FAAS FO Senior

The opportunity:

Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) professionals provide advisory services including accounting and regulatory support for accounting change and special matters; accounting processes and controls support.

As an SOX professional, the individual should be a qualified CA/CPA/ACCA/MBA with experience in IFC and strong knowledge of SOX audit processes. The role involves handling large projects covering SOX implementation, documentation, control testing, internal control evaluation, financial reporting reliability, compliance, and operational efficiency.

Your key responsibilities:

• Execute SOX and IFC design, walkthrough, and implementation
• Perform business process reviews and create flowcharts and RCMs
• Conduct risk assessments and identify key accounts and transactions
• Prepare SOX documentation (narratives, flowcharts, RACM)
• Test design and operating effectiveness of controls and suggest improvements
• Lead SOX compliance phases including walkthroughs, testing, and reporting
• Support audit planning, execution, and reporting
• Ensure clear communication of control deficiencies and remediation
• Responsible for decision-making, optimizing processes, resource management, and overseeing team management as needed for task execution
• Accountable for allocating personnel, supervising team members, assigning tasks, ensuring that the team has the necessary tools and support to succeed in their roles, and optimizing and evaluating their performance to meet organizational goals

Business Development & Solution Development:

• Lead pursuit teams to understand client problem statements and formulate solutions
• Lead developing client-specific solutions for the engagement team
• Lead proposal development or lead proposal teams
• Lead collaboration with market teams to develop relationships and drive business growth
• Collaborate across service lines to ensure smooth execution of the project
• Lead internal capability development and training sessions to coach internal teams
• Lead operational initiatives within the practice areas

Skills and attributes for success:

Business Skills and Knowledge:

• Strong business development skills
• Very strong solution conceptualization/ideation skill
• Strong solution/product build skills
• Strong project management skills

Human Skills:

• Excellent written and oral communication and articulation
• Flexible work attitude
• Proven ability to lead diverse teams over multiple geographies
• Strong collaboration skills
• Ability to comprehend complexity quickly and apply solutions
• Comfort in dealing with ambiguity
• Strong entrepreneurial skills in terms of ownership of problems and solutions
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure and deliver results
• Willingness to travel for short or long duration at short notice

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• CA/CPA/ACCA with 3+ years of relevant experience
• 2-7 years of experience in SOX/IFC implementation
• Experience in RACM, control testing, and remediation
• Strong understanding of COSO framework and PCAOB requirements
• Knowledge of financial statements (Indian/US GAAP)
• Strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, Visio, and MS Office tools
• Experience of working with international clients preferred
• Experience with previous multinational consulting firms or Big4 firms