Internal Auditor

Role & responsibilities

Job Title: Internal Auditor
Department: Finance & Accounts / Internal Audit
Experience: 7+ Years
Industry: Manufacturing / Automotive preferred
Location: Coimbatore
Salary: 30,000 per month
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

We are looking for a detail-oriented and experienced Internal Auditor with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment. The candidate will be responsible for conducting internal audits, evaluating internal controls, identifying process gaps and risks, ensuring compliance, and recommending corrective actions to improve operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct internal audits of Finance, Accounts, Purchase, Stores, Inventory, Logistics, Sales, HR, Payroll and Administration.
• Prepare audit plans, checklists and audit schedules.
• Review company policies, SOPs and internal control procedures.
• Verify purchase transactions, sales transactions, expenses, cash/bank transactions and supporting documents.
• Conduct physical verification of inventory, raw materials, finished goods, fixed assets and other company assets.
• Identify control weaknesses, process gaps, irregularities and potential risks.
• Check compliance with company policies and applicable statutory requirements.
• Analyse ERP data and identify unusual transactions, errors or discrepancies.
• Prepare detailed Internal Audit Reports with observations, risk areas and recommendations.
• Discuss audit findings with concerned department heads and obtain management responses.
• Follow up on corrective actions and ensure timely closure of audit observations.
• Assist management in improving internal controls and reducing operational and financial risks.
• Conduct special audits or investigations as assigned by management.
• Maintain proper audit working papers, records and supporting documents.
• Prepare periodic audit status reports for senior management.

Preferred candidate profile

• Minimum 7 years of Internal Audit experience, preferably in a manufacturing company.
• Strong knowledge of Internal Audit, Internal Controls and Risk Management.
• Good knowledge of Accounting and Finance processes.
• Good knowledge of GST & Income Tax.
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, data analysis, etc.
• Experience with ERP software; ERP knowledge will be an added advantage.
• Good understanding of inventory, procurement, production and payroll processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good report-writing and communication skills.
• High level of integrity, confidentiality and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and coordinate with different departments.
• Male candidates only

Educational Qualification

• B.Com / M.Com / MBA (Finance) / CA Inter / CMA Inter or equivalent.
• CA/CMA qualification or professional certification in Internal Audit will be an added advantage.