Apply Now! Senior Assistant -Technology Risk Assurance

Location : Chennai / Hyderabad / Bangalore

About Company

BDO India Services Private Limited is the India member firm of BDO International. BDO India offers strategic, operational, accounting, tax & regulatory advisory and assistance for both domestic and international organisations across a range of industries. We are led by more than 300 Partners & Directors with a team of over 8500 professionals operating across 12 cities – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Goa, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi-Gurugram and Pune. We take pride in our service portfolio on the backing of a rich blend of experience and expertise, bringing to fore a work culture that is both client-centric and knowledge driven. Our focus on delivering exceptional client service is backed by a partner driven approach to offer tailor-made solutions ensuring quality excellence & time efficiencies.

About BDO TRA

Leveraging our global expertise and experience, our team of subject matter experts and industry professionals work across sectors and industries to help our clients respond to the changing business environment. With deep analytic skills and state-of-the art technologies, our professionals deliver customised and innovative solutions to clients across geographies. We at BDO, engage in transforming data into insights, our professionals guide clients through a crisis, fraud, regulatory investigations, etc. and advise them on strategies to prevent and mitigate the disruption arising from these complex matters.

Core TRA Roles & Responsibilities :

• Responsible for managing assurance engagements with a focus on IT risks
• Manages a team of IT assurance professionals involved in evaluating and testing ITGCs, conduct business and IT process reviews, IT Application Controls tests, IPEs. third party assurance (SOC1&2) and related areas;
• Is seen as a subject matter expert either on specific technology platforms (SAP, Oracle etc.) or industry (FS, Manufacturing, Retail etc.)
• Supports leadership in developing the TRA team by coaching, providing technical guidance during assurance engagements, ensuring completion of work within tight deadlines and delivers high quality assurance results consistent with the firms expectations.
• Is well versed with latest technology updates in the field and encourages team members to constantly learn and adapt.
• Engages with the client senior management in articulating IT assurance findings and can convince them his point of view
• Engages with firms internal stakeholders on how the findings relating to IT assurance have a bearing on the financial reporting and internal controls.
• Supports the firms quality agenda and ensures zero defect assurance during internal / external quality reviews Is viewed as a trusted advisor by the team and the clients alike
• Actively establish & strengthen client and internal relationships.
• Assists leaders in developing new methodologies and internal initiatives.
• Identify & escalate potential business opportunities for the firm on existing client engagements.
• Should be a team player with a proactive and result oriented approach.
• Ability to prioritize, work on multiple assignments, and manage ambiguity.
• Should have excellent presentation & communication skills.
• High on personal integrity and work ethics and can be trusted without micro-level supervision from leaders
• Qualified CA, MBA, BTech / BE. / BSc IT (Preferred CISA or equivalent certifications)

Competencies : Analytical Thinking

Collaboration

IT Skills (Excel, PPT, Word, Outlook)

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Relationship & Respect

Innovation