Sr Manager Assurance

Role Objective

• The objective of the role is to provide independent assurance to management and audit committee on status of risks in various functions and recommendation for controls improvements, based on in – house audits as well as co – sourced audits.

Job Responsibilities

• Periodic review based on approved annual audit plan, on suitability of internal controls in place, and suggest alternatives.

• Make recommendations on the systems and procedures being reviewed, report on the findings and recommendations and monitor department’s response and implementation • Ensuring closure of audit issues identified in various audits

• Support in implementing policies, SOPs and processes

• Determine and report on compliance with policies and procedures as set by the management

• Support in planned activities such as stock – take of assets

• Support in investigations, if any, arising out of company whistleblower policy

• ERM follow ups and risk closures

• Support Audit Committee related activities Measure of Success (KRA’s)

• Completion of all in – house/ outsourced audit areas identified

• Rollout of policies & procedures as highlighted in previous audit issues/ as required by management

• Overall assessment of improvement in controls/ awareness

• Completion of other planned and adhoc activities

• Timely follow up and Closure of audit issues, feedback from auditees

• ERM process stabilization, updation and risks closures

• Support Audit Committee activities, preparation of ACM deck etc.

Job Specifications Minimum Education Chartered Accountant (minimum), additionally preferred – Certified Internal Auditor(CIA)/ Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)/ Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Job Description Template| H.R. Minimum/Relevant Experience 8 yrs experience (Sr Manager)- experience in risk based audits, process audits, SOX implementation, ERM implementation, forensics, IT audits etc.

Past Industry Experience Preferably experienced in Media Industry but not a prerequisite Currently working in Big 4 audit firms in IA vertical

Behavioral Skills

• Self - disciplined, takes initiative, confident, can work with minimal supervision

• Prepared to handle work pressure and stretch accordingly from time to time to meet deadlines Technical Skills

• Hands- on with MS Word, Excel, PPT

• Worked on SAP, and also preferably MS Navision Language Skills

• Good communication skills in English, good report drafting skills Key Interactions – Internal Stakeholders

• CXOs, function heads, process owners across the entities Key Interactions – External Stakeholders

• External audit firms to whom certain internal audit areas have been outsource