Unit Manager- Investment Audit

MetLife; Dadri; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

MetLife in India seeks an experienced internal auditor to conduct independent audits across the investment management domain, ensuring compliance with policies, laws, and controls. You will support end‑to‑end audit engagements, plan fieldwork, and document findings with data analytics and AI-enabled techniques to strengthen risk testing.

You will collaborate with business, technology, compliance, and accounting teams, communicate observations, and drive improvements while supervising and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Professional certification (e.g. Chartered Accountant) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent audits to assess compliance with company policies, procedures, laws, and regulations and evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls across the investment management business.
• Support end-to-end audit engagements, including risk assessment, planning, fieldwork, testing, issue identification, reporting, remediation follow-up, and preparation of audit programs, questionnaires, workpapers, and reports.
• Assess the reliability, timeliness, effectiveness, and protection of business data and use data analytics, continuous monitoring, AI-enabled solutions, and technology-based audit techniques to improve risk identification and testing.
• Identify and communicate audit observations, emerging risks, and control weaknesses; work with issue owners to support timely remediation; and recommend improvements to business processes, governance, efficiency, and controls.
• Collaborate with business, technology, compliance, accounting, and other audit teams, as well as internal and external specialists, on integrated audits, investigations, special projects, and departmental initiatives.
• Maintain objective stakeholder relationships, monitor industry trends, regulatory developments, emerging risks, and evolving audit practices, and apply strong project management, influencing, facilitation, analytical, problem-solving, and process-improvement skills.
• Support team capability by supervising, training, and mentoring associates and sharing knowledge and leading practices across the audit function

Skills

Presentation & communication

Analytical thinking

Project management

Stakeholder management

Collaborative teamwork

Time management

Problem solving

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

CA/Chartered Accountant (Preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct independent audits to assess compliance with company policies, procedures, laws, and regulations and evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls across the investment management business.
• Support end-to-end audit engagements, including risk assessment, planning, fieldwork, testing, issue identification, reporting, remediation follow-up, and preparation of audit programs, questionnaires, workpapers, and reports.
• Assess the reliability, timeliness, effectiveness, and protection of business data and use data analytics, continuous monitoring, AI-enabled solutions, and technology-based audit techniques to improve risk identification and testing.
• Identify and communicate audit observations, emerging risks, and control weaknesses; work with issue owners to support timely remediation; and recommend improvements to business processes, governance, efficiency, and controls.
• Collaborate with business, technology, compliance, accounting, and other audit teams, as well as internal and external specialists, on integrated audits, investigations, special projects, and departmental initiatives.
• Maintain objective stakeholder relationships, monitor industry trends, regulatory developments, emerging risks, and evolving audit practices, and apply strong project management, influencing, facilitation, analytical, problem-solving, and process-improvement skills.
• Support team capability by supervising, training, and mentoring associates and sharing knowledge and leading practices across the audit function

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct independent audits to assess compliance with company policies, procedures, laws, and regulations and evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls across the investment management business.
• Support end-to-end audit engagements, including risk assessment, planning, fieldwork, testing, issue identification, reporting, remediation follow-up, and preparation of audit programs, questionnaires, workpapers, and reports.
• Assess the reliability, timeliness, effectiveness, and protection of business data and use data analytics, continuous monitoring, AI-enabled solutions, and technology-based audit techniques to improve risk identification and testing.
• Identify and communicate audit observations, emerging risks, and control weaknesses; work with issue owners to support timely remediation; and recommend improvements to business processes, governance, efficiency, and controls.
• Collaborate with business, technology, compliance, accounting, and other audit teams, as well as internal and external specialists, on integrated audits, investigations, special projects, and departmental initiatives.
• Maintain objective stakeholder relationships, monitor industry trends, regulatory developments, emerging risks, and evolving audit practices, and apply strong project management, influencing, facilitation, analytical, problem-solving, and process-improvement skills.
• Support team capability by supervising, training, and mentoring associates and sharing knowledge and leading practices across the audit function

Education, Technical Skills & Other Critical Requirement

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Professional certification (e.g. Chartered Accountant) (Preferred)

Experience (In Years)

• 4 to 6 years of experience in internal and/or external auditing.

Technical Skills

• Present audit results and issues to management and audit leaders.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
• Understand key audit principles and methodology.
• Strong presentation and communication skills (spoken and written).
• Ability to balance detail with departmental goals/objectives.
• Coordinate and perform multiple tasks/projects/team initiatives simultaneously, balancing priorities.
• Translate business needs and problems into viable solutions.
• Collaborate with process owners across various disciplines.
• Organizational and time management skills.
• Basic knowledge of investment products (Preferred)
• Other Critical