Assistant Manager - Accounts

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• Monitor adherence to APL’s internal insider trading compliance frameworks – identify system which contains unpublished price sensitive information (UPSI), review and monitor access of UPSI and communication with the secretarial team.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