Internal Auditor - Group Assurance & Cost Control

As an independent and objective assurance professional, you will play a crucial role in assessing the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls, and governance processes to help the organization achieve its strategic and operational objectives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Participating in enterprise risk assessment and annual audit planning
• Identifying high-risk areas and prioritizing audit coverage
• Developing risk-based audit programs and procedures
• Creating audit plans and strategies for respective business areas
• Conducting financial, operational, compliance, and process audits
• Evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls
• Performing data analysis and sample testing
• Identifying control gaps, inefficiencies, and potential fraud indicators
• Preparing clear, concise, and actionable audit reports
• Highlighting key risks, root causes, and recommendations
• Presenting findings to senior management and audit committees
• Maintaining proper audit documentation and working papers
• Ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies
• Reviewing adherence to frameworks such as the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA Standards)
• Tracking the implementation of audit recommendations
• Validating closure of audit observations
• Escalating delays or critical unresolved issues
• Identifying red flags and fraud risks
• Supporting forensic audits and investigations when required
• Recommending process improvements and cost optimization opportunities
• Acting as a business partner while maintaining independence
• Supporting the implementation of best practices in governance and control
• Working with business units to set up ERM/Risk management processes and matrices
• Controlling internal audit execution within schedule and required quality standards
• Focusing on cost control and cost reduction initiatives

In addition to the above responsibilities, you will also be accountable for:

Operational Responsibilities:

• Driving ERM and ESG initiatives in respective business areas
• Making risk-based audit plans and obtaining audit committee approval
• Evaluating IT and SAP risks for internal controls evaluation and supporting/driving automation efforts
• Reviewing policies and standard operating procedures and driving necessary changes
• Tracking the implementation of company policies and escalating open issues to management and the Audit Committee
• Generating monthly internal audit, risk, and governance reports and reporting on system improvements and open issue statuses

Industry Benchmarking:

• Identifying best practices for benchmarking processes and industry benchmarks
• Maintaining a risk register for the organization As an independent and objective assurance professional, you will play a crucial role in assessing the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls, and governance processes to help the organization achieve its strategic and operational objectives. Your responsibilities will include:
• Participating in enterprise risk assessment and annual audit planning
• Identifying high-risk areas and prioritizing audit coverage
• Developing risk-based audit programs and procedures
• Creating audit plans and strategies for respective business areas
• Conducting financial, operational, compliance, and process audits
• Evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls
• Performing data analysis and sample testing
• Identifying control gaps, inefficiencies, and potential fraud indicators
• Preparing clear, concise, and actionable audit reports
• Highlighting key risks, root causes, and recommendations
• Presenting findings to senior management and audit committees
• Maintaining proper audit documentation and working papers
• Ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies
• Reviewing adherence to frameworks such as the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA Standards)
• Tracking the implementation of audit recommendations
• Validating closure of audit observations
• Escalating delays or critical unresolved issues
• Identifying red flags and fraud risks
• Supporting forensic audits and investigations when required
• Recommending process improvements and cost optimization opportunities
• Acting as a business partner while maintaining independence
• Supporting the implementation of best practices in governance and control
• Working with business units to set up ERM/Risk management processes and matrices
• Controlling internal audit execution within schedule and required quality standards
• Focusing on cost control and cost reduction initiatives

In addition to the above responsibilities, you will also be accountable for:

Operational Responsibilities:

• Driving ERM and ESG initiatives in respective business areas
• Making risk-based audit plans and obtaining audit committee approval
• Evaluating IT and SAP risks for internal controls evaluation and supporting/driving automation efforts
• Reviewing poli