Roles & Responsibilities

- Prepare and get approved the annual risk-based concurrent audit plan
- Supervise operational, finance, accounts, academic and statutory compliance audits across the campus
- Review compliance with Income-tax Act, GST Act, Companies Act, Labour laws and other applicable regulations
- Evaluate internal controls, enterprise risk management and corporate governance frameworks
- Review high-value proposals, purchase orders, contracts, capital expenditure and investment decisions
- Approve pre-audit observations for major payments and post-audit closure of payments
- Review audit observations, approve final audit reports and present key findings
- Chair weekly/monthly audit review meetings and monitor closure of audit observations and corrective actions
- Coordinate with Statutory Auditors, Internal Auditors, GST Consultants and Legal Advisors
- Conduct fraud investigations, special audits and periodic surprise inspections
- Participate in Purchase Committee and Vendor Negotiation meetings; review Budget vs Actuals
- Develop and approve audit policies,



SOPs, checklists and internal control frameworks
- Drive value-add initiatives: Enterprise Risk Register, Fraud Risk Assessment, IFC testing, ERP/System audit, Data Analytics & Continuous Auditing, Compliance Dashboard

Preferred candidate profile

- Chartered Accountant / Cost Accountant / MBA Finance with strong exposure to internal audit in a multi-unit or multi-location organisation.
- Prior experience auditing educational institutions, trusts, or large multi-BU groups is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to present findings to Management/Board and drive closure of audit observations.
- Solid working knowledge of statutory compliance (GST, TDS, PF, ESI, PT, Income Tax) and corporate governance.

Key Skills
Internal Audit | Risk Based Audit | Statutory Compliance | Internal Controls | GST | TDS | Corporate Governance | Fraud Investigation | Audit Planning | IFC Testing

📌 Head Audit (Chennai)
🏢 SRM Institute of Science and Technology
📍 Chennai