- Lead internal audit process reviews
- Conduct opening and closing meetings, review fieldwork, finalize reports
- Manage risk governance through documentation of risk registers and operational risk framework
- Digitalization of Audit tests
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
- Plan & execute audits in accordance with established standards, taking a hands-on approach throughout.
- Manage multiple reviews where necessary
- Provide guidance & direction to junior team members.
- Perform quality assurance self-assessments upon completion of the audit.
- Automation of audit test procedures using automation tools such as SAS/ACL
- Develop & present recommendations & related audit report deliverables.
- Develop/review the audit report for content. Ensure such report is persuasive & contains only relevant facts & information presented in a balanced manner
- Obtaining reed actions from the client management for all audit findings.
- Discuss findings, heat maps & description of processes with process owners
- Tracking actions through to conclusions
- Follow up on the status of significant actions quarterly.
- Assess digitalization opportunities, liaise with business and Tech teams to automate tests, conduct UAT and roll out.
- Monitor the automated tests for disposition, error rate and keep the same updated with changes in business
Desired Profile / Criteria / Skills :
Key Requirements - Experience & Skills
- Qualification - CA/CIA/MBA from a premier institute
- Experience - 5 - 10 years of similar experience in a consulting or financial service organization. Experience in the Insurance Industry shall be an added advantage
- Proficiency in working in MS – Office (High on Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
- Strong knowledge of audit/risk techniques & principles.
- A good technical understanding of the business processes function & corresponding operational & financial controls designed to effectively manage the organization’s business units and operations.
- Strong analytical & decision-making skills.
- Understanding and working knowledge of automated audit setting
- Ability to structure solutions to complex problems.
- Strong project management skills.
- Demonstrate self-discipline & good time management.
- Self-starter & can work on multiple projects under pressure.
- Demonstrate creativity & intuitive thinking.
- Consistently complete work on time & within budget without compromising quality.
- Consistently convey a confident, professional, positive & realistic attitude.
- Hold self & others accountable for demonstrating the highest ethical standards.
- Maintain a habit of continuous learning & take responsibility for the development of one’s own skills, including technical, business, and interpersonal, written and informal verbal communication.
- Set annual personal & professional goals & measure performance against them.
- Work toward obtaining appropriate professional certifications.
- Willing to travel (need basis only) & work overtime as needed.