Internal Audit Manager

ofi; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ofi is seeking an experienced Internal Auditor to strengthen the internal control environment across Asia, Australia, and Africa regions. The role involves conducting audits of subsidiaries, evaluating controls, and recommending improvements to enhance data reliability and governance.

Ideal candidates are Chartered Accountants with 6–10 years post-qualification IA experience, strong SAP FICO hands-on knowledge, excellent communication, and willingness to travel 45–50% globally.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant with post-qualification IA experience.
• Ability to work independently and manage audits end-to-end.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Hands-on SAP FICO knowledge is essential.
• Willingness to travel 45–50% across regions.

Responsibilities

• Review the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls.
• Appraise data reliability and reporting integrity.
• Identify value leakages and propose improvements.
• Plan, execute and complete audit fieldwork per schedule.
• Draft and circulate Internal Audit reports and action follow-ups.
• Engage stakeholders to improve the control environment.
• Maintain integrity and independence in audits.

Skills

Independent work

SAP FICO

Communication

Audit knowledge

Travel flexibility

Education

Chartered Accountant

Tools

SAP FICO

Job description

About Us

As a leading provider of high-quality food and beverage ingredients, we work with farming communities across the globe to grow, source and produce ingredients that are good for consumers, farmers, and the world around us. We supply household food brands and manufacturers worldwide with cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices ingredients which are often grown on our own farms and estates and sourced from hundreds of thousands of farmers across ~50 countries. Along with our diverse manufacturing and innovation capabilities, this means we can provide ingredients for a range of products, from a plant-based latte mix to an almond based snack bar or a dairy-free ice cream. Making a positive impact on people and planet is a core component of our Purpose, to be the change for good food and a healthy future. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable, and transparent supply. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.

Overview of the position

This role is focused on strengthening the overall Internal Control Environment. The role requires conducting Internal audits in Asia/Australia/Africa Region of ofi subsidiaries.

Key Responsibilities

• Reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the system of internal control
• Appraising the relevance, reliability and integrity of management, financial and operating data, and reports
• Probing current areas of value leakages and proposing process improvements to counter them.
• Maintain key relationships and interactions with senior business managers in the region
• Responsible for planning, executing, and completing audit fieldwork according to agreed schedule in consultation with the responsible Vice President of internal Audit.
• Conduct audits independently and cover audit areas ranging from operations (upstream, procurement, processing, sales, logistics, quality, etc.), financial & management accounting, statutory compliance, information technology, health & safety, etc.
• Drafting, finalizing, discussing, and circulating the Internal Audit Report and other audit documents. Follow-up with business functions on the status of corrective actions.
• Involvement in other IA control initiatives requiring interaction with multiple stakeholders, e.g., automated controls oversight, special projects, and fraud investigations, etc.
• Engaging with key business stakeholders to provide guidance towards improving the control environment.
• Maintain a high level of personal integrity professionalism, and independence from the auditees.

Experience & Qualification

• Chartered Accountant with 6 to 10 years of post-qualification Internal Audit experience preferably in a large corporate organization/multinational/ Big Four
• Ability to work independently.
• Good functional knowledge of SAP especially FICO module – hands-on experience is essential.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Travelling around 45-50 % of the time.
• Additional certification (i.e. CIA) is added advantage.

ofi is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to racial or ethnic origin, color, age, religion or belief, sex, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.