Experience
Hands on experience in leading Internal, statutory, sox audits, finance controllership, project management.
Handled complex business requirements & unforeseen challenges
Conceptualised and design new methodology and approaches
Senior stakeholders management skills and impactful communication
Core Competencies
Build insight from review of local market balance sheet review
Ability to influence the Fin Ops and FSSC stakeholders to drive the change management around Balance sheet reconciliation process
Implement strategies to design & enhance quality assurance methodology
Ability to conceptualise , design, build and implement new projects
Challenge & change behaviours in the business
Strong innovation mentality
Strong business acumen
Key Accountabilities
Project management and multitasking on various Quality assurance projects
Effective planning, review and accountable for balance sheet reviews
Drive balance sheet reconciliation transformation agenda
Provide clear and regular feedback to Fin Ops teams in local markets and FSSC to help them improve upon Quality of Financials
Play a leading role in driving excellence and innovation agenda for Quality Assurance
Role Purpose
Vodafone Group Finance Operations was set up as a vertical function in April 2011. The function spans all of Vodafone’s markets through a ‘hub & spoke’ model, with aggregate budget expenditure c. £100m and a resource of c. 2,500 FTE. The structure includes Shared Services Operations in Budapest, Pune & Ahmedabad.
FSSC Controls and Compliance team plays a key role in our ‘second line of defence. This role leads in all compliance activities based in the Pune FSSC (Finance Shared Service Centre)
Description
The Audit and Controls Lead provides expert knowledge to deliver activities in relation to implementing and maintaining control systems, processes and high quality internal audit activities, which add value and improve the organization�s operations and provide assurance it is in conformity with the Standards and Code of Ethics, (across financial and non-financial areas of the business). The Audit and Controls Lead focuses on the execution of activities relating to the design, development, implementation and maintenance of Vodafone's audit programmes and control systems. Typically reports to the Senior Audit and Controls Manager.
Job Responsibilities
- Implements audit plans and activities within the Internal Audit (IA) Guidelines and Methodology to help add value to Vodafone by identifying risks and assessing control environments;
- Understands the Corporate Governance requirements of market(s);
- Develops, implements and maintains assurance plans within systems, audit plans and executes audits in line with the IA guidelines and methodology;
- Delivers independent, objective internal audit activity;
- Identifies key controls in operation, using knowledge of the correct methodology;
- Identifies and highlights potential control problems through analysis and reporting;
- Ensures solid relations are fostered with relevant managers, informing and engaging them on the audit objective/s and communication audit results promptly;
- Maintains a system to monitor the disposition of results communicated to management;
- Ensures audit reports include the engagement�s objectives and scope as well as applicable conclusions, recommendations, and action plans;
- Ensures accuracy of engagement communications (eg Auditor�s executive summary and possibly grading);
- Maintains solid relationships with partners (audit teams, auditees, management, external advisors and PMO etc) across the organisation to understand issues and identify areas in the control environment for improvement ;
- Conducts deployment activities of relevant control tools and resources in accordance with the functional strategy;
- Has a good understanding of issues and identifies areas in the control environment for improvement using acquired technical experience;
- May provide informal guidance to junior staff;
Skills
Fraud and Ethics
Internal Audit Methodology
Internal Controls
Audit Governance
Audit Process
Audit Delivery
Audit Reporting
Program Assurance