Project Manager - Internal Audit - Banking & Consulting Domain

Job Role/Title: PM - Internal Audit (Banking and Consulting domain both are mandatory)

Experience : 5-11 Years

Location: Mumbai (can look from pan India who can relocate)

About Acies:

Talent opportunity number: RAC - CST - MGR - BOM - Q4FY23 - 000002

Location of talent engagement: Mumbai

Engagement level: Manager / Senior Manager

Organizational Unit: Consulting - Regulatory and Compliance ("RAC")

Acies is multi-national firm in the business of consulting, technology applications, content management
and strategic investments. The firm has and continues to partner with leading players in the financial
services and technology ecosystem with the objective of achieving tangible positive outcomes by solving
complex challenges using new age technologies and practices.

The firm also enters into strategic
alliances through investments and partnerships with leading and upcoming global technology players
that seek to address infrastructural complexities in the financial and technology marketplace through the use of new-age technologies and approaches.

Acies is headquartered in Mumbai, India and has offices in Singapore and Malaysia and is expanding its
global presence in other countries in the Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa.

The firm is seeking to engage highly motivated and talented people to support our growth and continue
to deliver a positive impact to our clients and ecosystem. We are looking for people whose integrity and
excellence can help propel the firm to greater heights.

The firm provides exceptional and equal opportunity for all applicants and employees without regard to
race, religion, creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, physical or
mental disability. We believe that our people should share in the success of our clients and our business.

For more information about the firm and its business, please visit www.acies.holdings
ACIES, Acies Consulting, Acies TechWorks, Acies Ventures, Acies LightHouse, Kepler, Kore, Callisto,
Carpo, Revolutio and Antares are registered trademarks of Acies LLP and its subsidiaries in India and/
or other countries.

Nature of role: Full time

- Areas of experience preferred: Risk based internal audit, risk-based process reviews, continuous
audit and monitoring, audit analytics, Internal audit set up and transformation, audit calendar
development, audit scope preparation, audit work programs, audit delivery and report preparation,
including presentation to Audit Committees (Industry / Consulting) experience, BFSI experience.

- Educational qualification expected: CA, ACCA, MBA, any other relevant master's program.

Additional qualifications/ certifications required: NA.

Preferable additional certifications: Project Management, IA certifications

- Preferred geography of previous work experience: India, Middle East, APAC

- Language requirements: Ability to write and speak fluently in English.

- Application experience: Exposure to Audit tools such as MetricStream, SAP Audit, etc. is beneficial.

Acies is a highly client focused and collaborative organization. Every person is assigned a counsellor
who is responsible for mentoring and providing career guidance. The counsellor is also the primary
reporting and engagement point. Every person is assigned to a Business Leader and Geography Leader.
Business and Geography Leaders guide the person on business strategy and provide opportunities to
work on diverse projects.

- While people are assigned to a specific business line and geography, they are expected to work across
business lines and geographies. People are expected to collaborate with a wide range of client and Acies personnel across levels and work as part of outcome-oriented teams.

Acies is a global organization with clients and business interests across geographies. Travel for both short and long-term is expected for most roles. Specific requirements of travel for this role are as follows:

Long-term travel (6-12 months a year) expected: Yes.

Short-term travel (Less than 4 months a year) expected: Yes.

Travel expected outside country of base location: Yes.

Relocation expectations to another country/ city: Optional

Travel is dependent on nature and location of projects as well as the role of specific people on the project.

Accordingly, travel requirements may change from time to time.

Key responsibility areas:

- Lead and manage independent projects across the entire Internal Audit lifecycle for financial
institutions, i.e. audit planning, scope definition, development of audit work program, preparation of
audit checklists as per client processes and regulatory requirements, leading the team for audit
execution and delivery, audit report preparation, and presenting the findings to the Audit Committee.

- Preparation of the Audit scope and approach for the assigned audit area

- Identification and mapping of all relevant risks and expected control framework in Risk and Control
Matrix (RACM) or the Audit Work program in relation to the audit scope.

- Preparation of detailed project plan for timely delivery of the Audit Work program

- Ensuring collection of all required information by proactive engagement with process owners

- Performing detailed review and evaluation of all risks and control gaps, determination of root cause
and assessment of the impact

- Assessment of key risks and audit focus areas, ability to identify & evaluate significant audit findings.

- Identify changes to the risk profile and consider its impact on the assurance map for audit rating.

- Documentation and recording of requisite test scripts and supporting evidence.

- Preparation of audit reports and recommending effective controls or mitigating options

- Proactive engagements with the client's process owners and audit department to ensure timely
completion and finalization of audit reports.

- Provide regular updates on audit plan execution and audit quality reviews.

- Identify and emphasize on findings that warrant discussions with Audit Committees

- Demonstrating value provided to the client by way of developing and presenting audit dashboards
and audit analytics on key audit findings.

- Ability to seek and engage with the client on providing roadmap for closure of audit issues, thereby
creating a continuous pipeline of engagement with the client as a result of the audits undertaken.

- The truly global scope of internal audit means that this role will involve working with an incredibly
broad group of stakeholders from every part of the firm, have a thorough understanding of business
risks, ability to grasp the changing organizational priorities and translate it into an assurance plan,
and ability to communicate and present well, i.e. report writing skills and presentations.

- Problem-solving skills i.e., conceptual, and analytical thinking

- Knowledge in auditing, internal audit standards, fraud awareness, and professional ethical
standards.

- Responsible for preparation of proposals, pitch decks, presenting in client meetings and thought
leadership documents for across key emerging IA areas such as IA transformation, Continuous Audit
monitoring, etc.

- Lead and be responsible for team building, mentoring and project management.

- Stakeholder management in a project along with project management

- Excellent MS-Excel, Word and PPT skills

Other important information:

- Work permit requirements: Either Indian Citizen or having valid work permit to work in India.

Period of engagement: Full-time position

- Probation period: 6 months

Compensation:

- Compensation varies depending on the skill, fitment and role played by the person. Compensation discussions will take place post the selection process.

Performance incentives: Typically, all roles at Acies have a performance incentive. Specific aspects
will be discussed during the compensation discussion.

Leave: 22 working days a year. Additional leaves for national holidays, sick leaves, maternity and
paternity, bereavement and studies vary based on the city and country of engagement.

Other benefits: Other employment benefits including medical insurance will be informed during the
compensation discussion.

Career growth for full-time roles: Acies believes in a transparent and data-based performance
evaluation system. You are encouraged to clarify any questions you have with respect to career
growth with Acies personnel you interact with during the selection process.

Career opportunities for part-time roles: Conversion of part-time roles to full-time roles depends on both performance of the individual and business needs. You are encouraged to ask about the prospects as you interact with Acies personnel during the selection process.

Global mobility: Acies encourages mobility across our offices. Such mobility is, however, subject to business needs and regulations governing immigration and employment in various countries.

Key performance metrics:

- Adherence to project delivery timelines

- Adherence to the firm's standards for processes and quality

- Project profitability

- Generation of business from existing clients

- Value of marketplace partnerships

- Client feedback

- Feedback from counselor and other team members

Other expectations:

- An "ownership attitude" whose passion for solving our client's strategic issues and objectives along with leading a team has grown from their previous engagements in the role.

- Strong analytical and presentation skills

- Strong business writing and oral communication skills

- Collaborative and partnership-oriented and ready to work as a team member/ leader.

- Demonstrated ownership over deliverables and project engagement.

- Ability to handle highly challenging and time-bound projects with a positive mindset.