Lead Internal Auditor

Job Summary:

Key Responsibilities:

• Risk Assessment:

  Develop and perform annual and on-going risk assessments of the India business to proactively identify new and emerging risks. Ensure risks are appropriately communicated and addressed in the Companys Global Annual Audit Plan.

• Project Management:

  Monitor and manage all Internal Audit activities in India to ensure that SOX deliverables and the Audit Plan are achieved effectively and on-time.

• Team Leadership:

  Lead and direct the 3-person Internal Audit team in India and any outside resources that are used as co-source partners on Internal Audit projects.

• External Auditor Coordination:

  Coordinate all SOX and audit activities with the local external audit team to ensure alignment on risks and requirements, to improve efficiency of the audit process and to drive reliance on the work performed by Internal Audit.

• IT System Implementations:

  Lead and manage the control design and testing of new IT system implementations in India, ensuring controls are effectively built in and tested up-front to ensure effective controls at go-live.

• SOX Compliance:

  Oversee and manage SOX risk assessment, control design and control testing to ensure that controls are properly designed to mitigate risks and that testing and follow-up is effective to identify and remediate control deficiencies timely.

• Operational Audits:

  Manage the operational, compliance, financial and IT audits that are part of the annual audit plan for India, ensuring the audits add value by identifying and thoroughly testing the highest risk areas and recommending improvements.

• ERM:

  Lead the India aspects of the Companys Global Enterprise Risk Management process. Perform annual risk assessment to identify and rank the Companys top risks and mitigation activities and ensure improvements are implemented to reduce the Companys risk profile over-time.

• Communication:

  Develop effective audit reports and presentations and communicate / present audit findings and recommendations to local and global leadership and the local Board.

• Collaborate Effectively:

  with Compliance, Finance, IT and Legal teams to ensure integrated risk oversight.

• Monitor Corrective Action:

  Follow up regularly to ensure that the actions agreed to during audits are implemented as planned and on time. Develop and provide periodic updates on the status of corrective action.

• Special Projects:

  Lead and perform special projects, including special investigations and Hotline follow-up, as needed.

• Special Knowledge:

  Stay current on industry regulations, India laws and regulations, internal audit best practices and advancements in Artificial Intelligence and ensure these are built into Amneals processes as appropriate.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA, CIA, or CISA preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive auditing experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Experience within pharmaceutical or life sciences industry preferred.
• Strong knowledge of SOX compliance.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional audits and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Experience with SAP strongly preferred.
• Experience with audit tools and data analytics, including audit uses of AI, is a plus.

Interested candidate can share CV @ :

bhuvneshwari.rathore@amneal.com

Subject Line : Lead Internal Auditor