Group Internal Auditor - Goregaon West, Mumbai (Require CA only)

bout V.

V.Group is a leading independent provider of maritime support services operating in 30 countries around the world.

As a diverse and global group, we recognise that our colleagues are key assets, enabling us to exceed customers expectations at all times. Thats why we aim to attract, recruit, develop and retain the best people in the world.

With careers and opportunities in marine support services, ship management, and commercial operations, as well as through our Global Graduate Development and Cadet Training Programmes, youll enjoy an exciting working environment, global opportunities, excellent prospects for career development, and highly competitive salary and benefits.

Whether you wish to join over 44,000 active seafarers or 3,000 onshore support colleagues, V.Group offers an exciting range of opportunities.

Overall Purpose of The Job:

Work directly with the Group Internal Audit Manager and the Group Senior Manager Financial Control and Internal Audit. Play a key role in the implementation, monitoring, and enhancement of V.'s internal risk, and controls framework. Conduct global financial internal audits as per the audit plan.

Key Responsibilities and Task

Financial Internal Audit

• Support the Group Internal Audit Manager to perform an annual risk assessment to determine the internal audit plan and identify the key focus areas
• Execute on the annual audit plan, which includes identifying risks, designing audit procedures, performing testing and documenting findings. 
• With support from the Group Internal Audit Manager present audit findings to management and provide recommendations when required.  
• Ensure timely and effective end-to-end delivery of audits, collaborating across the function. 
• Track managements action plan for remediating audit findings and monitor to ensure they are closed out in a timely manner

• Financial Controls

• Conduct process walk-throughs. Identify areas of risk for the business, control gaps and weaknesses in processes, systems, and structures. 
• Identify areas that can be further automated or centralised to drive efficiency and improve quality. Collaborate with the business and IT to implement changes when needed 
• Roll out V's internal risk and controls matrix - "Wdesk" to the remaining business - educating them on what their responsibilities are as control operators.
• Manage the governance of Wdesk including the annual sign-off of risks, controls, and flowcharts with the business. 
• Perform regular internal control testing in Wdesk, ensuring that internal controls are operating effectively. 
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across Finance and business functions to remediate control deficiencies. 
• Support management to build further second line of defence checks - such as in the record to report and procurement to pay processes. 
• Support the business as and when required to document policies and procedures to mitigate risks and drive standardization in processes and controls. 
• Collaborate with our external auditor to perform risk assessments and to achieve a controls-based audit.
• Roll out training and regular controls 'hints and tips' to drive a controls culture across the business.

• Essential

• Bachelors/ University degree
• An accounting qualification such as: Chartered accountant/ ACCA/ ACA or equivalent 
• 3-5 years of post-qualification experience 
• Experience at a Big 4 working on US SOX clients: leading process walk-throughs, testing internal controls, and agreeing on remediation activities with management
• Confident to collaborate with senior stakeholders and challenge management 
• Computer literacy: MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Strong understanding of IFRS
• Strong understanding of business processes, risks and controls 
• An understanding of IT risks and controls and the ability to collaborate with IT specialists  
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• The ability to multi-task and handle large volumes of work, whilst producing top-quality results
• Strong English communication skills (written and spoken).
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to work with various functions and cultures.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills are essential. 
• Energetic, self-motivated and the ability to work independently 
• Willing to travel as required.

Desirable

• Experience with a digital risk and controls matrix - such as Wdesk (Workiva) is a plus
• Shipping experience is desirable but not required 
• Six Sigma and/or continuous improvement experience