Audit Manager

Overview

Lead internal audit engagements across the Corporation, conducting and documenting complex, high-risk audits, leading audit teams and communicating results to management.

What you'll do

• Lead two or more audits simultaneously at a minimum.
• Conduct and document more complex and high-risk audits throughout the Corporation.
• Demonstrate professional skepticism and question how certain processes are performed in order to facilitate improvements.
• Finalize the planning document.
• Assist in Audit Plan evolution by challenging the scoping of audit projects.
• Function in various roles on audit assignments, including leading audits, staffing audits, and providing oversight based on the needs of the team.
• Apply analytical skills to review information, assess audit results, and evaluate the adequacy of controls.
• Lead a team of one or more staff in executing audits.
• Work closely with the Audit Team Leader/Senior Audit Manager to perform and develop audit planning, scoping, and fieldwork execution strategy.
• Work closely with the Audit Team Leader/Senior Audit Manager to develop the audit budget and/or timeframe.
• Review the work papers of audit team members to ensure departmental standards have been met.
• Communicate audit status to business unit and Audit Services management, and interact directly with committees and/or management.
• Complete and compile findings and recommendations for status updates, memos and audit reports.
• Coordinate with other audit teams (business unit, regional and specialist) to ensure related areas are evaluated timely and key areas are covered.
• Provide training, coaching and auditing expertise to the audit team.
• Operate independently with in-depth knowledge of the business unit/function.
• As subject area expert, provide comprehensive, in-depth consulting and leadership to team and partners at a high technical level.
• Carry out activities that are large in scope, cross-functional and technically difficult.
• Balance high-level operational execution and development with execution of strategic direction for business function activities.
• Lead continuous monitoring meetings with business and Audit Services management.

What you'll need

• For internal applications: 24 months as Senior Auditor (currently P2 level) and 12 months as Audit Manager (currently P3 level).
• Comprehensive knowledge of internal audit processes such as sampling, testing, and process/control walkthroughs, with strong work paper documentation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• A College or University degree and/or adept auditing experience in a financial institution, or similar public accounting experience.
• General knowledge of the operations, functions and objectives of interfacing areas, to properly perform audits on operations, services, systems, workflow, and operational impact on other areas.
• Proven ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Must be flexible and adaptive to change.

Nice to have

• 11 to 15 years' experience in internal audit in the financial services industry (preferred but not mandatory).
• Experience with audit work paper applications.
• Professional certifications (e.g., CPA, CIA, ACA, CFA, ACCA) and/or an MBA, along with demonstrated technical abilities in select areas such as accounting or regulatory compliance (preferred but not mandatory).

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.