Accenture India | Risk and Compliance Manager

Roles and responsibilities

• The role will serve as a key interface between business stakeholders, internal audit, and external auditors to ensure robust internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) and regulatory compliance.
• Please note that this role may require working in rotational shifts.
• Execute ongoing controls monitoring activities across business processes as per defined control frequencies.
• Monitor control performance through dashboards, exception tracking, and trend analysis.
• Identify control weaknesses, deviations, and emerging risks; escalate appropriately.
• Ensure alignment with SOX 404 and COSO framework requirements.
• Assist in Controls Testing (SOX & Internal Audit).
• Support walkthroughs and risk assessments to validate process understanding.
• Support in Test of Design (ToD) and Test of Operating Effectiveness (ToE) for key controls.
• Support the client in Developing and executing risk-based audit and testing plans.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of audit evidence and working papers.
• Support internal audit and external audit engagements including walkthroughs, evidence submission, and query resolution.
• Coordinate with process owners, control owners, and auditors across geographies.
• Manage audit timelines, dependencies, and deliverables in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• Identify control deficiencies and maintain issue logs with root cause analysis.
• Track remediation actions and ensure timely closure of audit findings.
• Perform remediation validation and re-testing to confirm effectiveness.
• Maintain and update Risk and Control Matrices (RACM), process narratives, and SOPs.
• Support control design enhancements and standardization initiatives.
• Ensure documentation meets audit and regulatory standards.
• Prepare SOX testing reports, dashboards, and governance decks.
• Provide insights on control effectiveness, risk trends, and audit outcomes.
• Participate in governance forums and stakeholder reviews.
• Audit Coordination 10) Support internal audit and external audit engagements including walkthroughs, evidence submission, and query resolution. 11) Coordinate with process owners, control owners, and auditors across geographies. 12) Manage audit timelines, dependencies, and deliverables in a multi-stakeholder environment 4.

Experience with

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines.
• Analytical thinking with attention to detail.
• Experience working with global clients and external auditors (Big4 exposure preferred).
• Adherence to audit timelines and SLAs Certifications.
• Qualification Chartered Accountant Years Of Experience 12s + years 21) Participate in governance forums and stakeholder reviews.

Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company working in strategy and consulting, technology, operations and digital transformation. It took its current name in 2001 after separating from Arthur Andersen, where it began as Andersen Consulting.

India is one of Accenture's largest talent bases. Finance professionals there mostly work in finance and accounting operations for global clients: record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, financial planning and analysis, and related advisory work.

• Industry: Professional services and IT
• Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
• In India: Delivery centres in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Gurugram and other cities