Deputy Manager - Internal Audit

Location: Gurugram

Qualification:- Chartered Accountant- (CA) or Certified Internal Auditor- (CIA) preferred or MBA with good risk advisory experience

Role Overview

As Deputy Manager - Internal Audit, you will execute and lead risk- based audits across business, financial, operational and technology processes. You'll own the entire audit lifecycle for your assigned areas-from planning and fieldwork to reporting and follow- up-while mentoring junior team members and partnering closely with functional leaders to strengthen the control environment.

Key Responsibilities

Area What you'll do

Audit Planning & Scoping

- Perform risk assessments and develop detailed audit work- programs.

- Align annual audit calendar with enterprise risk priorities and management expectations.

Fieldwork & Testing

- Conduct walkthroughs, sample testing, data- analysis- driven validations and root- cause reviews.

- Evaluate adequacy and efficiency of controls over revenue assurance, vendor payments, logistics costs, marketing spend, data privacy, information security, etc.

Reporting & Remediation

- Draft crisp audit reports highlighting findings, impact and actionable recommendations.

- Track remediation progress, perform validation testing and close action items on schedule.

Stakeholder Engagement

- Present observations to department heads and senior leadership, influencing buy- in for corrective actions.

- Partner with Finance, Tech, Legal and Compliance teams on policy updates and control automation.

Analytics & Automation

- Use SQL/Power- BI/ACL/Excel to analyse high- volume datasets and uncover anomalies.

- Propose and pilot continuous- auditing scripts or dashboarding solutions for real- time monitoring.

Governance Support

- Assist in enterprise risk- management exercises, SOP creation and updates, fraud investigations and statutory / regulatory audits as required.

What Makes You a Great Fit

- 3-6 years of progressive internal audit or risk- consulting experience-preferably in e- commerce, internet, fintech or fast- scaling consumer businesses.

- Proven ability to design and execute end- to- end audits independently.

- Solid grasp of COSO/ICFR frameworks, Indian GAAP/IFRS and applicable regulatory guidelines.

- Hands-on with at least one ERP (SAP/Oracle/NetSuite) and advanced Excel; exposure to data- analytics tools is a strong advantage.

- Clear, confident communicator-able to translate technical issues into business impact and influence cross- functional teams.

- Comfortable thriving in an agile, high- tempo environment and juggling multiple audits simultaneously.

Preferred Plus

- Certifications: CISA, CPA, or Lean/ Six- Sigma Green Belt.

- Experience building continuous- auditing or automated control dashboards.

- Exposure to SOC 2 / ISO- 27001 compliance audits.