Job Description :

Responsibilities :

- Manage a portfolio of engagements, by leading a team of Assistant Manages, Senior Associates and Associates/ Analyst

- Ensure the work delivered is of high quality through spot checks, periodic reviews, quality review/ assurance process

- Identify areas requiring improvement in the client's business processes to enable preparation of recommendations

- Improve engagement productivity and identify opportunities for improving client service

- Proactively engage with stakeholders to identify, develop and implement new work areas and enable growth of existing client work

- Ensure compliance with engagement plans and internal quality & risk management procedures of the firm

- Anticipate and identify engagement related risks and escalate/manage issues as appropriate on a timely basis

- Demonstrate industry expertise (detailed understanding of the industry, trends, issues/ challenges and leading practices)

- Preparation of reports/ deliverables/ status updates/ audit committee presentations etc.

- Demonstrate an application & solution-based approach to problem solving technique

- Develop strong working relationships with client and on shore stakeholders

- Actively establish & strengthen client (functional heads & key influencers) and internal relationships

- Assist Associate Directors and Directors in developing new methodologies, internal initiatives, marketing collaterals, and business proposals etc.

- Actively manage engagement budgets and ensure all stakeholders are updated timely

- Lead the charge in developing business proposals and new solution / methodology development

- Contribute to knowledge management sessions within the practice

- Should have good written, communication and interpersonal skills

- Demonstrate the ability to effectively discharge supervisory responsibilities

- Manage larger teams motivate, counsel & develop junior colleagues

- Demonstrate ability to conceptualize & translate lessons learned on client engagements into relevant training sessions for junior colleagues and contribute to learning & development initiatives

- Provide real-time constructive verbal feedback to team members and facilitate timely completion of engagement

- Contribute to effective teamwork in internal engagement situation

- Support knowledge sharing efforts and continually improves processes so that the work team can capture and leverage knowledge

- Create a positive learning culture, coaches, counsels and develops team members

- Mentor Assistant Managers, Senior Associates and Associates/ Analysts within the practice

Skills :

Candidates should have proficient knowledge (both in leading and execution) in the areas of :

- IT General Controls testing (ITGC), including platforms, ERP applications like SAP and databases for IT General Controls testing for Internal Audits (IA), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 302, 404 audits, Third party reporting review e.g. SOC1, SOC2 etc.

- Governance, risk and compliance (GRC)

- Gaining an understanding of the clients IT applications and infrastructure to determine the effectiveness of the control environment through performing and reviewing process walkthroughs with

- Experience of Windows, Oracle, SQL or UNIX environments

- Knowledge of IT industry practice methodologies (e.g. COSO, COBIT, ITIL) is preferable

- Awareness of internal auditing standards issued by IIA, ICAI & ISACA

- Data analytics support for Internal Audits (IA), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 404 assessments and other advisory services

- Microsoft office tools (Word, Excel, Access, Power point etc.) with demonstrated ability to coach young team members on the respective tools