Assistant Manager Internal Audit

Job Description : Assistant Manager - Internal Audit

Reporting to –

AVP, Internal Audit & Risk

Work Location : Chennai or Bangalore and may entail 10 - 15% travel.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a Global Audit & Risk team of a global conglomerate group with presence in multiple international locations and businesses in Technology, Renewables, Luxury Retail and other industries. The role offers ever learning and value-adding opportunities through the lens of Internal Audit and offers direct connect with senior stakeholders in the group. This can be ideal for someone who’s already working at AM level / aspiring AM.

Key expectations from the role are :

Work with Audit Manager, senior audit staff and meet their expectations w.r.t. audit related matters

Sound understanding of core business processes, with the ability to evaluate process efficiency, identify control gaps, and recommend improvements.

Responsible for end-to-end fulfillment of assigned audit engagements and special engagements in a timely and effective manner as per the audit plan or other internal mandates

Ensure highest form of client and data confidentiality and adherence to IIA standards

Ability to engage and collaborate effectively with stakeholders across diverse geographies, ensuring clear communication and alignment on audit objectives and outcomes

Effectively work with and leverage the effort of co-sourced audit agencies wherever considered, for cost-effective and timely completion of audits

Maintaining the management action tracking for Internal Audit, including follow-up with Action Owners ahead of due dates and obtaining evidence on the closure of management actions,

Lead engagements which are special or ad-hoc in nature and investigations

Participate in the annual audit planning and periodical risk assessment activities with Audit manager, senior audit staff and CAE and contribute towards the overall Audit plan.

Contribute towards improvement and maintenance of audit framework documents like IA Charter, Manual, etc. wherever needed

Support certain governance activities on DOA maintenance and custody along with audit duties

Manage audit subordinates as assigned for various engagements and groom them for support

Interested candidates must meet the following criteria :

CA or ACCA (Additional certifications like CFE or CISA is good to have)

Post-qualification work experience of 3-4 years

Big4, Reputed Mid Size CA firms or Industry exposure with solid Internal Audit experience across financial / operational audits

Smart adaptive personality with excellent interpersonal skills

Candidate should possess strong data analytics skills with proficiency in Excel; knowledge of visualization tools such as Power BI is preferred.

Exposure to working with global markets and cross-cultural business environments