Audit and Control - Manager

Skill required: Audit and Control, SOX Audit, Tax

Designation: Audit and Control Manager / Tax Manager

Qualifications: Chartered Accountant

Years of Experience:13 to 18 years

What would you do? We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional for Audit & Control to join our team. The successful candidate will be instrumental in strengthening the control environment, managing internal and external audits, and driving process enhancements across our operations. This role requires a strong technical understanding of financial controls, regulatory compliance, and excellent leadership skills to effectively manage relationships with audit teams and internal stakeholders.

• Required Experience: Minimum of 13 years of experience in internal audit, external audit, control function, or risk management, preferably within the CPG/FMCG/Retail Industry.
• Education: Bachelors degree in finance & accounting/Master of Business Administration (Finance)/Cost & Works Accountant/Chartered Accountant.
• Core Competencies: Deep understanding of internal control frameworks (e.g., COSO, SOX), regulatory requirements, and operational risk management.

Preferred skills/experience in following areas:

• SOX and Control Self-Assessment
• Continuous Monitoring: Designing and implementing continuous auditing or continuous monitoring programs.

Functional experience:

• Audit Management: Acting as the primary liaison between internal/external auditors and business process owners, ensuring timely and effective completion of audits.
• Control Design & Remediation: Evaluating the operating effectiveness of key financial and operational controls and overseeing the timely remediation of control deficiencies.
• Policy & Procedure Implementation: Ensuring all operational policies and procedures are compliant with regulatory standards [IFRS] and consistently adhered to.

Communication:

• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional ability to communicate control issues, risk appetite, and audit findings clearly and persuasively to senior management and diverse stakeholders.
• Presentation Skills: Confidence in presenting complex risk and control concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

What are we looking for? Tools

• GRC Platforms: Familiarity with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) software solutions
• Data Analysis: Proficiency in Microsoft Office [especially Excel]
• Core Systems: Working knowledge of SAP for control testing purposes.

People Management

• At least 13 or more years of experience in leading medium to large sized FP&A Team (Min Team Size 25+ FTEs)

Roles and Responsibilities:

• In this role you are required to identify and assess complex problems for area of responsibility
• The person would create solutions in situations in which analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors
• Requires adherence to strategic direction set by senior management when establishing near-term goals
• Interaction of the individual is with senior management at a client and/or within Accenture, involving matters that may require acceptance of an alternate approach
• Some latitude in decision-making in involved
• you will act independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments
• Decisions individual at this role makes have a major day to day impact on area of responsibility
• The person manages large - medium sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture
• Please note that this role may require you to work in rotational shifts.

https://www.accenture.com/in-en/careers/jobdetails?id=AIOC-S01619081_en&title=Tax+Manager