Senior IT Audit Analyst

Position Title

Senior Analyst – IT Audit

Function/Group

Global Internal Audit

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

1:30 pm to 10:30 pm

Role Reports to

Senior Manager – IT Audit & Data Analytics

Remote/Hybrid/in-Office

Hybrid

ABOUT GENERAL MILLS

We make food the world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we've been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell.

How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerate us into the future as an innovative force for good. General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while being a force for good. For more details check out

General Mills India Center (GIC) is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value, service excellence and growth, while standing for good for our planet and people.

With our team of 1800+ professionals, we deliver superior value across the areas of Supply chain (SC), Digital & Technology (D&T), Innovation Technology & Quality (ITQ), Consumer and Market Intelligence (CMI), Sales Strategy & Intelligence (SSI) , Global Shared Services (GSS) , Finance Shared Services (FSS) and Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS). For more details check out

We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.

JOB OVERVIEW 

Function Overview

The Finance organization partners across General Mills to provide financial expertise to guide and govern the company. We bring a distinctive skill set to help the company sustainably drive strong returns on investment, whether that's brand investments, capital investments or resource investments. We hold ourselves accountable for the areas where we are uniquely positioned to drive results – what we call our Strategic Priorities – but we never lose sight of the fact that we only truly win when the company wins. The Finance function operates as a global team through the partnership of a series of enterprise-focused and business-embedded groups.

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Purpose of the role

As an Sr. Analyst – IT Audit within the Internal Audit team, you will leverage your experiences to provide broad risk assurance services across the company's global IT & Information Security operations to enhance risk management and preserve enterprise value. In this role, you will be responsible for understanding processes and risks of an audit entity and then testing the effectiveness of the controls in place to mitigate the risks. Global Internal Audit will provide you with leadership development and broad exposure to the many interconnected aspects of General Mills business operations, including Digital & Technology, Data Analytics and Cybersecurity.

Key Experiences gained: Global Role, Support on Complex IT Projects

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Develop a deep understanding of General Mills' business, operations, and internal audit and controls framework.
• Perform IT General Controls reviews of the systems & applications based on leading international practices and defined General Mills policies & standards.
• Perform application controls testing to support Operations audits of business processes (SAP and non-SAP applications) to validate computer controls.
• Consult extensively with appropriate personnel to confirm, clarify, or supplement facts disclosed during the Systems Control review or audit.
• Interact with internal business partners and other company "Clients/ Stakeholders" by providing recommendations on improving controls using leading practices to minimize risk and improve operating efficiency or to comply with legal/ financial reporting requirements.
• As Lead Auditor on audits, ensure success of the engagement & team while leading communication with audit client/ stakeholders.
• Support in the development of analytics for continuous auditing in partnership with operational audit and data analytics teams to expand audit coverage.
• Support the design and implementation of the Centralized Audit structure for developing dashboards and analytics to meet identified reporting requirements.
• Provide inputs to the Data Analytics team to enhance audit and control activities.
• Build strong partnerships and working relationships with local and global stakeholders.
• Network internally and externally to stay informed about industry best practices and emerging trends.
• Participate in continuing education to maintain and enhance skills and knowledge.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.

· 3 -5 years of experience in IT Audit, preferably within an internal audit function.

· Good understanding of processes within the Manufacturing/ FMCG/ CPG industry.

· Strong understanding of IT & technology

· Strong presentation and communication skills

· Strong process/project thought leadership (Process Excellence)

· Excellent presentation and communication skills.

· Ability to work with and influence different stakeholders (Partnership for Impact)

· Ability to travel 15-20% (domestic and international), depending on needs

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience executing IT audits across multiple operating units and/or in public accounting
• Demonstrated process and project leadership skills
• CPA, CIA or CISA Certification
• Relevant IT Audit & Compliance or Risk Management experience
• Ability to work remotely with global teams

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.