Group Manager - Internal Auditor - BFSI

ROLE: Internal Auditor

DESIGNATION: Group Manager

LOCATION : Gurgaon

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: Requires a minimum of 8+ years of related experience. Prior direct report managerial experience is required

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Business or equivalent. At least one certification is required, such as CISA, CA, CPA.

REPORTING TO: Internal Audit Director

Summary:

We are looking for a detail-oriented, hands-on, results-driven individual with proven communication skills and a strong work ethic to work in a challenging, fast-paced, energetic environment with responsibilities that include evaluating the design and operational effectiveness of the company's internal controls by taking a lead role in all phases of financial and operational audits, consultations, Sarbanes-Oxley assessments and/or special projects (from planning through reporting).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Supports achievement of business objects by planning, conducting, and reporting on risk-based audits and other projects, including SOX, using various methods appropriate for the project, in order to assess the design and effectiveness of financial, operational, and compliance processes for both manual and automated controls.

- Plans, executes, and reports results of risk-based projects, which assess the design and effectiveness of IT infrastructure, financial, operational, and compliance processes for both manual and automated controls, which may be on first time topics within established or emerging business processes.

- Reviews the work of team members (direct reports, consultants/temporary employees, and/or other auditor team members, depending on the project) and coach/mentor direct reports.

- Testing responsibilities will generally include IT General Controls, including logical access, security reviews, change management, and IT operations, IT application controls, IT report controls, and user access reviews.

- May function as an individual contributor or as a supervisor, depending on the project.

- Documents and evaluates the design adequacy of internal controls via a variety of methods, including flowcharting, walkthroughs, best practices benchmarking, as well as detailed testwork.

- Conducts SOX\audit\consultation projects efficiently and effectively with minimum supervision.

- Identifies and discusses control issues and improvement opportunities with management, as well as works with management to develop specific actionable improvement plans.

- Documents the results of audit projects, including internal control weaknesses and/or improvement opportunities via detailed issue logs and executive summaries. Communicates those results and recommendations (both verbal and written) to management and external auditors.

- Proactively identifies and assesses the impact of changing business and emerging risks.

- Promotes awareness of company processes, internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and Internal Audit functions/responsibilities.

- Facilitates work of external auditors.

- Bear significant responsibility for portions of the annual SOX assessment.

- Manages projects from inception to completion.

Desired Skills/ Preferred Qualifications:

- Bachelor Degree in Accounting/Business, Information Systems or related field and a minimum of eight years public accounting and/or internal audit experience combined, Big 4 experience strongly preferred.

- At least one certification is required, such as CISA, CPA or CA.

- Robust skill in reviewing JAVA and SQL scripts is also an advantage.

- Strong ability to quickly gain knowledge of changing business and system environments.