Associate Manager - Corporate Audit

The Coca-Cola Company; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company Corporate Audit Department is seeking an Associate Manager based in Gurugram, India, on a hybrid schedule. This role involves leading and performing financial and operational audits across global operations to assess control environments and governance.

The incumbent will apply risk concepts, develop audit programs, and communicate findings to management. Strong leadership, collaboration, and international travel up to 40% are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 3+ years of auditing experience in public accounting, corporate internal audit, or similar.
• CA/CPA strongly preferred and professional certifications encouraged.
• Knowledge of Indian GAAP, IFRS, and US GAAP is desirable.
• Experience leading small to medium teams and international exposure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in international audit engagements and projects, identifying risks and improvements.
• Review risk activities across diverse organizational areas following audit standards.
• Develop risk assessments and audit programs aligned with project objectives.
• Review audit evidence and draw conclusions on control environments.
• Communicate audit issues to management with risk-based solutions.
• Prepare working papers adhering to department standards.
• Support reviews of working papers and address reviewer points.
• Provide timely updates on engagement progress and issues to leads and management.

Skills

Auditing

Audit Management

Internal Controls

Risk Management

SOX

Financial Analysis

Compliance

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Tools

S4 HANA

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

Job Description

Job Description Summary

This is not a Remote role and will require the incumbent to be based in Gurugram, India and follow a hybrid work schedule. This is an Individual Contributor role.

Job Description Summary

We are seeking Associate Manager to be part of world's largest beverage company with more than 200 brands.

The Coca-Cola Company Corporate Audit Department actively recruits talented individuals with strong academic backgrounds, excellent communication skills, and proven professional abilities. After completing an assignment in CAD, individuals will have a solid understanding of the Company’s Finance System & Business Environment. This experience prepares them well for future positions within the Company and the Coca-Cola Franchise System.

We offer you the opportunity to join The Coca-Cola Company Corporate Audit Department and be a key member that is responsible to provide assurance on the effectiveness of overall control environment and governance at all our operating entities. We offer a career that is rewarding on every level.

The individual would be responsible for assisting management in assessing the adequacy of the Company’s internal control environment by performing audits (Financial / Operational) and value-added services. This position will lead and participate in audit engagements of varying size and complexity across the Company’s global operations ensuring the successful completion of assigned audit activities. The individual will apply risk and control concepts along with an understanding of business operations to identify and communicate results to management in various geographies. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership capabilities, communication, and problem-solving skills along with the ability to contribute in a dynamic, inclusive team environment while maintaining accountability for individual performance objectives and goals.

What You’ll Do for Us

• Lead and/or participate on multiple international audit engagements and projects, according to a developed schedule, identifying and quantifying risks, recommending improvements and deliverables for senior management as well as process business owners.

• Responsible for performing reviews of risk activities in a wide variety of organizational and functional areas in accordance with generally accepted audit methodology and accepted auditing standards.

• Obtain an understanding of business processes and leverage an understanding of risk and control concepts to develop risk assessments, audit programs and testing procedures that appropriately address identified risks and project objectives.

• Review audit evidence and demonstrate the ability to draw appropriate conclusions regarding the state of the client’s control environment.

• Identify and appropriately communicate audit issues to management, offering recommended solutions that address risks and are relevant to the business.

• Prepare working papers that are accurate, complete and well-documented ensuring adherence to applicable Department and professional standards at all times.

• Perform reviews of working papers to ensure accuracy and completion and assist in clearing any review points provided by team leads and / or audit management.

• Provide timely updates to team leads and / or audit management on engagement progress and audit issues ensuring all deadlines are consistently achieved.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.

• At least 3+ years of related work experience in an auditing capacity with a public accounting firm (BIG 4 Advisory highly desired), a well-established corporate internal audit department or other finance function within a multinational fast moving consumer goods organization.

• CA / CPA strongly preferred

• One or more relevant professional certifications (e.g. CPA, CIA, CFE, CISA, CISSP, CISM, CRISC)

• Knowledge of the Company’s business operations or external manufacturing experience preferable the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry (CPG)

• Sound knowledge of Indian GAAP, International GAAP (US-GAAP), IFRS (preferable) accounting, financial, and operational controls.

• Demonstrated experience leading small to medium size teams

• Excellent analytical skills and critical mindset, strong interpersonal skills and strong leadership potential.

• Proven international experience.

• Experience in navigating or operating in common ERP systems, such as S4 HANA, Microsoft Dynamics 365, etc.

• Proficiency in English, both verbally and in written form required. Ability to speak multiple languages strongly preferred

• Ability to travel internationally up to 40% required

Travel Percentage: Up to 40%

What can help you be successful in the role?

• Growth Mindset: Demonstrates Curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity.
• Smart Risk: Makes bold decisions/recommendations.
• Externally Focused: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work.
• Performance Driven & Accountable: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her/his peers.
• Fast/Agile: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and fast pace.
• Empowered: Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance.

Leadership Behavior

• Act Like an Owner: Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the System, Customers and Key Stakeholders
• Develops Self and Others: Develop self and support others' development to achieve their full potential.
• Drive Innovation: Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business.

What We Can DoForYou

• Career growth and development: Leveraging our boundaryless network, we provide access to educational platforms and provide coaching, mentoring and feedback, as a part of our Leadership & Development process.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. We want to make our culture inevitable.
• International Experience: Become part of international projects and work along multicultural teams, through our global network.

Skills

Auditing, Audit Management, Business Audits, Business Processes, Business Risks, Communication, Compliance, Financial Analysis, Internal Controls, Risk Management, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

Location(s)

India

City/Cities

Gurugram

Travel Required

26% - 50%

Relocation Provided

No

Job Posting End Date

September 7, 2026

Our Purpose and Growth Culture

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what's possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors - curious, empowered, inclusive and agile - and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.