of approximately eight internal audits per year across countries such as The Netherlands, US, Belgium, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, where the Acomo operations are situated.
The position requires a strong focus on providing management with practical, business-oriented advice on risk, while delivering meaningful assurance on both financial and non-financial internal control systems. You will be responsible for designing and executing a variety of audit and review activities, including business process reviews, post-acquisition assessments, fraud investigations, IT audits, and project-related engagements, continuously challenging the status quo and identifying opportunities for improvement and scalability.
An important part of the role involves maintaining and reviewing group-wide policies and procedures, ensuring they remain aligned with relevant legislation and best practices. You will ensure that internal processes comply with external regulations and internal policies, while effectively engaging and influencing stakeholders across different geographies and functions. In addition to core audit and control responsibilities, you will contribute to ESG-related initiatives and support due diligence activities in the context of acquisitions. Overall, the role consists of roughly 75% internal audit and 25% contro-focused activities.
Based on risk assessment and discussions with the Board, key members from the Holding team and the Finance Directors of the operating companies, you will develop the audit plan. You will perform independently audits and report this back to the executive board and the Audit Committee.
Besides internal audits you will play a key role in defining and ensuring effectiveness of group wide policies. For example you will design the “Know Your Customer” tool, which supports Acomo in verifying the legitimacy of its clients and ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal risk standards. By centralizing checks, data validation, and documentation, the tool streamlines compliance processes and reduces manual workload. At its core, it answers one key question: are clients legit? By combining risk indicators and audit trails, it enables confident decision-making while protecting Acomo from fraud, financial crime, and reputational risk.
You are a strong professional colleague and team player, while also being capable of working independently. As an ambitious and self starting finance professional, you thrive in fast growing, entrepreneurial environments. You create synergy across different parts of the organization by building strong relationships and collaborating effectively across cultures. You have a clear preference for working in international, dynamic settings.
“Someone who thrives on structure and brings it to others, combining an analytical mindset with agility and flexibility. An independent personality who takes ownership, with strong soft skills and a natural ability to act as a true business partner, engaging and influencing stakeholders across the organization. Confident in guiding decisions through clear, data-driven insights while bringing different teams and entities along.”
• Academic level, preferably in Auditing, Controlling or Business Managementstudies;
• A combined experience of 10+ years of audit and business experience within a production, trading and/or FMCG environment;
• Completed CPA education or equivalent (RA, ACCA, CA);
• Understanding business complexity and dynamics;
• Applying internal control principles and accounting standards;
• Experience with IFRS is required, US GAAP knowledge is preferred;
• Strong analytical skills, projectmanagement skills, IT skills, problem
• solving skills, accurate, proactive and result oriented;
• Willingness to further educate in the field of internal auditing and investigations;
• Able to communicate excellent in English (speaking and writing) and Dutch is a pré;
ACOMO N.V. listed on the Euronext and headquartered in the Netherlands, is the holding company of an international group of companies that sources, trades, treats, processes, packages and distributes natural ingredients for the food and beverage industry. The product range comprises more than 600 products, covering more than 100 countries. All group companies trade under their own name and for their own account. All companies have their own management teams and their own product portfolio.
With the mission ‘Building routes to healthier foods’, Acomo’s strategic vision is to be the leading partner in plant-based food ingredients in conventional and organic specialty markets.
Based on shared principles such as entrepreneurial drive, reliability, effective risk management and act responsibly, we are committed to adding value to the complete supply chain and focus on above average results. Bridging the needs of our suppliers and clients.
History
Acomo traces its roots back to the Rubber Cultuur Maatschappij ‘Amsterdam’, listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in 1908. Until the late 1950s, it was one of Europe’s largest plantation companies, operating rubber and palm oil plantations in Indonesia. Following nationalization, the company was taken over in 1982 by Rotterdam-based Catz International, a leading trader in spices and nuts. This marked its shift from plantations to international commodity trading. In 2000, the name Acomo (short for Amsterdam Commodities) was adopted, reflecting its broader activities in sourcing, processing, and distributing food ingredients. With the acquisition of Tradin Organic in 2020, organic products were added to its portfolio. In 2022, the name changed to ACOMO N.V., representing its identity as a food ingredients company. With strong brands like Catz International, Red River Commodities, Van Rees, and Tradin Organic, Acomo continues the Dutch trading tradition with a focus on innovation and quality
