ICON plc India | Internal Auditor

What you will do

• As an Internal Auditor at ICON, you will support our accounting and financial operations team, building your skills and contribute to the delivery of clinical programmes that advance patient care.
• Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.
• Support risk-based internal audit assignments across ICON’s global divisions, contributing to planning, fieldwork, reporting and follow-up, and taking responsibility for assigned audit areas under senior team guidance.
• Perform assigned Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing across ICON’s global divisions, documenting results and highlighting control exceptions for review.
• Conduct process walkthroughs with process owners and contribute to risk assessments, with guidance from senior team members.
• Support assurance reviews of strategic programmes and transformation initiatives by completing assigned testing of governance, risk management and key controls.
• Draft clear audit findings and contribute to root-cause analysis and practical recommendations, supporting senior colleagues in agreeing management action plans.
• Identify and promptly communicate risk and control issues to the audit lead, supported by relevant evidence.
• Manage assigned tasks effectively, meet agreed deadlines and keep the audit lead informed of progress and any challenges.
• Provide accurate audit results and action-tracking information to support management updates and Audit Committee reporting.
• Build constructive working relationships with process owners and colleagues while maintaining objectivity and professional scepticism.
• Test the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls in assigned audit areas and prepare clear, evidence-based working papers for review.
• Use audit management and SOX tools to maintain accurate testing records, supporting documentation and issue updates.
• Follow up agreed management actions, perform assigned remediation testing and document results for senior review, highlighting overdue or incomplete actions.
• Use data analytics to identify risk indicators, support audit testing and develop evidence-based insights.
• Gather information and share observations from audit work to support risk assessments and annual audit planning.

Requirements

• Strong IT skills; experience using data analytics to support audit work is desirable.
• At least two years’ relevant internal or external audit experience, including practical experience of audit testing and documentation.
• Experience in a multinational or listed-company environment is desirable.
• Good written communication skills, excellent attention to detail and effective time management.
• Ability to take ownership of assigned tasks, work collaboratively as part of a global team and seek guidance when needed.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate evidence, identify control weaknesses and contribute to practical solutions.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to ask questions, discuss audit observations and engage constructively with stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a professional and ethical manner at all times maintaining confidentiality.

ICON plc

ICON was founded in Ireland in 1990 by John Climax and Ronan Lambe and is headquartered in Dublin. Its shares trade on Nasdaq. The company is a contract research organisation that runs clinical trials and provides drug development services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies, and it has added regulatory consulting, staffing, late-phase and device research services through acquisitions. In India, ICON has offices in Chennai, Bengaluru and Trivandrum, and some staff work remotely from other states.

Finance postings are all in Chennai. They include internal audit, accounts receivable, accounts payable, financial analysts, a financial accountant, investigator payments (for clinical research sites) and tax. Roles are mostly at associate, analyst and senior levels, with one to four years of experience asked in most cases. The senior internal auditor role asks for ACA, ACCA, CIA or equivalent, the financial accountant role says CMA, CA or CPA is a must, the senior tax accountant role prefers CPA, ACCA or CTA, and one analyst role accepts CMA semi-qualified candidates.

• Industry: Clinical research: contract research and drug development services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies
• Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland (listed on Nasdaq as ICLR)
• In India: Offices in Chennai, Bengaluru and Trivandrum, plus remote staff across several states