Amazon India
Amazon India | Sr. Manager - Audit Operations , Audits and Insights Team
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Job Highlights
Responsibilities
- This role requires strategic vision, executive-level communication, and ability to drive organizational transformation while ensuring operational excellence.
- The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in audit methodologies, compliance frameworks, risk management, and automation to scale audit programs and drive measurable improvements in enforcement accuracy and seller experience.
- Develop and execute strategic audit initiatives aligned with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements.
- Lead large-scale audit organization including managers and senior auditors, ensuring high performance and professional growth.
- Drive transformation initiatives leveraging automation and AI to scale operations, including intelligent data enrichment, API integrations, and AI-powered decision support tools that reduce manual effort by 30-50%.
- Establish governance frameworks and quality assurance programs ensuring compliance with internal and external standards.
- Build relationships with senior stakeholders to shape audit processes and influence policy decisions at organizational level.
- Oversee complex audit programs across enforcement and compliance programs with timely delivery.
- Design audit methodologies using statistical sampling to ensure representative coverage.
- Establish defect classification frameworks and root cause analysis processes for actionable insights.
- Ensure audit coverage meets regulatory compliance requirements for time-sensitive programs.
- Monitor audit metrics and provide regular reports to senior management with clear recommendations.
- Design Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) frameworks and risk assessment methodologies.
- Develop Risk Control Matrices (RCMs) and internal control design protocols aligned with COSO framework.
- Implement Segregation of Duties (SOD) frameworks and ITGC reviews (access controls, change management, interface testing).
- Manage resource allocation and workforce planning for 120-150 auditors.
- Develop capacity models and fore casting frameworks to scale operations.
- Own Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly Business Reviews and Leadership Visit planning.
- Partner with product/engineering teams to integrate audit insights into enforcement systems.
Requirements
- Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and process improvement methodologies.
- Education & Certifications: Bachelor's degree in Technology, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field; master's preferred.
- Professional certification (CIA, CISA, CA, PMP, or equivalent) highly desirable.
- 10+ years in audit, compliance, or risk management with progressive leadership responsibility. 7+ years managing large-scale audit operations (100+ auditors) with demonstrated scaling ability.
- Must-have: Deep expertise in audit methodologies, compliance frameworks (COSO, PCAOB, IIA), and regulatory requirements.
- Must-have: Proven track record designing audit programs meeting regulatory compliance standards including SOX, ITGC, and internal controls.
- Must-have: Experience with statistical sampling, defect classification, and root cause analysis.
- Strong understanding of risk assessment, internal control design, and audit processes.
- Proficiency in data analytics, continuous monitoring, and audit technology platforms (AuditBoard, Workiva, SAP GRC).
- Systems knowledge including ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday) and business applications.
- Experience with automated control testing, continuous monitoring, and AI-powered audit tools.
- Expertise in statistical sampling, IPE testing, and SOD analysis. 5+ years data visualization and reporting tools experience.
- Automation & Transformation: Proven track record implementing automation delivering 30%+ efficiency improvements.
- Experience with AI-powered audit tools and intelligent data enrichment systems.
- Ability to design continuous monitoring frameworks with real-time analytics and exception dashboards.
- Experience integrating ERP feeds, API connections, and rule-based analytics into audit workflows.
- Leadership & Communication: Proven ability of managing complex projects and driving change in large organizations.
- Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills across all organizational levels.
- Experience presenting to Audit Committees and senior leadership.
- Demonstrated ability building high-performing teams and developing talent.
- E-commerce, marketplace, or seller-facing audit program experience.
- Background in enforcement accuracy measurement and appeals handling.
- Experience with product safety, restricted products, or brand protection compliance programs.
- Track record reducing operational friction while maintaining compliance standards.
- SOX compliance, IPO readiness, or PCAOB standards experience.
About the company
Amazon India
Amazon.com, Inc. was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as an online bookshop and is today one of the world's largest companies, spanning online retail, cloud computing through Amazon Web Services (AWS), digital media, devices and advertising. It is headquartered in Seattle and listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Amazon launched its Indian marketplace, Amazon.in, in 2013, and its businesses in India now include the marketplace, Amazon Pay, Amazon Business, Prime Video and AWS, which runs two Indian cloud regions — Mumbai (2016) and Hyderabad (2022). Its Hyderabad campus, opened in 2019, was at the time Amazon's largest campus building anywhere in the world.
Beyond serving Indian customers, Amazon's India offices handle a significant share of the company's global finance work: finance operations (accounts payable, receivables and payments), controllership and accounting, worldwide direct and indirect tax reporting, financial planning and business finance for its retail, AWS and payments businesses, and audit, risk and compliance programmes. These roles suit CA, CMA, CPA, ACCA and MBA (Finance) profiles as well as B.Com and M.Com graduates.
