Overview
Deputy Manager – Internal Audit
Location: Gurugram
Qualification:- Chartered Accountant- (CA) or Certified Internal Auditor- (CIA) preferred or MBA with good risk advisory experience
Role Overview
As Deputy Manager – Internal Audit, you will execute and lead risk- based audits across business, financial, operational and technology processes. You’ll own the entire audit lifecycle for your assigned areas-from planning and fieldwork to reporting and follow- up-while mentoring junior team members and partnering closely with functional leaders to strengthen the control environment.
Key Responsibilities
Area What you’ll do
Audit Planning & Scoping
– Perform risk assessments and develop detailed audit work- programs.
– Align annual audit calendar with enterprise risk priorities and management expectations.
Fieldwork & Testing
– Conduct walkthroughs, sample testing, data- analysis- driven validations and root- cause reviews.
– Evaluate adequacy and efficiency of controls over revenue assurance, vendor payments, logistics costs, marketing spend, data privacy, information security, etc.
Reporting & Remediation
– Draft crisp audit reports highlighting findings, impact and actionable recommendations.
– Track remediation progress, perform validation testing and close action items on schedule.
Stakeholder Engagement
– Present observations to department heads and senior leadership, influencing buy- in for corrective actions.
– Partner with Finance, Tech, Legal and Compliance teams on policy updates and control automation.
Analytics & Automation
– Use SQL/Power- BI/ACL/Excel to analyse high- volume datasets and uncover anomalies.
– Propose and pilot continuous- auditing scripts or dashboarding solutions for real- time monitoring.
Governance Support
– Assist in enterprise risk- management exercises, SOP creation and updates, fraud investigations and statutory / regulatory audits as required.
What Makes You a Great Fit
– 3-6 years of progressive internal audit or risk- consulting experience-preferably in e- commerce, internet, fintech or fast- scaling consumer businesses.
– Proven ability to design and execute end- to- end audits independently.
– Solid grasp of COSO/ICFR frameworks, Indian GAAP/IFRS and applicable regulatory guidelines.
– Hands-on with at least one ERP (SAP/Oracle/NetSuite) and advanced Excel; exposure to data- analytics tools is a strong advantage.
– Clear, confident communicator-able to translate technical issues into business impact and influence cross- functional teams.
– Comfortable thriving in an agile, high- tempo environment and juggling multiple audits simultaneously.
Preferred Plus
– Certifications: CISA, CPA, or Lean/ Six- Sigma Green Belt.
– Experience building continuous- auditing or automated control dashboards.
– Exposure to SOC 2 / ISO- 27001 compliance audits.