Manager / Senior Manager – Internal Audit & Investor Relations

Chartered Accountant (CA) required

Location

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Experience

6–12 years post-qualification, including Big 4 / mid-tier audit firm and industry experience

Role Purpose

This role owns the internal audit function and supports investor relations and due-diligence readiness — ensuring financial controls, risk management, and governance frameworks meet the standards expected of a listed company, while acting as a key point of contact for investors, auditors, and merchant bankers.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, implement, and lead the internal audit charter, annual audit plan, and risk-based audit calendar across finance, manufacturing, and support functions.
- Conduct internal audits and process reviews; identify control gaps and drive remediation with functional owners, tracked to closure.
- Lead IPO/DRHP readiness workstreams from a finance and controls perspective — coordinating with merchant bankers, legal counsel, and statutory auditors on due diligence requests.
- Support investor relations: prepare investor presentations, MIS packs, and responses to investor/analyst queries in coordination with the CXOs
- Strengthen internal financial controls (IFC) and SOPs in line with SEBI, Companies Act, and listed-entity governance requirements.
- Coordinate statutory, tax, and secretarial audits; ensure timely closure of audit observations and board/audit committee reporting.




- Review related-party transactions, compliance, and corporate governance disclosures
- Build and maintain risk registers, whistle-blower mechanism reporting, and fraud-risk assessment frameworks.
- Present audit findings and IPO- status updates to the Audit Committee and senior leadership.
- Mentor and build a small internal audit team as the function scales post-listing.

Required Qualifications & Skills

- Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) — mandatory.
- 6–12 years of post-qualification experience, with a strong internal audit background (Big 4 / mid-tier firm experience preferred) plus in-house industry exposure.
- Prior exposure to IPO readiness, DRHP due diligence, or working with merchantbankers/investment banks is highly preferred.
- Robust working knowledge of SEBI (ICDR/LODR) regulations, Companies Act, 2013, and Ind AS.
- Experience with internal financial controls (IFC) design and testing, and risk-based audit methodologies.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills — comfortable presenting to CFO, CEO, board, and external investors.
- High attention to detail, strong ethics, and ability to work independently in a fast-paced, growth-stage manufacturing environment.

- Key Interfaces Internal: CFO, CEO/Founders, Company Secretary, HR, Manufacturing & Operations Finance.

External: Statutory auditors, merchant bankers, legal counsel

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