Assistant Manager - Accounts

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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- Monitor adherence to APL’s internal insider trading compliance frameworks – identify system which contains unpublished price sensitive information (UPSI), review and monitor access of UPSI and communication with the secretarial team.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