Semi-Senior Auditor

Location: India, Kuala Lumpur

Function: HD Finance
Requisition ID: 1030635

The team 

The Hitachi Vantara Internal Audit Department performs assurance services for the Audit Committee as well as process improvement consulting engagements for the Management. In addition, Internal Audit manages J-SOX activities collaborating closely with the External Auditor and the parent company in Japan. The team is spread over various locations in AMER, EMEA and APAC. You will have an opportunity to work with experienced and dedicated audit professionals, who are experts in various fields and hold multiple certifications: CIA, CISA, CFE, CISSP, CRMA, CPA, CA and more.

The role 

This role reports to the Manager of Internal Audit and will perform and support diverse types of audits and consulting engagements, including but not limited to global end-to-end process reviews, sales office audits, J-SOX activities, operational reviews, and system implementation reviews. The candidate will be responsible for:

• Act as J-SOX compliance coordinator for selected financial processes
• Understand organization objectives, structure, policies, processes, internal controls, and external regulations
• Prepare good quality work papers and other deliverables timely and professionally to adequately and clearly document testing, support conclusions, communicate findings and recommendations to line manager and stakeholders.
• Identify risks and improvement opportunities in the organization, exercise judgment while evaluating audit findings and provide meaningful, high impact recommendations for management to improve process and operational efficiencies, including reducing the possibility of fraud, and mitigate risks
• Influence process owners and stakeholders to improve operations and enhance controls. Validate the completion and closure of agreed remediation and management actions as needed
• Working on multiple priorities/projects for on-time delivery, proactively providing status of all activities to Internal Audit management and relevant business stakeholders
• Execute special assignments to support the wider needs of the Internal Audit team or other business functions
  
  

The candidate should have good knowledge of J-SOX or SOX requirements, internal audit, and accounting practices. The candidate should be able to work collaboratively across various departments, regions, and cultures.

We are looking for a team member who is excited to join an organization that is transforming quickly and who wants to make an impact on changes in Internal Audit and the overall organization.

What you bring to the team

• Ability to convey under presence, professional image, and deal confidently with business problems while building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and effectively with limited supports, have experience to lead small projects and have good time management and organizational skills. Experience of shared service centre environments is desirable
• You are “out-of-the box” thinker with good analytical skills and the ability to adapt quickly to changing work environments, priorities, and deadlines
• Recent 2-3 years of experience in internal audit, internal control or accounting firm consulting/advisory is required (Big 4 background is desirable)
• Bachelor's Degree in Auditing, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or Information Technology
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• An accounting or audit qualification e.g., CIA, CISA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent preferred

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