Baker Tilly US India | Internal Audit Senior Associate

Responsibilities

• Develop engagement plans and support project administration activities including progress tracking, risk identification, issue resolution, and status reporting.
• Conduct and support internal audit and SOX compliance engagements, including control testing, documentation reviews, and risk assessments.
• Prepare audit reports, summarize findings, and provide practical recommendations to strengthen internal controls and operational effectiveness.
• Review work performed by peers and provide constructive feedback to support quality and consistency across engagements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and process owners to support process improvement and compliance initiatives.
• Support multiple client engagements simultaneously while maintaining quality, responsiveness, and timely delivery.
• Collect, analyze, and evaluate financial, operational, and process-related data to identify risks, control gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Coach and mentor junior team members on both technical and professional development areas.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Accounting, Business, or related field required; Chartered Accountant (CA/ACA) certification preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in SOX compliance, internal audit, internal control testing, risk assessments, or related areas.
• Previous experience within a public accounting or professional services environment preferred.
• Hands-on experience supporting SOX 404 compliance engagements required.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and report-writing skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with stakeholders across multiple levels of management.
• Experience mentoring, coaching, or supporting junior team members preferred.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong commitment to client service, collaboration, and high-quality engagement delivery.
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed.

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