Assistant Manager - Accounts

Job description

Location: Mumbai, MH, IN Areas of Work: Corporate Finance Job Id: 15129 External Job Description Job Purpose The position is that of Assistant Manager (Controls & Governance) in Corporate Accounts where you will be responsible to strengthen the Company’s internal control and governance framework by acting as a second line of defence, ensuring effectiveness of Internal Financial Controls (IFC/ICFR), supporting control design for new initiatives, and driving compliance and cost optimisation efforts. This is an individual contributor role. Business Responsibility Areas • Internal Financial Controls (IFC/ICFR) – Oversight • Review the design and operating effectiveness of existing IFC/ICFR controls across business processes • Identify control gaps, weaknesses, recommend and follow up on remediation actions with the process owners • Perform periodic risk assessments and align control framework with evolving business risks • Ensure documentation of controls (RCMs, SOPs) is robust and audit-ready along with the process owners • Second Line of Defence (Governance Role) • Act independently of process owners to challenge and validate control effectiveness • Coordinate with first line (business/finance teams) and third line (internal/external auditors) • System & Control Development • Contribute to control design for new systems, ERP implementations, and automation initiatives • Embed preventive and detective controls within system workflows • Participate in UAT from a controls perspective to ensure risks are mitigated before go-live • Regulatory & Compliance (including PIT Regulations) • Monitor adherence to APL’s internal insider trading compliance frameworks – identify system which contains unpublished price sensitive information (UPSI), review and monitor access of UPSI and communication with the secretarial team. • Cost Optimisation & Efficiency Initiatives • Identify opportunities for cost savings through process improvements and control rationalisation • Drive automation and standardisation initiatives to improve efficiency • Track and report savings initiatives and benefits • Audit & Stakeholder Management • Liaise with internal and statutory auditors on IFC testing and observations • Track closure of audit findings and ensure timely remediation • Provide periodic updates to management on control environment and key risks