Manager/AD/Director - Internal Audit - Management Consulting Firm

Manager/AD/D-Internal Audit (From Non Financial exposure), Opening with One of the Management Consulting Firm

JD for Internal Audit role with Management Consulting:

Qualifications, skills and experience

- Post-qualification experience (CA/CPA/ACCA) with a big 4 or mid/top-tier accounting firm, focused on SOX, internal audit.

- Good understanding of the concepts of internal controls and auditing standards (ex: COSO Framework, PCAOB Audit Standards & IIA Standards)

- CISA is an added advantage

- Experience in conducting risk assessment procedures pertaining to financial reporting, process flow mapping, design and documentation of RACM, controls testing, evaluation of control deficiencies and remediation plans

- Good understanding of the IT systems and IT controls, including areas such as network security, logical access, systems maintenance and change management controls at an infrastructure, application and database levels.

- Review of the sox documentation prepared by the team members

- Possess project management and organizational skills

- Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Strong business acumen

Primary responsibilities

- Oversee and lead the Internal audit and SOX compliance team (Business and IT), manage the service delivery and quality

- Overseeing and anticipating the resource requirements of the clients, build the team according to the needs

- Lead a team of Managers, Assistant Managers and Seniors and make sure the team delivers high-quality work, on time and to budget

- Review the risk assessment procedures performed by the team, including identification of significant accounts & classes of transactions and mapping of business processes.

- Review SOX documentation such as process flowcharts, process narratives and risk and controls matrix.

- Suggesting business improvements, by assessing risks and controls related to business imperatives

- Optimization of processes to reduce inefficiencies and reduce cost

- Integrate data analytics to provide increased efficiency, assurance and value

- Extensive experience of planning, implementing, coordinating, and executing all phases of SOX compliance (to include leading walkthroughs and identifying/validating key controls, developing test procedures, executing and documenting testing, and reporting results to Management)

- Detailed review of team member's execution of SOX procedures and ensure testing results are appropriately documented.

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