Internal Audit Specialist

Job Title - Internal Audit Specialist

Management Level : 09 - Specialist

Location: Bangalore

Must have skills: Chartered Accountant with Internal or external audit experience

Good to have skills: Certifications - CIA or CFE

Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience is required

Educational Qualification: Chartered Accountant

Job Summary:

As the Internal Audit Specialist at Accenture, you will participate in formation and execution of risk-based audit plan, conduct audits in emerging risk areas such as revenue recognition, contract accounting, compliance, fraud, operations, and outsourcing, and report findings to leadership and the Audit Committee. This role entails end-to-end audit execution including planning, fieldwork, workpaper documentation, leading audit meetings, reporting, and follow-ups; ensuring that methodologies governing internal audits are followed. You will participate in operational excellence initiatives, maintain current technical skills through training, foster trust and collaboration with clients and team members, stay updated on company policies and industry developments, and work with multinational team across various time zones.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Participate in the formation and execution of the risk-based audit plan, reporting results to Accenture Leadership and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
• Conduct a wide-ranging scope of audits with an emphasis on assessing emerging areas of risk including revenue recognition, contract accounting, compliance, fraud, operations and outsourcing.
• Responsible for end-to-end audit execution including planning, fieldwork, workpaper documentation, leading audit meetings, reporting, and follow-ups; ensuring that methodologies governing internal audits are followed.
• Leverage the power of advanced data analytics and latest automation techniques to achieve comprehensive risk coverage and deliver high-quality audit results.
• Through advisory services, work with our business partners to help them proactively identify and manage risk in new technologies, new go-to-market offerings, and critical corporate initiatives.
• Identifies key risks around IT-related controls and develop appropriate audit procedures to address them. Additionally, collaborate with analytics and IT teams to enhance existing audit methodologies to achieve risk-based audit coverage.
• Identifies fraud risks and prepares appropriate audit procedures to mitigate these risks.
• Participates in the annual risk assessment process by collating information required and provides recommendations for audit selection.
• Shape the future of the Accenture Internal Audit through involvement in operational excellence and best practice initiatives.
• Ensure technical skill set and business acumen stay current and relevant through participation in our robust training program.
• Through interaction with clients auditees and team members, develop strong professional relationships that foster trust and collaboration.
• Keep abreast of company policies and procedures, current developments in accounting and auditing professions.
• Work with a multinational team and flexibility to work across time zones.

Professional & Technical Skills:

• Chartered Accountant with 5 to 6 years of post-qualification experience in external or internal auditing, preferably in Big 4 or a global organization. Additional relevant professional or technical certifications (e.g. CIA or CFE) is preferred.
• A comprehensive understanding of the Global Internal Audit Standards and leading internal audit practices.
• Understanding of IT general controls and ability to conduct IT audits for assigned engagements.
• Industry or sector experience preferred.
• Highly motivated and self-driven with limited guidance from the supervisor.
• Experience in leveraging advanced data analytics in all phases of the audit lifecycle.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Strong working knowledge of financial, operational, compliance, and systems auditing techniques.
• Strong verbal and written communication, report drafting, and presentation skills, and proficiency with the English language.
• Ability to think outside the box and challenge the status quo.
• Must be able to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with flexibility to adjust to time zones across APAC, Europe, and the U.S.
• Readiness for domestic and international travel, as and when required.

Additional Information: This position is based at our Bengaluru office.

About Our Company | Accenture

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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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