Location: Churchgate, Mumbai Reporting to: Managing Partner or Designated Senior Partner

Experience: 4+ years

Qualification: Semi-Qualified or CA. Candidates with CIA / CMA / ACCA may be considered where they have solid relevant internal audit experience.

CTC: INR 8-10LPA | Stretch to ₹12 LPA for exceptional candidates

1.

Why We Are

Hiring

We are looking for an experienced professional to establish and independently manage a risk-based internal audit and process assurance function across our various service lines.

The person will periodically review whether processes are appropriately designed, consistently followed and adequately controlled, identify operational/compliance risks, and recommend practical improvements.

This is NOT a routine audit, accounting or compliance role.

The person must be comfortable reviewing processes, challenging existing practices and presenting findings directly to senior management.

- Must-Have Criteria The candidate should have:

Meaningful internal audit / process audit / risk & controls experience

Experience independently conducting process walkthroughs and control testing

Experience identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions





Ability to track and follow up on management action plans

Strong Excel / data-analysis skills

Excellent written and verbal communication

Ability to interact confidently with senior managers / Partners

High integrity, independence and confidentiality

3.

Strongly

Preferred

Prior experience in any of the following:

Big 4 / established CA firm

Internal Audit / Risk Advisory

Professional-services organisations

Accounting / audit / tax / consulting operations

SOX / internal controls

Operational / process excellence

IT controls / access controls

Audit analytics / data-driven testing

Experience auditing a CA / accounting / professional-services firm is a significant advantage.

- Scope of Reviews The individual may review our firm’s internal processes across:

Accounting / Offshore Accounting

Tax Compliance

Payroll Processing

Corporate & Secretarial Compliance

Audit & Assurance

Client onboarding / KYC

Billing & collections

HR / administrative processes

IT access and information-security controls The objective is to assess:

Process → Risk → Control → Actual Practice → Exceptions → Root Cause → Corrective Action

📌 Internal Audit & Process Assurance Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 Kerner Norland
📍 Mumbai