Internal Audit Job Description & Main Responsibilities

LOCATION: Corteva Global Services Center (CGSC) – Hyderabad, India

Corteva’s Internal Audit organization serves Management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (Audit Committee) by providing independent, objective assurance, investigation, and advisory services to assist Management to improve the control environment, ethics compliance and operational effectiveness and efficiency, reduce risk and achieve Corteva’s strategic objectives. 

Internal Audit will:

Partner with Management to improve risk and control awareness through insightful findings and improvement recommendations, while maintaining the highest professional standards; and Bring a systematic, disciplined, dynamically adjusted approach to evaluate and recommend improvements to the effectiveness of risk management, internal control and governance processes.

Job responsibilities:

Execute internal audits of the Company functions, processes, and control activities to ensure reliability and integrity of information, compliance with policies and procedures, and achievement of operational goals and objectives.Support the annual internal audit plan by preparing audit programs and work papers, walkthroughs, executing internal control testing, substantive procedures, and other special reviews/consulting engagements for financial, operational, compliance projects.Utilizes judgment as to expansion of scope, further test work needed based on trends or exceptions identified.Communicate assigned tasks to engagement team leader in a manner that is clear and concise ensuring high quality of the deliverables.  Monitor and review job progresses and workpapers to ensure accurate and timely completion of audit project.Validate all exceptions with process owners and the Business Unit Management. Prepare audit report and ensure audit findings and recommendations are practical and sustainable. Perform follow-ups on audit observations and management actions.Prepare and provide ad-hoc analyses and business advisory service upon management request.Liaise with external auditors regarding audit findings and assessments.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/Finance3-5 years of demonstrated experience in auditing, accounting, internal controls, finance, supply chain, or operations.Good Understanding of internal control concepts and experience in applying them to plan, perform, and report on the evaluation of various business processes/areas/functions.Strong analytical, communication, interpersonal, listening, interviewing, and presentation skills with English proficiency.Strong documentation skills, including process walkthroughs, narratives/flow charts and transactional testing.Accountable to work independently with limited guidance and effectively articulate issues or control gaps.Detail and deadline oriented.Chartered Accountant or other professional certification, a plusInternal or external audit experience, a plusExperience with data analytics tools, a plusProficient in SAP (PC1, PD5, PR2, S4), Microsoft Offices; SAP Central Finance (CFIN), a plus.