Designation:Manager – Internal Audit

Function:Internal Audit & Risk

Location:Decorpot HQ, Bengaluru

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

A. Internal Audit Plan & Execution

•Build and execute the annual risk-based internal audit plan, covering all group entities, all ECs, the factory, FurnitureOne stores, and key corporate processes.

•Lead end-to-end audits — planning, fieldwork, sampling, walkthroughs, testing, exception logging, root-cause analysis, and reporting.

•Produce CFO-grade audit reports with clear findings, risk ratings, and time-bound management action points.

•Track closure of audit findings; escalate ageing items to the CEO and Audit Committee.

B. Process & Control Reviews

•Procure-to-Pay: vendor onboarding, bank account change controls, PO discipline, three-way match, payment release controls (including HDFC Snorkel integration).

•Order-to-Cash: customer onboarding, milestone billing, advance liability mapping, refunds, write-offs, CP commission integrity, and channel-partner controls.

•Hire-to-Retire: payroll, full-and-final, reimbursements (Keka), incentive payouts, statutory deductions.

•Factory / Inventory: BOM accuracy, GRN-vs-PO, scrap / yield, physical verification, stock valuation, fixed asset register.

•EC operations: cash collection (where applicable), site visit logging, design-cost discipline, and customer-facing controls.

•IT general controls: access reviews, segregation of duties in ERP, change management, master data integrity.

C. Forensic & Special Investigations

•Lead forensic investigations on suspected fraud, vendor / CP collusion, payment anomalies, and revenue leakage.

•Run analytics-led continuous monitoring on payments, GST input claims, vendor master changes, and CP commission patterns.

•Present findings to the CEO and Audit Committee with documented evidence.

D. Policy, Risk & Compliance Framework

•Co-own the policy stack with AGM – Finance — procurement, vendor management, petty cash, reimbursement, capex, treasury, IT,



code of conduct.

•Maintain a live group risk register; refresh quarterly.

•Coordinate with statutory auditors, tax consultants, and external IA firms for assurance work; avoid duplication of effort.

E. Audit Committee Engagement

•Prepare quarterly Audit Committee material — IA plan progress, findings, ageing of open items, risk register updates.

•Attend Audit Committee meetings; present IA reports directly.

•Manage the whistleblower / ethics hotline process and report material matters to the Committee.

First 90 Days – Specific Deliverables

•Publish the FY27 risk-based internal audit plan, approved by the CEO and the Audit Committee.

•Complete the first two audits — recommended: Procure-to-Pay (Decorpot HO) and Factory Inventory / BOM (Ekaansh).

•Refresh the group policy stack (procurement, vendor onboarding, petty cash, reimbursement).

•Stand up a quarterly Audit Committee reporting format.

•Build the analytics-led continuous monitoring rules for high-risk payments and vendor master changes.

Qualifications & Experience

•Chartered Accountant (CA) — mandatory. CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) is a plus.

•2–5 years of post-qualification experience (PQE).

•At least 2 years in Internal Audit / Risk Advisory at a Big 4 (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC) or top-tier IA firm (Grant Thornton, BDO, Protiviti, Mazars) — preferred.

•Strong preference for candidates with manufacturing / retail / multi-site exposure.

•Experience leading audits independently and presenting to senior management / Audit Committees.

Skills & Competencies

•Sharp process and controls mindset — ability to dismantle a process into risks, controls, and tests.

•Strong data analytics skills — advanced Excel, SQL or similar, audit analytics tools (ACL / IDEA / equivalent). Comfort with AI-led audit automation is a strong plus.

•Excellent written communication — audit reports must be accurate, evidence-backed, and actionable.

•Independence, integrity, and the spine to disagree with senior business leaders when controls demand it.

📌 Internal Audit Manager (Jharkhand)
🏢 Decorpot
📍 Jharkhand