Agm - Internal Audit

Job Req ID: 42378- Location: Mumbai, IN- Function: Other- About:

- Vodafone Idea Limited is an Aditya Birla Group and Vodafone Group partnership. It is India’s leading telecom service provider. The Company provides pan India Voice and Data services across 2G, 3G and 4G platform. With the large spectrum portfolio to support the growing demand for data and voice, the company is committed to deliver delightful customer experiences and contribute towards creating a truly ‘Digital India’ by enabling millions of citizens to connect and build a better tomorrow. The Company is developing infrastructure to introduce newer and smarter technologies, making both retail and enterprise customers future ready with innovative offerings, conveniently accessible through an ecosystem of digital channels as well as extensive on-ground presence. The Company is listed on National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in India.

**Role Purpose**:
Support the Internal audit function to provide the management, a risk based independent and objective assurance of the effectiveness of the management’s internal controls. Undertake risk based audit activities to identify control weaknesses and make recommendations to mitigate related risks.

**Key Accountabilities**:
**Impact on Business**:
1. Audit Plan Delivery: Executing each assigned audits in accordance with the IA guidelines and methodology. This requires:

- Understand and assess the risk of the relevant processes
- Support the audit lead in designing of effective engagement plan (including risk and control matrix, process flow diagram), in such a manner that audit outcomes are maximised
- Responsible for the execution and completion of the assigned audit as per the finalised engagement plan within agreed timeliness
- Exercises appropriate judgment when quantifying the significance of risks and the effectiveness of compensating or mitigating controls
- Ensuring that sufficient information is identified, analysed, evaluated and recorded to achieve the audit objectives
- Document and test processes and controls as per the broad guidelines in the engagement plan
- Identify and timely reporting of significant control weaknesses and audit findings resulting in cost savings, financial exposure, and revenue enhancements
- Identify instances of absence of process/systems/structure or, design gaps in process/systems/structure highlighted through audit reviews
- Identify instances of non-quantifiable significant risk exposures or governance failures identified through audit reviews
- Preparation and consolidation of all audit observations in the audit report within agreed timeliness
- Addressing process gaps/process improvements through practical and sharp audit recommendation based on detailed root cause analysis
- Maintain accurate records to support and satisfy audit trails
- Ensure sufficient evidence in audit working papers and file
- Ensure that the internal audit activity maintains its independence and objectivity

2. Action Taken Report Tracking:

- Coordinate with the management to ascertain progress of the action plans defined according to the auditing results.
- Provide periodic updates on the status of the open audit recommendations.

3. Audit plan preparation:

- Support the Audit Team Lead to coordinate with business and obtain relevant information to complete and submit the Internal Audit Plan for the next year.

**Teamwork**: Assist the Supervisor /Head in any matters relevant to run the IA team
1. Undertake activities as suggested by the supervisor or the head.
2. Contribute to department initiatives and ensure implementation.

**Learning and Development**:Building skills and competence

**Communication**: Communicate with the business
1. Pro-actively develop relationships with key stakeholders to enable positive acceptance of audit results and outcomes.
2. Maintain a good rapport with the senior management.

**Typical Outputs**:
1. Timely completion of the assigned Audits to achieve audit objectives.
2. Preparation of Audit reports.
3. Tracking and reporting on open management actions.

**Person Specification**:
**Professional Expertise**:
1. Chartered Accountant and/or MBA with approximately 6 to 8 years of post-qualification experience in internal audits and Risk Management. Persons with additional DISA/CISA qualification would be preferred.
2. Preference will be given to person with experience in Telecom Industry, or in consulting firms.
3. Have general auditing skills and understanding of financial, process and risk management frameworks.

**Communication**:
1. Good interpersonal and communication skills.
2. Can interact with the business team clearly and unambiguously.
3. Can present the issues in a clear manner.

**Writing Skills**:
1. Good report writing skills which clearly articulates the observation, its impact on the business and sharp audit recommendations based on detailed root cause analysis.

**Problem Identification and solution**: