Project Manager - Internal Audit - Consulting Firm (5-10 yrs)

Client Details

Our Client is multi-national firm in the business of consulting, technology applications, content management and strategic investments. The firm has and continues to partner with leading players in the financial services and technology ecosystem with the objective of achieving tangible positive outcomes by solving complex challenges using new age technologies and practices.

Headquartered in Mumbai, India and has offices in Singapore and Malaysia and is expanding its global presence in other countries in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa.

The firm is seeking to engage highly motivated and talented people to support our growth and continue to deliver a positive impact to our clients and ecosystem. We are looking for people whose integrity and excellence can help propel the firm to greater heights

Job Profile

Designation : Project Manager-Internal Audit

Years of experience expected: 5-10 years.

- Areas of experience preferred: Risk based internal audit, risk-based process reviews, continuous audit and monitoring, audit analytics, Internal audit set up and transformation, audit calendar development, audit scope preparation, audit work programs, audit delivery and report preparation, including presentation to Audit Committees (Industry / Consulting) experience, BFSI experience.

- Educational qualification expected: CA, ACCA, MBA, any other relevant master's program.

- Preferable additional certifications: Project Management, IA certifications

- Preferred geography of previous work experience: India, Middle East, APAC

- Language requirements: Ability to write and speak fluently in English.

- Application experience: Exposure to Audit tools such as MetricStream, SAP Audit, etc. is beneficial.

Detailed expectations from role:

Key responsibility areas:

- Lead and manage independent projects across the entire Internal Audit lifecycle for financial institutions, i.e. audit planning, scope definition, development of audit work program, preparation of audit checklists as per client processes and regulatory requirements, leading the team for audit execution and delivery, audit report preparation, and presenting the findings to the Audit Committee.

- Preparation of the Audit scope and approach for the assigned audit area

- Identification and mapping of all relevant risks and expected control framework in Risk and Control Matrix (RACM) or the Audit Work program in relation to the audit scope.

- Preparation of detailed project plan for timely delivery of the Audit Work program

- Assessment of key risks and audit focus areas, ability to identify & evaluate significant audit findings.

- Identify changes to the risk profile and consider its impact on the assurance map for audit rating.

- Proactive engagements with the client's process owners and audit department to ensure timely completion and finalization of audit reports.

- Provide regular updates on audit plan execution and audit quality reviews.

- Identify and emphasize on findings that warrant discussions with Audit Committees

- Demonstrating value provided to the client by way of developing and presenting audit dashboards and audit analytics on key audit findings.

- Ability to seek and engage with the client on providing roadmap for closure of audit issues, thereby creating a continuous pipeline of engagement with the client as a result of the audits undertaken.

- The truly global scope of internal audit means that this role will involve working with an incredibly broad group of stakeholders from every part of the firm, have a thorough understanding of business risks, ability to grasp the changing organizational priorities and translate it into an assurance plan, and ability to communicate and present well, i.e. report writing skills and presentations.

- Problem-solving skills i.e., conceptual, and analytical thinking - Knowledge in auditing, internal audit standards, fraud awareness, and professional ethical standards.

- Responsible for preparation of proposals, pitch decks, presenting in client meetings and thought leadership documents for across key emerging IA areas such as IA transformation, Continuous Audit monitoring, etc.

- Lead and be responsible for team building, mentoring and project management.

- Stakeholder management in a project along with project management

- Excellent MS-Excel, Word and PPT skills.