You'll drive automation, AI, and data analytics-led SOX control testing across Ford's global process landscape - spanning multiple business units, geographies, and process areas - leveraging modern data analytics, automation enablement, and Generative AI tools to streamline "Smart Review" execution, eliminate manual testing effort, and enhance audit coverage. This role suits an experienced, forward-thinking professional looking to bridge the gap between risk compliance and digital modernization. Beyond core compliance testing, you'll need an agile mindset - flexibly adapting to ad hoc management initiatives, pilot projects, and cross-functional problem solving as business needs evolve. **Key Roles and Responsibilities** + **SOX Control Testing:** Independently execute SOX-mandated control testing across Ford's global process landscape, ensuring strict adherence to compliance timelines and quality benchmarks, applying sound professional judgment built from prior audit experience. + **Smart Reviews:** Conduct data-driven "Smart Reviews"-leveraging data analytics and AI-assisted pattern and anomaly detection where applicable-to proactively identify control gaps, process bottlenecks, and operational inefficiencies. + **Data Analytics & Automation Translation:** Analyze manual control test steps, apply data analytics techniques to identify testing patterns and exceptions, and translate manual steps into automated workflows in partnership with transformation teams. + **Critical Evaluation & Root Cause Analysis:** Apply critical thinking to challenge surface-level explanations, evaluate control design effectiveness, and drive investigations to true root cause - including professionally challenging initial explanations to validate the actual root cause. + **Insightful Communication:** Articulate complex control gaps,



system workarounds, and root causes clearly to global process owners and senior stakeholders, including defending testing conclusions when challenged. + **Cross-Functional Collaboration:** Partner with local management, process owners, and global IC teams across time zones to design and implement sustainable remediation plans. + **Agile Governance:** Maintain and update Risk Control Matrices (RCMs) and process documentation, leveraging GRC platforms such as AuditBoard / Optro or similar GRC platforms. + **Mentorship & Quality Oversight:** Provide guidance and quality review support to junior team members, drawing on depth of prior audit/IC experience. + **Dynamic Project Support:** Maintain flexibility to support emerging management priorities, special project support, and executive reporting. **Tools & Technology** + **Data Analytics & Automation-** Alteryx, Power BI, SQL and RPA concepts + **Generative AI -** Copilot / ChatGPT-style assistants for drafting, summarization, and pattern analysis + **GRC Platform-** AuditBoard / Optro or similar GRC platforms **Selection Criteria** + **Audit Exposure:** Strong, hands-on foundation in internal controls, internal audit, risk frameworks, and statutory/internal audit methodologies, gained through 3-4 years of relevant experience. + **Data Analytics Aptitude:** Demonstrated working experience using data analytics tools and techniques (e.g., Alteryx, Power BI, SQL)



to analyze large datasets, identify trends/exceptions, and support control testing conclusions. + **AI Aptitude:** Demonstrated working experience using AI tools for drafting, summarizing, analyzing control documentation, or applying AI/ML concepts to anomaly detection and pattern recognition. + **Tech Aptitude:** Hands-on experience with data-driven tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, or RPA concepts. + **Critical Thinking & Problem Solving:** Proven ability to analyze ambiguous situations, apply skilled skepticism, identify root causes, and independently drive practical solutions - not just flag issues. + **Agile Mindset:** Comfort with ambiguity; proven ability to pivot between structured testing and urgent, unstructured requests. + **Communication & Collaboration:** Strong presentation and coordination skills; comfortable presenting findings to senior stakeholders and working with diverse global teams. + **Continuous Improvement Bias:** Analytical mindset with curiosity to explore data patterns, automation, and AI-driven opportunities. + **Global Collaboration:** Comfortable working with cross-functional, geographically distributed teams across multiple time zones. + **GRC Tool Experience:** Hands-on experience with Audit Board or similar GRC platforms. + Chartered Accountant (CA) / Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) / Certified Management Accountant (CMA) / equivalent professional qualification, with 3-4 years of relevant experience in Internal Controls, Internal Audit, or related risk/compliance functions. + Demonstrated working experience using AI-enabled tools in an audit, controls, or compliance context. + Prior hands-on experience with AuditBoard/ Optro (preferable) + Prior experience in

📌 Internal Control Analyst (Chennai)
🏢 Ford Motor
📍 Chennai