Internal Auditor Manufacturing Industry, suitable for candidates with 3–8 years of experience.
Writing Job Description – Internal Auditor
Industry: Manufacturing
Department: Finance & Internal Audit
Job Location: [Mention Location]
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Summary
We are looking for a detail-oriented and analytical Internal Auditor with 3–8 years of experience in the manufacturing industry. The candidate will be responsible for conducting internal audits, evaluating internal controls, identifying operational and financial risks, ensuring compliance with company policies, and recommending process improvements across various departments.
Key Responsibilities
1. Internal Audit & Risk Assessment
- Conduct internal audits across manufacturing plants, corporate offices, warehouses, and other business functions.
- Prepare audit plans, audit programs, and risk-based audit schedules.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls and identify control gaps.
- Identify financial, operational, and compliance-related risks.
2. Manufacturing & Operational Audit
- Conduct audits of production, inventory, stores, procurement, and supply chain processes.
- Review raw material consumption, WIP, finished goods, and inventory reconciliation.
- Verify material movement, scrap management, wastage, and production losses.
- Review BOM (Bill of Materials), standard costing, and actual production costs.
- Check controls over machine utilization, production planning, and capacity utilization.
3. Finance & Commercial Audit
- Review purchase-to-pay and order-to-cash cycles.
- Verify vendor payments, purchase orders, GRNs, and invoices.
- Review sales transactions, credit notes, discounts, and customer outstanding balances.
- Verify expense claims, cash transactions, and bank reconciliations.
- Review fixed assets, capitalization, depreciation, and physical verification.
4. Statutory & Regulatory Compliance
- Check compliance with applicable statutory requirements, GST, TDS, and other regulatory provisions.
- Review adherence to company policies, SOPs, and delegated authority limits.
- Coordinate with external auditors and statutory auditors, wherever required.
5. Audit Reporting & Follow-up
- Prepare detailed audit reports highlighting observations, risks, and recommendations.
- Discuss audit findings with process owners and department heads.
- Monitor implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
- Conduct follow-up audits to ensure closure of audit observations.
Educational Qualification
3–8 years of experience in Internal Audit, pr