Director/Partner - Internal Audit & Risk Advisory Services

Desired Skill Sets (Essential) - Must exhibit high standards of professional and social ethics and must accept full responsibility as a Strategic Work Unit (SWU) Head for engagements of varying sizes and complexities.

- Expert knowledge in areas of governance, risk & compliance (GRC), internal audits, process reviews, standard operating procedures, enterprise risk management, revenue assurance, SOX.

- Expert knowledge of Internal control systems & processes

- Good experience of functional audits & risk assessment

- Knowledge of designing, documentation and implementation of SOPs.

- IT environment knowledge

- Excellent communication & presentation skills

- High level of drive, enthusiasm & ability to handle stress along with a positive attitude

- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels (internally and externally)

- Business development skills

Additional Skill Sets / Competencies (Preferrable) :

- Multiple industry knowledge with specialisation in few

- Understanding of the industry best practices/methods.

- Understanding of all commercial laws

- MS-Office skills

Indicative Job Description :

- Planning and coordinating the various phases of the field work, directing and reviewing the work of a number of assistants, and making decisions on all but the most unusual auditing matters. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

- Perform and supervise the broad range of auditing issues from start to finish, oversee larger and more complex engagements, potentially one or more assignments simultaneously.

- Plan and coordinate various phases of the fieldwork such as staff requirements, logistics, audit programs, and time budgets.

- Schedule, delegate and review the work of staff members, support on-the-job training and evaluate their performance.

- Guide the decision-making process of the teams.

- Ensure complete and timely engagement wrap-up to include preparation and/or review of financial statements and tax returns, schedule Principal and central reviews, coordinate closing meetings with clients etc.

- Evaluate the client's internal controls, prepare an audit program outlining the extent of sampling required, schedule the engagement, and document approval by the Engagement Principal.

- Review working papers for accuracy and completion, financial statements for suitability of presentation and adequacy of disclosures, and documentation of discussions with clients.

- Coordinate and expedite the review of files by the Manager, Audit & Accounting Principal and the Engagement Principal.

- Tracking of budget, project governance, leadership update and wor with multiple other teams.

- Develop a learning program for the teams to continually develop and expand knowledge and expertise through learning opportunities: on-the-job, in the classroom and through professional literature and associations.

- Actively seek opportunities to expand services to existing clients and develop new business.

- Promote and uphold the firm's policies and procedures and become knowledgeable in the firm's services.

- Complete appropriate billing forms as a follow-up to the budgeting process.

- Prepare regular and timely staff evaluations.

- Interface with client personnel to review audit findings, clarify results and encourage revised practices.

- Make Audit Committee presentations

- Assisting with business development initiatives, contributing to winning new work

- Participate in identifying new market opportunities

- Establishing and maintaining good relationships with clients and colleagues

- Document case studies and develop business development collaterals

- Participation in client acquisition related activities including drafting proposals / responding to

- RFPs & presentations to clients

- Promote and uphold the firm's policies and procedures and become knowledgeable in the firm's services.