Assistant Manager, Internal Audit
Invesco
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Job Description
Your Team
The position is based in Invesco’s Hyderabad office and reports to the in-country Internal Audit Senior Manager for India. The position is responsible for conducting Sarbanes-Oxley testing, risk-based internal audits, and other projects assigned. Audit work will require obtaining an understanding of the areas under review, executing internal control tests and documenting the results in accordance with Invesco’s agile auditing principles and applicable professional standards.
Your Role
The primary duties and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:
Planning and executing Sarbanes-Oxley testing and risk based internal audits of applicable business areas. These activities may involve working with international business partners in a remote manner, and include:
- Executing walkthroughs and documenting business procedures
- Identifying, evaluating, and documenting the design of key controls
- Developing audit programs to guide test work
- Exercising professional judgment in selecting the areas of emphasis for a given audit, and determining and locating sources of information
- Executing audit testing and completing work papers of high quality in accordance with the Internal Audit department’s standards
- Obtaining acceptance on internal control weaknesses or inefficiencies and management action plans to address the same
- Conducting entry, update and exit meetings with business area management
- Drafting and finalizing internal audit reports to senior management
- Performing follow-up on previously identified audit findings and management’s action plans
- Managing assignments within the allotted timeframes while achieving the desired quality of execution
- Fostering strong working relationships with all business partners including external auditors.
- Embracing the department’s agile auditing principles, assisting with the development of advance analytics to facilitate the execution of audit work, identifying innovative, practical solutions and applying a continuous improvement mindset
- Contributing to developing a culture of risk and control awareness throughout the organization
- Executing special projects as requested
The Experience You Bring
- Minimum of 3–4 years of core internal audit experience is required, with strong knowledge of risk and controls. Hands-on experience in executing SOX control testing, conducting risk-based internal audits across various business functions, and/or involvement in risk management is highly desirable.
- Previous experience in asset management, securities and/or banking industries a plus
- Understanding of regulatory reporting requirements for a public company
Skills:
- Demonstrates high professional ethics.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Result-oriented and comfortable as an individual contributor on certain assignments
- Able to handle confidential information and communicate clearly with individuals at a wide range of levels on sensitive matters
- Able to identify and thoroughly investigate discrepancies, and determine the appropriate course of action (either resolution or higher-level review)
- Strong critical thinking, analytical and decision-making skills
- Knowledge of analytical tools such as Tableau is an added advantage
- Project management, interpersonal and administrative skills
- Ability to work in a diverse, cross-functional, international environment and in different time-zones (based on team requirements)
- Relationship management and team building skills
- Adaptable, willing to learn and comfortable working in a dynamic environment
- Self-starter, self-motivated, and able to work without frequent direct supervision
- Willingness to work in shifts for certain periods
Academic requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or other related fields, or other Bachelor degree plus relevant industry experience; masters’ degree will be considered an asset
- Professional accounting or auditing designation (e.g., CA, CPA, CFA, CIA, ACCA, ACFE) or to have substantially completed the requirements for such a designation
Full Time / Part Time
Full timeWorker Type
EmployeeJob Exempt (Yes / No)
NoWorkplace Model
At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least three days a week, with two days working outside an Invesco office.
Why Invesco
In Invesco, we act with integrity and do meaningful work to create impact for our stakeholders. We believe our culture is stronger when we all feel we belong, and we respect each other’s identities, lives, health, and well-being. We come together to create better solutions for our clients, our business and each other by building on different voices and perspectives. We nurture and encourage each other to ensure our meaningful growth, both personally and professionally.
We believe in diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace where everyone feels equally valued, and this starts at the top with our senior leaders having diversity and inclusion goals. Our global focus on diversity and inclusion has grown exponentially and we encourage connection and community through our many employee-led Business Resource Groups (BRGs).
What’s in it for you?
As an organization we support personal needs, diverse backgrounds and provide internal networks, as well as opportunities to get involved in the community and in the world.
Our benefit policy includes but not limited to:
- Competitive Compensation
- Flexible, Hybrid Work
- 30 days’ Annual Leave + Public Holidays
- Life Insurance
- Retirement Planning
- Group Personal Accident Insurance
- Medical Insurance for Employee and Family
- Annual Health Check-up
- 26 weeks Maternity Leave
- Paternal Leave
- Adoption Leave
- Near site Childcare Facility
- Employee Assistance Program
- Study Support
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- ESG Commitments and Goals
- Business Resource Groups
- Career Development Programs
- Mentoring Programs
- Invesco Cares
- Dress for your Day
In Invesco, we offer development opportunities that help you thrive as a lifelong learner in a constantly evolving business environment and ensure your constant growth. Our AI enabled learning platform delivers curated content based on your role and interest. We ensure our manager and leaders also have many opportunities to advance their skills and competencies that becomes pivotal in their continuous pursuit of performance excellence.
To know more about us
About Invesco: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/home.html
About our Culture: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/about-us/our-culture.html
About our D&I policy: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/diversity-and-inclusion.html
About our CR program: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/corporate-responsibility.html
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