Internal Auditor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Lead and implement intricate internal audit, risk, and control projects.

• Assess business processes and controls to pinpoint significant financial and operational risks.

• Evaluate the design and operational effectiveness of controls and identify gaps in processes, documentation, and control execution.

• Facilitate process walkthroughs and conduct risk and control assessments.

• Assist in SOX readiness efforts and improve process documentation, risk and control matrices, control designs, and evidence standards.

• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, process owners, and senior leadership to address control gaps, mitigate risks, remediate issues, and enhance processes.

• Determine root causes of control deficiencies and propose practical solutions.

• Prepare documentation for audits and controls, including reports and presentations.

• Plan, carry out, and document SOX compliance activities.

• Record testing outcomes and conduct quality reviews of SOX testing workpapers, evidence, and conclusions.

• Aid in remediation efforts and liaise with external auditors and third parties regarding SOX readiness and internal control initiatives.

• Focus solely on internal audit activities without managing PHI, PII, or any secured or confidential client data.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

• Professional certification such as CA, CPA, or CIA.

• Previous experience at a Big 4 public accounting firm.

• Over 8 years of experience in Internal Audit, External Audit, Risk Advisory, or a related assurance role.

• Extensive hands-on experience with SOX compliance, SOX readiness, and internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).

• In-depth knowledge of the COSO Internal Control Framework and its practical application to business processes and financial reporting.

• Proven experience in identifying financial reporting risks and evaluating and testing business process controls.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to effectively engage with business process owners.

• Practical experience in developing and reviewing process narratives, flowcharts, risk and control matrices, control descriptions, and testing documentation.

• Strong comprehension of financial statements, accounting processes, and the connection between business process risks and financial reporting assertions.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote opportunity.

• Work hours from 1 PM to 11 PM IST.