Job Role: Unit Head-COE & Audit Strategy
Location: Corporate Office (Sandoz House - Worli)
Job Function: Internal Audit
Team: Centre of Excellence & Audit Strategy

PURPOSE OF THE JOB
- Assist Head-COE in supervising the Internal Audit function
- Implement and monitor various central level activities for the internal audit function to ensure accurate regulatory, Audit Committee and management reporting.
- Collaborate with Regional/Zonal audit heads including internal and external stakeholders to ensure high-quality audit function.
- Value additions by suggesting areas of development / improvement / automation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Audit Committee reporting:
- Preparation / review of notes to the Board and Audit committee along with presentation under guidance of Head-COE
- Liaison with Secretarial for submission of notes to the Board and Audit Committee
- Planning and Budgeting:
- Conduct Risk Assessment across Businesses (for the purpose of Audit planning) by collaborating with audit Reginal/Zonal heads and external stakeholders, as required




- Review of manpower budgeting and risk categorization of branches / units on an annual basis and suggest areas of development / improvement, if any
- Review of Audit Policy / Audit Plan / Audit Manual as per frequency
- Review of quarterly energetic risk assessment
- Assist GH in review of promotions and appraisals during the year
- Regulatory submissions:
- Liaison with Compliance for RBI Inspection indent/ Statutory auditor/ RBI Inspection indent/ US GAAP auditor indent/ External review indent collation & reporting etc.
- Timely and accurate submission of information to statutory auditors /RBI inspectors/SOX auditors, including liaising the auditors under guidance from Head-COE
- Collate data for RBS Tranches, RBI inspections, external auditors, and other regulatory submissions.
- Monitoring Certifications by GH – IAD and ensuring timely submission
- Monitoring:
- Monitoring Audit Plan vs Actual (Audit lifecycle monitoring)

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