Senior Manager - Internal Audit - Manufacturing - CA

Job Purpose :

To supervise and guide the internal and external audit teams, with the purpose to provide them continuous inputs to ensure that the audits are complete, both from assurance and efficiency improvement perspective. The primary focus would be sales, supply chain, manufacturing, financial and commercial functions / processes.

Job Responsibilities :

- The resource will be part of Corporate Management Assurance team and would be responsible in supervising the audit team and carrying out audits in the domain of sales, manufacturing, supply chain, inventory management, finance and commercial etc.

- To participate in the annual internal audit planning process, so as to ensure that audits are planned based on rolling plan, results of previous year's audits, risks etc.

- To supervise, support and work with external audit teams.

- To schedule audits/ prepare quarterly audit and resource plan in consultation with Head - Management Assurance.

- Conduct complex and/or special audits

- Make presentations to senior management on audit findings.

- Build relationship with stakeholders across organisation.

- Work with the internal / external audit team in preparing/ finalising high quality audit reports, in which each audit observation is supported with facts/ data, root cause and recommendations.

- Prepare quarterly executive summaries for senior management and presentation for the Audit Committee.

- Participation in selection/ evaluation of external auditors, together with Head - Management Assurance.

- Participate in interview/ selection process on new hire for the department.

- Monitor the performance of the team on a continuous basis to identify key performers.

Mentor and coach subordinates to develop the team's capabilities and build a robust succession pipeline.

KPIs & Dimensions :

- Timely conduct of audits as per the annual audit plan.

- Adherence to audit coverage versus scope.

- Adherence to Internal Audit Manual

- Efficiency improvements recommended to the management.

- Timely preparation of Audit Reports, executive summaries, audit committee presentations etc

- Adherence to Performance Management system timelines and guidelines.

- Employee training and development

- Full utilization of SAP for internal audits to ensure maximum coverage.

Staff reporting : Direct Reports: 3-4

Experience :

- Experience of 8-10 years of post-CA qualification experience in internal auditing in large manufacturing company or with a good audit firm, exposure to Cement, Building Material industries.

- CA articleship from reputed firm of chartered accountants.