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A.Position Overview
Position Title | Assistant Manager Finance Controls |
Department | F&A |
Level/ Band | Asst. Manager |
B.Role Summary
The role is responsible for strengthening and overseeing the organization's financial control environment by identifying, assessing, and mitigating financial and operational risks. The incumbent will drive process standardization, internal financial controls compliance, risk assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives across functions, while ensuring regulatory adherence, audit readiness, and effective management reporting.
C.Organizational Relationships
Reports to | DVP, Finance Controls |
Supervises | None |
D.Job Dimensions
Geographic Area Covered | Corporate & Zonal Level Depts. |
StakeholdersInternal | All departments |
External | Statutory Auditors and System Vendors |
E.Key Result Areas ( In Bullet points )
.Ensure all processes are appropriately documented, updated, and aligned to identified financial risks along with defined mitigation plans.
.Perform periodic testing of processes to identify control weaknesses and agree on corrective action and mitigation plans with stakeholders.
.Monitor loss events and ensure corrective controls are implemented to prevent recurrence.
.Ensure timely closure of periodic deliverables related to Companies Act requirements on Internal Financial Controls (IFC), including liaison with statutory and internal auditors for certification of control adequacy.
.Conduct periodic assessments of balance sheet reconciliations for asset and liability accounts to ensure minimal or nil financial exposure.
.Carry out financial controls assessment and evaluation across various functions to mitigate financial risks.
.Perform risk and control assessments for different functions to address financial and operational risks, including review and enhancement of processes and SOPs.
.Prepare and present management and group-level reporting on financial control matters.
.Drive ad-hoc reports, analytical reviews, and special projects as required by management.
.Review existing approval matrices across functions to assess adequacy and effectiveness.
.Recommend revised approval authority matrices based on stakeholder inputs, risk evaluation, and control considerations.
.Conduct end-to-end reviews of finance-related processes and recommend improvements to streamline workflows, enhance efficiency, and strengthen internal controls.
F.Competencies (Please add relevant competencies .)
Competency For | Proficiency Scale Description |
Demonstrating extraordinary levels of energy and effort that result in high performance delivery through systems and processes, with the flexibility and openness to respond to change as a result of business plan and regulatory guidelines. | .Is self-driven and extremely motivated towards achievement of set target. .Depicts a sense of urgency for solving problems and getting work done in the most efficient manner. .Ascertains when it is appropriate to intervene in situations that jeopardize the attainment of goals. .Seeks feedback from stakeholders to help improve performance. .Takes ownership of decisions and actions that advance objectives. .Adapts to changes in priorities, assigned responsibilities and projects. .Demonstrates a willingness to change ideas or perceptions based on new information or contrary evidence or technological advancements. |
Develop, maintain and strengthen relationships with internal and external stakeholders by working horizontally as well as vertically within organization and external partners with the goal to create a win - win relationship at work and achieve the business outcomes. | .Is aware of one's own style or preference and its impact on others. .Responds to complex customer needs promptly and keeps superiors informed about own actions & their context. .Is aware of the differences in style among people and adapts one's own style to better work with others with differing styles. .Gains agreement from stakeholders to support ideas or take partnership-oriented action uses sound rationale to explain value of actions. .Communicates changes or problems to peers, team members, and/or others and work on solutions. .Makes others feel comfortable by responding in ways that convey interest in what they have to say. |
Ability to align with the organization's vision with a fair understanding of the financial processes, Insurance industry regulations and financial markets in order to deliver profitable and sustainable business growth. | .Reviews and works towards enhancements of existing processes and systems in order to enable efficient financial transactions aligned to customer and consumer expectations. .Demonstrates fair understanding of the F&A process and focuses on meeting budgets. .Has a fair knowledge about company and competitor's products. .Has fair knowledge of insurance industry regulations and financial markets. .Has an in-depth understanding of one's own and team goals and drives the team to achieve the desired budgets. |
Displays a wide range of considerations and perspectives to a particular situation by analyzing facts, data and scenario based insights to enable a logical, well-reasoned and informed decision - making process. | .Able to seek inputs from internal/external customers effectively. .Presents in-depth analysis by seeking benchmarking data, industry insights and networking with other colleagues. .Anticipates potential obstacles and develops contingency plans to overcome them. .Able to identify relevant alternatives and evaluates the potential consequences of each before taking action. |
Thorough understanding of knowledge and skills sets required to excel within the function in order to build a business model leading to sustainable growth for Customers and consumers. | .Understands the need of the finance and accounting processes and policies and makes recommendations accordingly. .Is able to develop various plans for deploying the strategy effectively impacting one's area of work. .Continuously seeks inputs and knowledge to improvise processes and systems in one's own area of work. .Keeps oneself abreast of the evolving trends and practices within the finance and accounting domain. |
The ability to analyze data and use knowledge/experience to make decisions in a structured manner based on logical assumptions and factual information, in line with the set regulations and guidelines. Identifying problems and providing solutions by developing a course of action taking into consideration resources, constraints and organizational guidelines, regulations & values. | .Is able to analyze complex data to provide inputs that will help take decisions, when the situation is clear and options are obvious. .Is able to look at domain specific problems and approach them in an organized fashion drawing appropriate inferences. |
G.Skills Required
Technical : | Proficiency in SAP, Advanced Excel and MS Power point. | |
Behavioral . | Essential | Desired |
Interpersonal skills | Yes | |
Communication skills | Yes | |
Creative thinking skills | Yes | |
Supervising/Leadership skills | Yes | |
Teamwork Skills | Yes | |
Influencing skills | Yes | |
Relationship Building skills | Yes | |
Decision making skills | Yes |
H.Incumbent Characteristics
Qualification | MBA (Finance)/ CA |
Experience | 3 + years in Finance in Insurance sector |
ata AIA Life Insurance Company Limited (Tata AIA Life Insurance) is a joint venture company, formed by Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd. and AIA Group Ltd. (AIA). Tata AIA Life Insurance combines Tata’s preeminent leadership position in India and AIA’s presence as the largest, independent listed pan-Asian life insurance group in the world spanning 18 markets in the Asia Pacific region. Tata AIA Life Insurance is also one of the leading insurers in the Indian private sector.
Job ID: 145452103