Business Data Analyst Job in Upl

Position Summary:

• The primary role is to identify, design, and develop data analytics to support audit activities performed by the Internal Audit team.
• Maintain an effective system of data analytics which provide insight into risks and controls, establishes an efficient/automated means to analyze and test large volumes of data for outliers, anomalies, patterns, and trends, and helps evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of controls.
• Design and implement a continuous control monitoring program.
• In addition, execute internal audit projects according to the UPLs Internal Audit plan.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Act as project leader for audit automation project and continuous control monitoring project.
• Participate in all phases of the development cycle (planning, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance); engage in frequent interactions with users and IT staff to define the business and technical requirements; prototype, develop and test advanced data analytics techniques; train users; document analytic procedures; and report progress to management.
• Manage data extraction, storage, transformation, and processing through data analytics, and generate output for visualization/analysis by the Internal Audit team.
• Provide support to the Audit team on designing new dashboards and maintaining existing dashboards using Qlik Sense or related technology.
• Use data analysis tools to automate audit testing and develop techniques for continuous auditing and analyzing large volumes of data.
• Create repeatable data analytics to support continuous audit monitoring programs and perform continuous controls monitoring across a range of UPLs policies and procedures.
• Perform detailed reviews of transactions, data anomalies, key risk indicator reviews at a pre-established frequency, assessing the root cause of potential exceptions, and supporting remediation efforts for exceptions identified.
• From time to time, conduct financial, operational, and IT internal audit projects according to the UPL Internal Audit plan, performing fieldwork at worldwide UPL locations - travel = 10-20%
• Interact and collaborate with Internal Audit team members in working towards departmental goals.

Required Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

• Chartered Accountant (CA) with post qualification experience of minimum 5 years in internal audit field
• 3-5 years of relevant/recent data analysis experience in audit or risk management
• 1-2 years of experience in building and supporting continuous audit monitoring programs
• Strong knowledge of internal controls required
• Familiarity with SAP system and data visualization tools (i.e. Qliksense, Qlikview, Tableau) is required
• Strong time and project management skills required
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) is a plus
• Advanced MS Excel skills required with MS Access skills a plus
• Flexibility to work across multiple time zones
• Ability to "think outside the box" and apply creative and constructive thinking to proposed recommendations for improvements to internal process, procedures and policies
• Excellent communication and listening skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of management

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