Manager - System & Process Assurance - Big4

Manager- System & Process Assurance (SPA)- a Leading BIG4 firm

About Company:

Our client, a leading BIG4 firm, is a network of firms in 157 countries with over 208,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in Assurance, Tax and Regulatory and Advisory services.

About Assurance services:

It's Assurance Services provides assurance on the financial performance and operations of a client's business, helps businesses improve external financial reporting and adapt to new regulatory requirements as per state laws/international standards. The Assurance group can also help organizations report externally on non-financial information, strengthen its corporate governance procedures, and achieve social and economic goals related to corporate sustainability. Financial audits provide an independent opinion on a company's financial report and are a critical element in the capital markets system.

ABOUT SYSTEMS & PROCESS ASSURANCE SERVICES:

The Systems and Process Assurance (SPA) practice in the company, provides both audit and non-audit services related to controls around the financial reporting process, including financial business process and IT management controls.

SPA provides:

- Financial and operation applications/business process controls reviews

- Database security controls reviews

- IT general controls reviews

- Infrastructure security reviews

- Third party assurance and opinion services

- Sarbanes-Oxley readiness, process improvement and sustainability services

- Due diligence on systems and controls

- Pre- and post-implementation systems reviews

- Project assurance services

- Data services (e.g., CAATs, data quality reviews)

- Computer security reviews

Requirement:

Service delivery related

- Execution on client engagements. Ensure quality delivery as per client requirements.

- Review of working papers & client folders. Suggest ideas on improving engagement productivity and identify opportunities for improving client service.

- Identify areas requiring improvement in the client's business processes to enable preparation of recommendations.

- Identify & internally escalate and potential red flags related to the engagement.

- Demonstrate strong understanding of business process, accounts and emerging IT trends.

- Demonstrate industry expertise (detailed understanding of the industry, trends, issues/challenges and leading practices).

- Preparation of reports/deliverables/status updates/audit committee presentations.

- Demonstrate ability of multi-task and manage multiple projects as directed by the managers.

- Handling data analytics - Access, ACL, SQL etc.

- Ensure compliance with engagement plans and internal quality & risk management procedures.

- Comply with requirements from ICAI auditing and assurance standards AAS29.

- Demonstrate an application & solution-based approach to problem solving technique.

- Manage the engagement budgets and support superiors in developing marketing collaterals, business proposals and new solution / methodology development.

- Develop strong working relationships with client (process owner/functional heads).

- Attention to detail and mentor young interns and analysts within the practice.

- Contribute to knowledge management sessions within the practice.

- Identify and escalate potential business opportunities for the firm on existing client engagements.

Experience:

More than 5 years of experience in various aspects of Process Audit, IT audit, IT risk management function or general IT administration/management in IT risk consulting.

Qualification and Certifications: Chartered Accountant (CA)/ CISA/ DISA

Location: Jamshedpur/ Kolkata