Lead Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management

As the Head of Internal Audit, your primary responsibility is to drive the enterprise-wide internal audit, investigations, and risk assurance framework. You will work closely with the VP & Head IA & RM to establish a robust, risk-based audit strategy aligned with organizational goals. Your role includes ensuring comprehensive evaluation of financial, operational, and strategic risks, strengthening internal controls, governance mechanisms, and compliance across the organization. Additionally, you will manage ethics-related investigations and foster a culture of integrity, transparency, and accountability. Your partnership with senior leadership will influence decision-making, enhance business processes, and drive continuous improvement across global operations. Key Responsibilities: - Lead and execute risk-based internal audits, ensuring accuracy, effectiveness, and adherence to timelines. - Oversee ethics investigations end-to-end, including evidence gathering, interviews, reporting, and driving corrective/disciplinary actions. - Identify risks, control gaps, non-compliances, and process deviations with clear, actionable recommendations. - Develop high-quality audit reports and working papers for senior management, audit committee, and regulatory purposes. - Ensure statutory, legal, regulatory, and internal policy compliance through periodic reviews and systematic monitoring. - Provide strategic inputs to enhance efficiency, strengthen internal controls, and reduce enterprise-wide risks. - Build strong partnerships with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure audit readiness and alignment with business priorities. - Support continuous improvement of audit methodologies, risk frameworks, and governance processes. - Mentor and guide the audit team to uplift functional capability and create a high-performing audit culture. Qualifications Required: - MBA in Finance / Chartered Accountant (CA) or equivalent qualification. - 10-15 years of experience in Internal Audit, Risk Management, and Investigations, with at least 5 years in a leadership role. - Exposure to large organizations, preferably manufacturing. - Strong expertise in risk assessment, internal controls, governance, and investigations. - Excellent stakeholder management, analytical thinking, and report-writing skills. - High levels of integrity, ethical judgment, and professionalism.,