Location Country
India
Work Location
Mumbai
Who are V?
As a global leader in ship management and marine services, we add value to a vessel’s operations. Operating around the clock and around the world, V. gives every client the quality and efficiency they need in every sector. Covering crew management and recruitment, quality ship management and technical services, together with supporting management and commercial services, V. has an unrivalled industry knowledge with performance assured. Our values, We Care, We Collaborate, We Challenge, We are Consistent, We Commit and Deliver, are at the heart of everything we do and they support our strategy of Investing in Talent. We are always interested in making contact with talented individuals - people who will demonstrate our values and deliver great service, for internal and external stakeholders.
Overall Purpose of The Job
- Work directly with the Group Internal Audit Manager and the Group Senior Manager – Financial Control and Internal Audit. Play a key role in the implementation, monitoring, and enhancement of V.'s internal risk, and controls framework. Conduct global financial internal audits as per the audit plan.
Key Responsibilities And Tasks
Financial Internal Audit
- Support the Group Internal Audit Manager to perform an annual risk assessment to determine the internal audit plan and identify the key focus areas
- Execute on the annual audit plan, which includes identifying risks, designing audit procedures, performing testing and documenting findings.
- With support from the Group Internal Audit Manager present audit findings to management and provide recommendations when required.
- Ensure timely and effective end-to-end delivery of audits, collaborating across the function.
- Track management’s action plan for remediating audit findings and monitor to ensure they are closed out in a timely manner.
Financial Controls
- Conduct process walk-throughs. Identify areas of risk for the business, control gaps and weaknesses in processes, systems, and structures.
- Identify areas that can be further automated or centralised to drive efficiency and improve quality. Collaborate with the business and IT to implement changes when needed
- Roll out V's internal risk and controls matrix - "Wdesk" to the remaining business - educating them on what their responsibilities are as control operators.
- Manage the governance of Wdesk including the annual sign-off of risks, controls, and flowcharts with the business.
- Perform regular internal control testing in Wdesk, ensuring that internal controls are operating effectively.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders across Finance and business functions to remediate control deficiencies.
- Support management to build further second line of defence checks - such as in the record to report and procurement to pay processes.
- Support the business as and when required to document policies and procedures to mitigate risks and drive standardization in processes and controls.
- Collaborate with our external auditor to perform risk assessments and to achieve a controls-based audit.
- Roll out training and regular controls 'hints and tips' to drive a controls culture across the business.
What can I expect in return?
V. Group can offer you a market leading salary and benefits package, in addition to significant opportunities for career growth and personal development. This a great opportunity to join a true leader in the maritime sector - a company that has exciting plans for future growth.
Essential
- Bachelor’s/ University degree
- An accounting qualification such as: Chartered accountant/ ACCA/ ACA or equivalent
- 3-5 years of post-qualification experience
- Experience at a Big 4 working on US SOX clients: leading process walk-throughs, testing internal controls, and agreeing on remediation activities with management
- Confident to collaborate with senior stakeholders and challenge management
- Computer literacy: MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Strong understanding of IFRS
- Strong understanding of business processes, risks and controls
- An understanding of IT risks and controls and the ability to collaborate with IT specialists
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- The ability to multi-task and handle large volumes of work, whilst producing top-quality results
- Strong English communication skills (written and spoken).
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to work with various functions and cultures.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills are essential.
- Energetic, self-motivated and the ability to work independently
- Willing to travel as required.
Desirable
- Experience with a digital risk and controls matrix - such as Wdesk (Workiva) is a plus
- Shipping experience is desirable but not required
- Six Sigma and/or continuous improvement experience
Applications Close Date
31 Aug 2025
