Assistant Manager - Accounts

Asian Paints · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Experience1–7 yrs
  • SalaryNot disclosed
  • Work modeonsite
  • Levelmid
  • Posted19 Sept 2026
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About Asian Paints

Asian Paints is hiring in Mumbai Metropolitan Region in manufacturing industrial. This role looks for around 1+ years of experience.

Skills

  • Internal Financial Controls
  • risk assessment
  • ERP implementations
  • automation
  • insider trading compliance
  • Internal audit
  • Statutory audit
  • Risk management
  • Control design
  • UAT

The role

An internal controls manager at a manufacturing company strengthens internal financial controls and governance through Internal Financial Controls, risk assessment, and audit readiness, and designs controls for ERP implementations and automation initiatives while monitoring insider trading compliance.

Full job description

Location:

Mumbai, MH, IN

Areas of Work: Corporate Finance Job Id: 15129

External Job Description

Job Purpose

The position is that of Assistant Manager (Controls & Governance) in Corporate Accounts where you will be responsible to strengthen the Company’s internal control and governance framework by acting as a second line of defence, ensuring effectiveness of Internal Financial Controls (IFC/ICFR), supporting control design for new initiatives, and driving compliance and cost optimisation efforts. This is an individual contributor role.

Business Responsibility Areas

Internal Financial Controls (IFC/ICFR) – OversightReview the design and operating effectiveness of existing IFC/ICFR controls across business processesIdentify control gaps, weaknesses, recommend and follow up on remediation actions with the process ownersPerform periodic risk assessments and align control framework with evolving business risksEnsure documentation of controls (RCMs, SOPs) is robust and audit-ready along with the process owners Second Line of Defence (Governance Role)Act independently of process owners to challenge and validate control effectivenessCoordinate with first line (business/finance teams) and third line (internal/external auditors) System & Control DevelopmentContribute to control design for new systems, ERP implementations, and automation initiativesEmbed preventive and detective controls within system workflowsParticipate in UAT from a controls perspective to ensure risks are mitigated before go-live Regulatory & Compliance (including PIT Regulations)Monitor adherence to APL’s internal insider trading compliance frameworks – identify system which contains unpublished price sensitive information (UPSI), review and monitor access of UPSI and communication with the secretarial team. Cost Optimisation & Efficiency InitiativesIdentify opportunities for cost savings through process improvements and control rationalisationDrive automation and standardisation initiatives to improve efficiencyTrack and report savings initiatives and benefits Audit & Stakeholder ManagementLiaise with internal and statutory auditors on IFC testing and observationsTrack closure of audit findings and ensure timely remediationProvide periodic updates to management on control environment and key risks