Internal Auditor

About the Role

Job Title: Assistant Manager (Audit)

Job Location: New Delhi (Head Office)

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and execute internal audits in accordance with the Annual Internal Audit Plan, ensuring quality and timely completion of assignments.
• Understand business processes and conduct risk and control assessments to identify financial, operational, compliance and process-related risks.
• Prepare detailed audit programmes, checklists and fieldwork plans based on the scope and risk areas identified.
• Review the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls, SOPs, approval mechanisms and process compliance across functions.
• Conduct detailed reviews of financial transactions, supporting documents and accounting records to ensure accuracy, completeness and adherence to approved policies.
• Identify control gaps, process inefficiencies, revenue leakage, cost-saving opportunities and potential areas of financial or operational risk.
• Conduct follow-up audits/reviews to evaluate whether agreed corrective actions have been effectively implemented.
• Maintain comprehensive audit working papers and supporting documentation to ensure adequate audit trail and review readiness.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams while maintaining the independence and objectivity expected from the Internal Audit function.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Ability to independently plan, execute and close audit assignments with limited supervision.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, with comfort working on large data sets and identifying unusual trends or exceptions.
• Commercial orientation with an ability to identify cost optimization, process improvement and control-strengthening opportunities.
• Strong attention to detail while retaining the ability to understand the larger business and process context.
• Ability to communicate difficult audit observations with objectivity, maturity and appropriate assertiveness.
• High level of integrity, confidentiality and professional judgement.
• Willingness to travel to project locations for audit assignments, as required.

Qualifications

• Qualified CA