Audit - Quality & Control

Role : Associate Director

Manager - CA with 6+ yrs / AD CA with 8+ yrs

Location : Bengaluru

Desired experience in EQR (Engagement Quality Review & Monitoring)

Qualifications

This role is for you if you have the below

Educational qualifications

1. Bachelors degree from an accredited college/university
2. Qualified CA/ACCA/CPA/CIAregistered
3. Work experience
4. 6+ years of experience performing Internal Audit, internal controls, Operational, Regulatory and Compliance audits in other Big 4 or Consulting organizations.

Responsibilities

• Perform and support process owners with Risk Assessments, Scoping, Walkthroughs, Process Documentation, and Flowcharts.
• Monitor SoQC controls on a periodic basis to assess design adequacy and operating effectiveness, including identifying issues and providing recommendations to process owners.
• Track control performance trends, recurring deficiencies, and systemic issues; escalate themes to leadership with root‑cause insights.
• Oversee identification, documentation, validation, and tracking of remediation plans for control deficiencies.
• Maintain the SoQC control inventory, including control ownership, frequency, and risk ratings.
• Prepare periodic SoQC dashboards, status reports, and management‑level summaries highlighting control health, key risks, emerging issues, and remediation progress.
• Support enhancements to SoQC methodologies, templates, and testing approaches in line with firm and regulatory expectations.
• Support the U.S. SoQC testing team by coordinating with GDC process owners.
• Identify opportunities to automate or standardize control testing and monitoring activities.
• Perform quality reviews of workpapers and control testing documentation prepared by team members.
• Coach and guide team members on SoQC concepts, control interpretation, and documentation standards.
• Monitor timelines and turnaround times; proactively flag anticipated deviations.
• Apply KPMG methodologies and demonstrate global values and behaviors in all work performed and conclusions documented.
• Mandatory technical & functional skills

Control frameworks & methodologies: PCAOB/AICPA; strict adherence to KPMG documentation standards

Control testing & quality review: risk assessment/scoping, walkthroughs, design/operating effectiveness, sampling/re‑performance, remediation validation

Data analytics & reporting: Advanced Excel/Power BI; dashboards, trend analysis, root‑cause insights for leadership

Tools & execution: GRC platforms (ServiceNow), process mapping (Visio), project/timeline management, stakeholder coordination.