McDermott India | Principal Auditor

Responsibilities

• The Principal Auditor is primarily responsible for guiding the financial, operational, business process or compliance audit towards successful completion at McDermott across the globe.
• The position in an individual contributor and reports to Senior Manager, Audit.
• The Principal Auditor position does not have formal supervisory responsibility for the staff auditors but supervision of staff on engagement is a major component of this position.
• Participate in the annual risk assessment exercise to identify audit plans for the year.
• Plan and execute Finance and Operational process audits and project audits.
• Identify opportunities for the use of data analytics within the testing (audits and control testing) assigned.
• Prepare customizable audit programs that identify risks, controls, and audit procedures for each application utilized by the company.
• Interact effectively with various levels of Management, including Corporate managers, Department managers, and Line managers.
• Prepare formal audit reports of critical findings to be distributed to executive management.
• Evaluate the corrective actions performed by the management for its adequacy and effectiveness.
• Perform other responsibilities assigned by Audit Management.
• Keep abreast of current developments in auditing, accounting, IT, fraud, other emerging issues and the oil and gas services industry which may impact the audit process

Qualifications

• Ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously is required.
• Ability to travel domestically and international (25% to 30%).
• Requires an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university, either in Accounting and Finance or Engineering.
• If from the Finance background, CA, ACCA, CPA or CIA is a must.
• Post qualification experience of 8+ years in Finance and operational auditing in multinational companies and/or big 4 accounting firms is a must.
• If from Engineering background, BE is a must.
• Post qualification experience of 8+ years in Project Controls, Operations, Engineering or Consulting in multinational companies and/or big 4 accounting firms is a must.
• Experience in working for Oil & Gas EPC or a contracting company is preferred. International experience is a plus.
• Must work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated skills in leading complex audits and in supervising auditors on audit engagements.
• Excellent report writing and verbal communication/presentation skills is a must.
• Experience with data analytics/visualization tools is required.
• Prior experience with audit software such as Optro.
• Post graduation in Engineering/Construction Management or PMP would be good to have.
• Advanced knowledge of excel.

McDermott India

McDermott India is an employer hiring in India.

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in Chennai and Gurugram.