Senior Manager Internal Audit
Tata Coffee Limited
Total years of experience :12 years, 6 Months
Heading the internal audit function of Tata Coffee Limited, its 100% Subsidiary in Vietnam and Associate Plantation companies of Tata Consumer Products (Amalgamated Plantations and Kannan Devan Hills).
Provide guidance to the co-sourced service providers on audit activities and managing it actively across all the entities with focus on coverage, quality, audit findings and reporting.
Follow-up and closure of open action plan. Prioritize closure of long pending actions.
Prepare Audit Committee presentations. Appraise on reportable findings and on the status of management action plan.
Undertake special audit assignments/ fraud investigations on special request from management.
Facilitated Risk Management activities. Assessment of risk register and presentation to Risk Management Committee.
Provide guidance to the co-sourced service providers on audit activities and managing it actively across all the entities within the Tata Consumer group with focus on coverage, quality, audit findings and reporting.
Execute the annual audit plan assigned to Group Internal Auditors - India team and ensuring full and timely completion.
Provide independent assurance as a team leader on the adequacy and robustness of internal controls in the respective Units audited within Coats group.
Managing the whistleblowing tracker. Follow-up with Cluster Management on the action plan for proven cases and updating the status to the Whistleblowing Committee on a quarterly basis.
Heading the internal audit function for India Cluster (India & Sri Lanka Units).
Develop risk-based annual IA plan. Review progress and ensure timely completion of audits by In-house team. Reporting of audit findings to Cluster Management.
Effective implementation of Group finance policies, review of Balance sheet reconciliation, ensure adherence to quarterly revenue and purchase cut-off procedures.
Training of new team members, support efficient integration with business processes, review KPIs and appraisal of team.