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Alight Solutions LLC

Deputy Manager, Internal Audit

Cochin, India

Your candidacy is currently being considered for a requisition for an Alight Inc group company. As you may be aware, Alight has announced intent to divest its Payroll & Professional Services business to HIG Capital. After the transaction closes, this position will be aligned to the new Payroll & Professional Services owned by HIG Capital ('Divested Group'). By applying for this position which will be with the Divested Group company, you understand and agree to the information you submitted for your application with Alight being shared with the Divested Group company. In addition, if you are made an offer of employment, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with the Divested Group company employment policies.

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Job Summary:

Internal Auditing strengthens the organization's ability to create, protect and sustain value by providing the board and management with independent, risk-based and objective assurance, advice, insight and foresight.

The Deputy Manager, Internal Audit shall:

  • Help deliver the internal audit plan and agreed-to internal audit services
  • Plan and perform internal audit services with due professional care, in conformance with Global Internal Audit Standards
  • Consider the nature, circumstances and requirements of the work to be performed
  • Apply professional skepticism to critically assess and evaluate information
  • Communicate effectively with the chief audit executive, colleagues and stakeholders
  • Implement methodologies to guide the internal audit function
  • Drive continuous improvement across the function

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Provide the board and management with independent, risk-based and objective assurance, advice, insight and foresight
  • Consider how the organization identifies and assesses significant risks and selects appropriate control processes
  • Understand how the organization identifies and assesses the following key risk areas:
    • Reliability and integrity of financial and operational information
    • Effectiveness and efficiency of operations and programs
    • Safeguarding of assets
    • Compliance with laws and/or regulations
  • Build relationships and trust with key stakeholders
  • Provide accurate, objective, clear, concise, constructive, complete and timely communications
  • Plan and perform internal audit services with due professional care, in conformance with Global Internal Audit Standards
    • Develop an understanding of the activity under review to assess the relevant risks
    • Establish and document the objectives and scope for each engagement
    • Identify the relevant criteria to be used to evaluate the activity under review
    • Develop and document an engagement work program to achieve the engagement objectives
    • Gather information and perform analyses and evaluations to produce evidence
    • Analyze relevant, reliable and sufficient information to develop potential engagement findings
    • Determine whether to develop recommendations, request action plans from management or collaborate with management to agree actions
    • Develop an engagement conclusion that summarizes the engagement results relative to the engagement objectives
    • Document information and evidence to support the engagement results
    • Develop a final communication that includes the engagement's objectives, scope, recommendations, action plans and conclusions.
    • Confirm that management has implemented the recommendations and action plans

Qualifications:

  • Minimum Graduate in Commerce (preferred)/ Qualified / Semi qualified, Qualified Accountant ACA/ACCA/CMA/CIMA or MBA (Finance) with overall 10 - 12 yrs of experience

Experience (desirable):

  • Internal Audit experience
  • External Audit experience
  • Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls
  • Risk management
  • Compliance

Person Specification:

  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Ability to learn from mistakes
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Adaptable and flexible
  • Ambitious
  • Analytical
  • Attention to detail
  • Authentic
  • Calm under pressure
  • Comfortable with complexity
  • Commercial acumen
  • Curious
  • Energy and enthusiasm
  • Ethical
  • Excellent communication skills - oral and written
  • Excellent time management
  • Financially literate
  • Goal-oriented
  • Grit and determination
  • Growth mindset
  • Honesty, integrity and professional courage
  • Independent and objective
  • Lifelong learner
  • Logical
  • Organized
  • Problem solver
  • Professional skepticism
  • Provides honest feedback to colleagues
  • Questioning
  • Receptive to feedback from others
  • Resilient
  • Resourceful
  • Responsible
  • Self-aware, self-confident and self-disciplined
  • Sound judgement
  • Team player
  • Trustworthy

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Pay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate's experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: https://bit.ly/Alight_Benefits

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.
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Client-provided location(s): Kochi, Kerala, India
Job ID: Alight-R-29264
Employment Type: Other