Associate Vice President - Assurance (Group Internal Audit)

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd.; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd. is seeking an AVP for Group Assurance and Risk. This second-line oversight role reviews and enhances internal audit quality across group entities, rather than executing audits.

Reporting to the EVP, you will advise on standards, review IA reports, and guide audit scope and coverage. Relocation to Pune is required; Chartered Accountant is mandatory with 12+ years in BFSI internal audit or risk.

Qualifications

• 12+ years post-qualification with internal audit or risk experience in BFSI.
• Chartered Accountant is a hard requirement.

Responsibilities

• Advise on implementation of Accounting Standards and compliance with laws.
• Review internal audit reports and discuss findings with IA heads and stakeholders.
• Provide independent input on internal audit scope, coverage, methodology and reporting quality across group entities.
• Assess maturity and effectiveness of internal audit functions in group entities and support best-practice implementation.
• Provide guidance for thematic and horizontal audits across group entities on focus areas and risks.
• Support Group Assurance & Risk on projects including valuations and restructuring strategies.
• Prepare clear, impactful reports for senior management and governance forums.

Skills

Internal audit

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Education

Chartered Accountant

Job description

A diversified financial services group is hiring an AVP for its Group Assurance and Risk function, reporting to the Executive Vice President - Group Assurance and Risk.

Important: this is a second-line oversight seat, not an audit-execution seat. The role reviews and raises the quality of other group entities' internal audit functions rather than running audits directly.

• Advise, assess and moderate the implementation of Accounting Standards and compliance with applicable laws
• Review internal audit reports at various stages and discuss findings with IA heads and stakeholders
• Provide independent advisory input on internal audit scope and coverage, methodology and audit frequency, and reporting quality across group entities
• Assess the maturity and effectiveness of internal audit functions in emerging or developing group entities and support implementation of best practice
• Provide detailed guidance for thematic and horizontal audits across group entities on key focus areas and emerging risks
• Support Group Assurance & Risk on other projects including valuations, restructuring strategies and inputs on group company policies
• Prepare clear, impactful reports for senior management and governance forums.
• Chartered Accountant is a hard requirement.

• Relocation to Pune is required.
• Chartered Accountant - mandatory.
• Certified Internal Auditor preferred, not required.
• 12+ years post-qualification with internal audit or risk experience in BFSI.