Senior Consultant - Risk Advisory - SOX/Compliance/IF/ICOFR & Internal Audit - Accounting Firm

Senior Consultant - SOX compliance, IFC/ ICOFR and Internal audit

Position summary:

- As a Senior Consultant, the individual should be a qualified CA/CPA/ACCA/MBA with extensive experience in SOX compliance audits, IFC (Internal Financial Controls)/ ICOFR (Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting) and/or Internal audit. The individual will get an excellent opportunity to interact with senior management as well as to enhance his/her skills in the areas of technical competency, managing clients and people management.

- In this role, you will be responsible for team handling on large projects encompassing the entire gamut of SOX

- from conceptualization to crafting to implementation of the entire SOX program including documentation and control testing, evaluating internal controls, reliability of financial reporting, compliance with applicable laws and regulations and effectiveness and efficiency of operations.

Primary responsibilities:

- You'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.

Your responsibility for this role includes but are not limited to:

- Responsible for execution of SOX compliance audits (individually and as a team) including the following :

- Perform risk assessment procedures, including identification of significant accounts &classes of transactions, mapping of business processes and provide comprehensive input to the development of a risk-based annual internal audit/SOX audit plan.

- Perform process walkthrough

- Prepare SOX documentation such as process flowcharts, process narratives and risk and control matrices and attributes

- Perform test of design and test of operating effectiveness for controls

- Suggest improvements in the process by assessing risks and controls related to business imperatives, identifying gaps, and assisting in remediation.

- Ensure clear, concise, actionable, and practical observations and recommendations, with a well documented process for communication and resolution with clients on SOX deficiencies observed.

- Understand client(s) requirements, respond promptly to client requests and enquiries, and consistently meet client needs

- Support managers in the process of preparing audit plans/ program, testing and reporting.

- Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.Able to read situations and work towards building quality relationships.

- Responsible for quality and timeliness of deliverables, including conclusions on control effectiveness and impact of control deficiencies.

Qualifications, skills, and experience:

- 3 to 5 years of relevant experience from Big 4 or reputed Consulting firms or similar industry experience with exposure to risk advisory solutions

- Should be able to understand complex business situations, risk, and controls in ERP environment,identify gaps and suggest leading practices along with solid understanding on PCAOB requirements/ COSO framework/ relevant statue

- Should be process oriented and have strong analytical skills

- Should possess excellent communication and report writing skills

- Ability to handle pressure and manage complex situations

- Consistently demonstrate teamwork dynamics by working as a team lead and/ or member; understand personal and team roles; contribute to a positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members; and proactively seek guidance, clarification and feedback.

- Strong working experience of Excel, Visio, Word and other MS Office applications.

What We offer:

- Professional working environment where you will be intellectually challenged and work on interesting engagements with peers with international experience

- Long term career progression and entrepreneurial platform to demonstrate your skills and talent