_Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values - Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy - and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work setting where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry. _:
Primary functions & responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities

_ Audit Execution_
- Plan and execute internal audit engagements across financial, operational, and compliance
- Perform risk assessments, process walkthroughs, and design and operating effectiveness testing of controls
- Prepare high-quality audit documentation, including work papers, findings, and reports

_ Risk Assessment & Control Evaluation_
- Identify and evaluate key risks and assess the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls




- Highlight control gaps, root causes, and business impacts, and recommend practical improvements
- Proactively identify emerging risks and communicate them in a timely manner

Stakeholder Engagement
- Partner with business, operations, and compliance teams across geographies
- Present audit findings and recommendations clearly to management
- Track and support remediation of audit findings to closure

Data & Technology Enablement
- Leverage AI, data analytics, and automation techniques to enhance audit effectiveness, improve risk coverage, and deliver data-driven assurance across complex business processes.
- Design and execute analytics-based audit procedures to identify emerging risks, control deficiencies, anomalous transactions, and operational inefficiencies.
- Translate large and complex datasets into meaningful risk insights, root-cause analyses, and actionable recommendations for management.

📌 Senior Associate, Internal Audit (Mumbai)
🏢 Ares Management
📍 Mumbai