Internal Auditor

EliteRecruitments; Kolkata Metropolitan Area; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

EliteRecruitments in Kolkata seeks an internal audit and risk advisory professional to execute engagements for asset managers and investment processes in insurance. The role demands strong communication, independence, and the ability to manage multiple engagements efficiently.

The candidate should hold CA or ACCA, demonstrate SOX/ICFR knowledge, and be willing to travel to deliver high-quality work for global and Indian clients.

Qualifications

• Qualified CA or ACCA with audit/regulatory knowledge.
• Strong client relationship skills and communication abilities.
• Experience in asset management and investment process reviews for insurers or asset managers.
• Familiarity with SOX/ICFR and IIA standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform end-to-end internal audits from planning to reporting, including risk/control matrices and audit programs.
• Understand asset management industry risks and investment processes across assets (fixed income, equities, derivatives, real estate, alternatives).
• Apply Internal Audit and SOX/ICFR methodologies and IIA requirements.
• Deliver engagements on time and within budget with high quality.
• Identify and propose improvements in client processes with actionable recommendations.
• Contribute to business development through proposals and lead identification.
• Comply with firm quality and risk management policies.

Skills

Excellent oral and written comms

Independent work

Learning agility

Risk identification

Relationship management

Team player

MS Office & data analytics

Self-motivation

Multi-engagement handling

Time-zone flexibility

Travel readiness

Education

CA or ACCA

Job description

We are a rapidly growing 140-member business consulting practice focused on FS (mainly asset management and insurance sectors but not including banks). We perform a variety of internal audit and other risk advisory engagements such as SOX/ IFC/ ICFR, risk management (ERM/ ORM), process reviews / standard operating procedures (SOP), data analytics and other governance, risk & compliance (GRC) engagements for large global and Indian clients.

About the Role:

The current role requires executing internal audit and other risk consulting engagements for asset managers or reviewing investment processes for insurance companies. As part of the role, the candidate is expected to:

Responsibilities:

• Perform end-to-end internal audits from planning to reporting including process understanding, walkthroughs, preparation of risk and control matrix / audit work program, control testing to assess their design and operating effectiveness, preparation of audit report and agreeing issues/actions with management.
• Have an in-depth understanding of the asset management industry risks/issues/trends and end-to-end investment process (front, mid and back office processes) for all asset classes including fixed income, equities, derivatives, real estate, private equity/hedge funds and alternatives.
• Have thorough knowledge and understanding of Internal Audit and SOX/ ICFR methodology and IIA requirements.
• Deliver/manage engagements to time, cost and high quality.
• Identify key areas of improvement in the client's business processes and add value by preparing insightful recommendations.
• Contribute to business development activities such as preparing proposals, lead identification.
• Always comply with the firm's quality and risk management policies.

Qualifications:

CA or ACCA

Required Skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Ability to quickly learn and handle new areas/solutions by leveraging internal and external knowledge sources.
• Proactively anticipate engagement related risks and elevate issues as appropriate.
• Strong relationship management skills to actively establish stakeholder/client (process owner/functional heads) and internal relationships.
• Team player looking for opportunities to contribute to wider team goals.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) skills, data analytics.
• As part of a high-performing team, the individual should be self-motivated and willing to stretch to meet client and practice requirements.
• Ability to work on multiple engagements/clients concurrently.
• Willingness to work across time zones and flexible to travel in future if needed.