Senior Manager - Internal Audit - CA - Big4

Role:

- Develops a portfolio of business by focusing on high impact opportunities.

- Builds valued relationships with clients & internal peers.

- Responsible for executing client related engagements in the areas of governance, risk & compliance (GRC), internal audits, process reviews, standard operating procedures, enterprise risk management, revenue assurance, SOX 404 & Clause 49 assistance.

- Responsible for overall client service delivery in accordance with EY quality guidelines & methodologies.

- Manage accounts on a day-to-day basis.

- Assist in developing new methodologies and internal initiatives.

- Create a positive learning culture, coaches, counsels and develops junior team members.

Responsibilities:

Market leadership related

- Drive the business development process on new & existing client engagements by gathering appropriate resources, gaining access to key contacts & supervising proposal preparation.

- Identify buyers, influencers & stakeholders in existing client engagements and build strong relationships.

- Identify opportunities for cross-selling to current clients/introduce colleagues from other service lines.

- Assist Partners/Directors in driving the account management agenda by focusing on high impact opportunities.

- Create innovative insights for clients, adapts methods & practices to fit operational team needs & contributes to thought leadership documents.

- Contribute to new solution development.

- Conduct knowledge sharing discussions & contribute to EY thought leadership.

- Represent the firm in various industry conferences and associations - network with individuals, contribute to key discussion items and explore business opportunities.

Service delivery related

- Work with high-growth clients and other market leaders in industries such as IT/ITeS, telecom, services, manufacturing, retail & consumer products, financial services, insurance, health care etc.

- Plan & schedule client engagements. Determine and deploy the right team with adequate skill sets for executing engagements and periodically review status of engagements and work products.

- Demonstrate strong project management skills.

- Review compliance with internal quality & risk management guidelines.

- Review & package overall project findings into clear, concise & high quality work products and lead presentations at Audit Committee meetings.

- Maintain a strong client focus by effectively serving client needs and developing productive working relationships with client personnel. Stay abreast of current business and economic developments and new pronouncements/standards relevant to the client's business.

- Demonstrate subject-matter & industry expertise (deep understanding of the industry, emerging trends, issues/challenges, key players & leading practices).

- Actively contribute to improving operational efficiency on projects & internal initiatives by leveraging on lessons learned from other projects.

- Monitor engagement economics & ensure timely billing of invoices & actively follow-up on collections by managers/seniors.

People related

- Display teamwork, integrity and leadership. Work with team members to set goals and responsibilities for specific engagements. Foster teamwork and innovation.

- Utilize technology & tools to continually learn and innovate, share knowledge with team members and enhance service delivery.

- Understand EY and its service lines. Actively encourage team members to contribute ideas.

- Conduct workshops and technical training sessions for team members. Contribute to the learning & development agenda and knowledge harnessing initiatives.

- Drive campus recruitment initiatives.

Academic qualifications: Chartered Accountant

Experience:

- 7+ years of post-qualification experience in risk advisory/related internal audit experience/external audit experience in big 4 or related business experience.