Head- Internal Audit

Thanal Trust; Kozhikode district; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Thanal Trust in India seeks an Internal Audit Manager to lead the organization's internal audit function, ensuring robust governance, strong internal controls, and regulatory compliance across all centres and departments.

You will plan and execute audits, mentor the team, and coordinate with external auditors while driving process improvements and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency and accountability.

Qualifications

• Qualified CA or CA Intermediate with relevant certifications.
• Experience in internal audit, governance, risk management, and compliance.
• Strong leadership and team-management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the annual internal audit plan based on organizational risk assessments.
• Lead, supervise, and mentor the Internal Audit team to ensure effective audit execution.
• Allocate audit assignments and monitor timely completion of audit activities.
• Conduct and review internal audits across branches, projects, and departments.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of internal control systems and recommend process improvements.
• Verify accounting records, supporting documents, and financial transactions for accuracy and compliance.
• Review cash management, bank reconciliations, inventory controls, fixed assets, procurement, and other financial processes.
• Ensure compliance with applicable statutory regulations, including Income Tax, TDS, GST, EPF, ESI, and other regulatory requirements.
• Prepare comprehensive audit reports highlighting observations, risks, and actionable recommendations.
• Monitor and follow up on the implementation of audit findings and corrective actions.
• Perform risk assessments and identify areas requiring management attention.
• Review financial statements, reconciliations, and key accounting schedules.
• Audit compliance with organizational policies, SOPs, and approval authorities.
• Support management in strengthening governance frameworks and internal control mechanisms.
• Coordinate with external auditors, statutory auditors, and regulatory authorities as required.
• Maintain the highest level of confidentiality, integrity, and professional ethics in all audit activities.
• Train, mentor, and guide audit team members to enhance audit quality and operational efficiency.
• Recommend process improvements, automation initiatives, and best practices to improve organizational effectiveness.

Skills

Audit leadership

Internal controls

Governance

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Training & mentoring

Education

Qualified CA

CA Intermediate

Job description

Job Description:

The Internal Audit Manager is responsible for planning, leading, and executing the organizations internal audit function to ensure effective governance, robust internal controls, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.The role involves evaluating financial and operational processes, identifying risks, recommending corrective actions, and supporting management in strengthening internal control systems across all centres and departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Developand implement the annual internal audit plan based on organizational riskassessments.
  
• Lead,supervise, and mentor the Internal Audit team to ensure effective auditexecution.
  
• Allocateaudit assignments and monitor timely completion of audit activities.
  
• Conductand review internal audits across branches, projects, and departments.
  
• Evaluatethe effectiveness of internal control systems and recommend processimprovements.
  
• Verifyaccounting records, supporting documents, and financial transactions foraccuracy and compliance.
  
• Reviewcash management, bank reconciliations, inventory controls, fixed assets,procurement, and other financial processes.
  
• Ensurecompliance with applicable statutory regulations, including Income Tax,TDS, GST, EPF, ESI, and other regulatory requirements.
  
• Preparecomprehensive audit reports highlighting observations, risks, and actionablerecommendations.
  
• Monitorand follow up on the implementation of audit findings and correctiveactions.
  
• Performrisk assessments and identify areas requiring management attention.
  
• Reviewfinancial statements, reconciliations, and key accounting schedules.
  
• Auditcompliance with organizational policies, Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs), and approval authorities.
  
• Supportmanagement in strengthening governance frameworks and internal controlmechanisms.
  
• Coordinatewith external auditors, statutory auditors, and regulatory authorities asrequired.
  
• Maintainthe highest level of confidentiality, integrity, and professional ethicsin all audit activities.
  
• Train,mentor, and guide audit team members to enhance audit quality andoperational efficiency.
  
• Recommendprocess improvements, automation initiatives, and best practicestoi improve organizational effectiveness.
  

Requirements

Qualifications.

• Must be a Qualified CA OR CA Intermediate passed
• Additionalcertifications in Internal Audit, Risk Management, or Compliance will bean added advantage.

Experience

• Minimum 7–10 years of experience in Internal Audit, Finance, or RiskManagement.
• Minimum 4+ years of experience in the Charitable Trust / NGO sector
• Provenexperience in leading audit teams and managing organization-wide auditassignments.

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