Senior Consultant-Internal Audit

BDO EDGE India Private Limited; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO EDGE India Private Limited is seeking a Risk Advisory Services Senior Consultant in India to partner with experienced teams for internal audits, SOX work, and risk assessment. You will participate in planning, fieldwork, and report composition, providing recommendations to enhance controls.

Responsibilities include testing business process controls across cycles, documenting risk and control matrices, and delivering well-structured engagement deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting/finance or related field.
• CA/ACCA/CIA or equivalent certification preferred or working towards.

Responsibilities

• Assist in internal audits and SOX compliance engagements including planning, field work and reporting.
• Document processes, controls, test design, and perform control testing.
• Communicate findings and draft reports for management and client stakeholders.

Skills

Internal audits

SOX compliance

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in accounting/finance

CA/ACCA/CIA or equivalents

Job description

BDO EDGE India Private Limited is an entity, based in India created through a strategic partnership among BDO member firms: in India, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. It operates independently within the BDO network of accounting and advisory firms, enhancing their combined capabilities and resources. BDO EDGE (Exceptional Delivery for Global Enterprises) delivers tax, assurance, accounting, outsourcing, advisory, and technology-driven services through highly skilled professionals in India to BDO network firms, their alliance programmes and any other certified public accounting firms (CPA firms).

Position Overview:

The Risk Advisory Services (RAS) Senior Consultant is responsible for partnering with more experienced Risk Advisory Services professionals to provide risk consulting and issues resolution in the areas of Business Process, Internal audit, and other advisory services. In this role, the Risk Advisory Services Senior Associate will participate in various stages of an internal audit, SOX compliance or consulting engagement and provide

assistance with planning, field work, engagement wrap up and report composition, along with providing recommendations.

Internal Audits & SOX Compliance

• Conduct business process controls testing for Internal Audits (IA) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 302, 404 audits to evaluate design and operating e?ectiveness.
• Apply experience and understanding in business process controls testing, covering process cycles such as Purchase to Payables, Revenue & Receivables, Financial Statement Close, Equity, Inventory,Payroll & Human Resources, Treasury, Investments, and Entity Level processes.
• Perform third-party reporting, such as SOC1 and SOC2.
• Maintain all documentation and work papers associated with engagements.
• Conduct risk assessments of assigned departments or functional areas within established/required timelines, while overseeing staff.
• Establish risk-based audit programs and determine the scope of review in conjunction with the engagement manager.
• Document financial reporting cycles or internal audit areas and identify key controls.
• Conduct audit testing of specified areas and identify reportable issues and dimensions of risk.
• Determine compliance with appropriate legislation and/or audit policies and procedures.
• Reassess risk and communicate with other RAS professionals, as necessary.

Process Documentation & Analysis

• Assist in creating flowcharts, narratives, process documentation, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), risk & control matrices, and testing of design & operating e?ectiveness.
• Document and analyze processes, risks, and controls, with guidance and direction from fellow Risk Advisory Services (RAS) professionals.
• Develop initial deliverables and/or solutions to issues.

Interaction & Communication

• Act as the primary contact on behalf of BDO RISE regarding basic questions and information.
• Obtain information, documents, and data to support the completion of analysis and research of testing issues.
• Communicate findings, draft comprehensive reports of audited areas, and prepare formal/informal presentations.

Engagement Management

• Assist in developing and monitoring budgets (budget-to-actual) for all assigned engagements.
• Assist with the management of engagements to ensure engagement metrics are achieved.
• Successfully prepare more challenging and complex work; and handle the assignments from beginning to end with little support.
• Implement project plans and maintain all documentation and work papers associated with engagements.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all documentation and work papers associated with engagements.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting, Finance or other relevant field required.
• CA/ACCA/CIA or other relevant certification preferred or working towards

Experience:

• 3-6 years of experience within a public accounting firm or Fortune 100 company performing internal audit, Business Process (BP) SOX Compliance or Risk Advisory Services required.
• Ensure company compliance with Internal Auditing Standards issued by IIA and regulatory reporting requirements (SEC) and other industry best practices. (COSO/COBIT)
• Awareness of internal auditing standards issued by IIA, ICAI & ISACA
• Data analytics support for Internal Audits (IA), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 404 assessments and other risk advisory services.
  
• Opportunity to work with a high-profile client portfolio.
  
• Leadership and career advancement opportunities.
  
• Continuous learning and professional development.
  
• Collaborative and growth-oriented work environment.