Designation: Suitable position in Regional Internal Audit Team (APAC)

Location: India - Delhi / Mumbai

Experience Level: 10-12 years Audit / Controls function post qualification

Reporting - Director Internal Audit - South Asia

Job Description:

The role operates in South Asia. It is India based and will require significant travel, within India (Mon-Fri travel policy), and within India-sub continent and occasionally, Asia Pacific travel.

The role will primarily be include controls based and detailed substantive and analytical internal audit work and testing.

- Primarily, controls based and detailed substantive and analytical internal audit work and testing;

- Principal activities include reviews of financial controls and of business processes and the underlying numbers;

- Occasional involvement in ad hoc assignments including fraud reviews and system reviews.

- Under the direction of IA Director, is responsible for communicating audit scope and objectives, findings, conclusions to appropriate auditee management. Assures that Internal auditing policies regarding auditee communications are complied with.

- Keeps IA Director, informed of any matters which could significantly affect audit objectives, scope or findings, and of the status of the audit.

- Ensures that audit work performed adequately satisfies audit objectives. Performs Internal Auditing quality assurance procedures.

- Discusses audit results with management to ensure recommendations are understood, accepted and appropriate corrective action proposed. Assures that appropriate auditee response to audit reports is received. Coordinates audit follow-up and closure activities, to see that recommendations have been implemented or otherwise resolved.

- He/ She will have to stay current with developments in auditing, accounting standards (Indian and IFRS) both within and outside the company. It is essential to be able to understand rapidly changing audit techniques and to utilize them in the context of a changing company environment.

Job Boundaries and Decision Making

Under the direction of IA Director/s, is responsible for, controlling and reporting the results of audits. Decision making is required in the following main areas:

- Analyses risk and consider the adequacy of audit coverage within the area of responsibility. Considers additional areas for inclusion

- Plans the work required to meet the audit requirements

- Decides the optimal approach and best techniques in order to achieve the required results as effectively as possible

- Evaluates findings for inclusion in the report and discusses with auditee management. Produces a draft for review by IA Director and then finally by Global IA Head.

Candidate Specification - Knowledge, skills, and experience:

Experience & exposure:

- Experience with multinational internal audit procedures is a must as our client has internal, Indian Statutory and also GAAP related requirements

- Experience required in Internal audit - systems, processes, etc. and forensic audit

- Well versed in Accounting standards and IFRS principles. Knowledge of multi-national financial reporting requirement, financial and accounting reporting systems

- Business mindset, Analytical ability with an eye for detail and strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly and succinctly articulate issues to Company's leadership

- Ability to identify, build and enhance key relationships, influencing and challenging as required and partnership governance

- Encourages and reinforces bold and innovative ideas and takes accountability for decisions

- Builds a culture of open & transparent communication with humility and mutual respect within the department

Skills required:

- Willingness to travel, this is a travel job.

- A naturally inquisitive, assertive (not aggressive) and tenacious character;

- Thorough and precise;

- Good communication skills - diplomatic and able to converse with a wide range of people;

- Strong report writer;

- Commercial and possibly having experience in a non-audit financial role;

- Able to work well in a team.

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