About the Role The Auditor (L4) is an individual contributor role within Target’s India-based Internal Audit team, supporting primarily SOX and IFC engagements. This role focuses on hands-on control testing across business and IT-enabled processes, supported testing on other internal audit engagements, partnering closely with global audit teams, 1st line business and control owners, 2nd Line functions, and external auditors. Roles & Responsibilities: Perform Design & Operating effectiveness testing for assigned Business Process Controls (Manual / ITDM / ITAC / Key Reports & Key Spreadsheet controls) while adhering to Internal Audit quality guardrails. Develop a strong understanding of Target’s business processes, risks, systems & overall control environment and ensure control objectives are met during the course of your testing. Participate in process walkthroughs with control owners, 2nd Line teams, and external auditors; document process narratives and test procedures. Identify control gaps and support issue assessment, remediation discussions, and validation in partnership with Senior Auditors, IA leaders and 2nd line Partners. Deliver audit work in line with Internal Audit methodology, quality standards, and timelines. Provide regular status updates and maintain clear, well-documented audit evidence. Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness in control testing through standardization, using AI, automation, or analytics. Manage relationships with key global internal & external stakeholders and ensure adherence to project timelines, quality & deliverables. Demonstrate a high level of engagement at work by closely interacting with global Internal Audit Team, participating in Internal Audit trainings, team building & community relations activities. *Job duties may change at any time due to business needs. About You: Bachelor’s degree in IT, Accounting, Engineering or related field. Masters preferred. 2–4 years of experience in internal or external audit, with exposure to SOX and/or IFC engagements. Experience working in global or large-scale organizations preferred. Strong understanding of internal controls, risk assessment, and audit principles. Hands-on experience testing manual, ITDM, automated, key report, and spreadsheet controls. Experience auditing processes supported by ERP and business applications; SAP exposure preferred. Exposure to SOX, IFC, and/or SOC 1 engagements. Effective communication and documentation skills. Self-driven, detail-oriented, and capable of managing assigned work independently with minimum supervision. Demonstrate professional scepticism, integrity, and strong ownership. Preferred Certifications – CIA/CA/ACCA/CPA (or progress towards certifications).
Auditor
This Auditor role focuses on SOX and IFC engagements, performing control testing across business and IT-enabled processes. The role involves partnering with global audit teams, business owners, and external auditors, identifying control gaps, and delivering audit work according to methodology and quality standards. A key responsibility is to identify opportunities for efficiency improvements through standardization, AI, automation, or analytics, but the core function is audit, not AI development.
What you'd actually do
- Perform Design & Operating effectiveness testing for assigned Business Process Controls (Manual / ITDM / ITAC / Key Reports & Key Spreadsheet controls) while adhering to Internal Audit quality guardrails.
- Develop a strong understanding of Target’s business processes, risks, systems & overall control environment and ensure control objectives are met during the course of your testing.
- Participate in process walkthroughs with control owners, 2nd Line teams, and external auditors; document process narratives and test procedures.
- Identify control gaps and support issue assessment, remediation discussions, and validation in partnership with Senior Auditors, IA leaders and 2nd line Partners.
- Deliver audit work in line with Internal Audit methodology, quality standards, and timelines.
Skills
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Accounting, Engineering or related field
- 2–4 years of experience in internal or external audit
- exposure to SOX and/or IFC engagements
- Strong understanding of internal controls, risk assessment, and audit principles
- Hands-on experience testing manual, ITDM, automated, key report, and spreadsheet controls
- Experience auditing processes supported by ERP and business applications
- Effective communication and documentation skills
- Self-driven, detail-oriented, and capable of managing assigned work independently with minimum supervision
- Demonstrate professional scepticism, integrity, and strong ownership
Nice to have
- Masters preferred
- Experience working in global or large-scale organizations preferred
- SAP exposure preferred
- Preferred Certifications – CIA/CA/ACCA/CPA (or progress towards certifications)
What the JD emphasized
- adhering to Internal Audit quality guardrails
- Experience auditing processes supported by ERP and business applications
- Exposure to SOX, IFC, and/or SOC 1 engagements