Deputy Manager (Internal Audit)

The role involves identifying key business risks related to compliance with local laws, Nissan policies, and procedures, and providing advisory services to mitigate these risks and suggest improvements through conducting audits and ensuring timely implementation of recommendations. You will be responsible for conducting annual internal audits and ad hoc audit committee requests, leading or participating in internal audits assigned by the regional audit head, aligning the audit results with local leadership, and collaborating with external auditors to ensure the reliability of audit results. Additionally, you will ensure the completion of J-SOX (PLC + CLC) reviews, obtain management-signed letters on results as required by the J-SOX Committee Head (Global CFO), follow up on the implementation of open audit recommendations, and work with external auditors to ensure the reliability of J-SOX results. Your duties will also include interviewing entity MD, CFO, and department heads to identify open risks to the organization, using a risk-based approach to determine risks for the annual audit plan, extending audit testing to key samples, ensuring proper documentation of audit workpapers, and providing consultative services related to policy creation and process improvements. To succeed in this role, you must have a solution-driven approach, be adept at risk identification and mitigation, excel in stakeholder management, possess strong data analytics skills, understand business processes thoroughly, adapt to changing business environments, and excel in report writing. Your key interactions will involve engaging with internal stakeholders such as Managing Directors, Chief Financial Officers, and department heads, as well as external parties like global internal audit, project owners in various regions, and statutory auditors. The ideal candidate will hold educational qualifications such as a Chartered Accountant (or equivalent), a Masters in accounting, business, or finance, and have five to eight years of internal and/or external audit experience. Relevant experience in GAAP, finance, international business, internal control frameworks, and risk management is preferred. Personal characteristics required for this role include initiative, advanced analytical skills, professional judgment, organization and negotiation skills, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and integrity. This position may require travel across the AMIEO region (Africa, Middle East, India, Europe, and Oceania) up to 60% of the time.,