Associate Vice President - Assurance (Group Internal Audit)

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd. invites applications for a leadership role in its Group Assurance and Risk function.

This second-line oversight seat reviews quality across group entities rather than executing audits, helps shape scope, methodology, and reporting, and guides best practices in a BFSI context. The role requires relocation to Pune, a Chartered Accountant qualification, and 12+ years of post-qualification internal audit or risk experience in BFSI.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant is a hard requirement.
• Certified Internal Auditor preferred, not required.
• 12+ years post-qualification with internal audit or risk experience in BFSI.

Responsibilities

• 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.

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.