Baker Tilly US India | Internal Audit Associate

Responsibilities

• Conduct risk assessments, perform internal control testing, and collaborate with process owners to support SOX 404 compliance and remediation efforts.
• Evaluate and test controls across core business processes including Order to Cash (OTC), Procure to Pay (PTP), Inventory, Payroll, and Fixed Assets.
• Prepare and maintain process and control documentation, including risk and control matrices, flowcharts, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Assess controls related to financial reporting, month-end close activities, and entity-level governance processes.
• Review equity transactions, treasury operations, and cash management activities to support compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare audit reports, communicate findings to stakeholders, and provide actionable recommendations to strengthen internal controls and operational efficiency.
• Support Seniors and Managers in tracking project deliverables, timelines, status reporting, and engagement documentation.
• Identify risks, process gaps, and improvement opportunities while contributing to high-quality client service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience assessing internal controls and understanding business risks preferred.
• Previous experience in a public accounting or professional services environment preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate data, systems, and business processes effectively.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and client engagements in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of management.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and commitment to delivering high-quality client service.

Baker Tilly US, LLP

The firm's roots in the United States go back to 1931, when it began as Virchow, Krause & Company, and the current partnership was organised in 1953. It joined Baker Tilly International in 1999 and took the Baker Tilly name in 2009. It has since grown through mergers with ParenteBeard in 2014 and Squar Milner in 2020, among others. Baker Tilly provides audit and assurance, tax, and advisory services, with a CPA firm handling attest work and a separate advisory group handling tax and consulting. In 2023 it formed a joint venture with the Indian firm Pierian Services, called BT Pierian, to add service delivery capacity in India across assurance, advisory and managed services.

The openings are mostly in Bengaluru, with some roles in Gurugram and Kochi. US tax roles at manager and senior manager level ask for CPA, CA or an Enrolled Agent certification. Assurance and internal audit roles prefer CA, CPA or CIA. Other postings cover accounting advisory, transaction advisory, business valuation, corporate finance advisory, FP&A, treasury, cash applications, billing, private equity fund services and managed accounting services. Roles run from associate to senior manager, and the accounting advisory roles in Gurugram ask for CA, CPA or ACCA.

• Industry: Accounting, tax, assurance and advisory services, including managed accounting services
• Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois, United States (U.S. member firm of Baker Tilly International)
• In India: BT Pierian, a joint venture with the Indian firm Pierian Services formed in 2023; finance and accounting roles in Bengaluru, Gurugram and Kochi