The Assistant Manager Central Risk & Quality supports the Associate Director and the Central Risk & Quality function in coordinating, collating, and maintaining risk, quality, and compliance information across the India firm. The role is execution-focused and plays a critical part in ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of information used for leadership reporting, governance, and regulatory compliance.
- Designation: Assistant Manager, Central Risk & Quality (India)
- Reporting Manager: Associate Director Central Risk & Quality (India)
- Experience: 58 years of experience in a professional services firm
- Qualification: Chartered Accountant (India) or semi-qualified CA preferred, or CPA / ACCA equivalent.
- Function: Risk & Quality
- Location: Mumbai (Dadar)
Key Responsibilities:
1. Risk & Quality Information Coordination
- Collate risk, quality, and compliance data from service lines across the firm.
- Maintain central trackers, templates, and data repositories.
- Perform completeness and accuracy checks before escalation.
2. Compliance Support & Documentation
- Support compilation of firm-wide compliance submissions.
- Maintain compliance calendars, evidence folders, and documentation logs.
- Track compliance confirmations and follow up on pending items.
3. Risk & Quality Analysis Support
- Assist in analysing risk and quality data to identify basic trends and gaps.
- Prepare draft summaries, tables, and charts for reporting.
- Support remediation tracking activities.
4. Client Acceptance, Independence & Conflict Support
- Support documentation for client acceptance and continuance processes.
- Assist with conflict and independence documentation and tracking.
- Maintain records for high-risk reviews.
5. Policy & Process Administration
- Maintain policy repositories and version control.
- Support communication of approved policies.
- Assist in mapping policies to procedures and compliance requirements.
6. Regulatory, Professional & Network Reviews
- Support coordination of responses to regulatory and review requests.
- Collate requested documentation and evidence.
- Maintain action trackers for review findings.
7. Governance & Leadership Reporting Support
- Assist in preparing materials for India Risk Committee and governance forums.
- Compile dashboards, presentations, and trackers.
- Maintain records of actions and follow-ups.
8. Training & Risk Culture Suppor0074
- Support tracking of mandatory ethics and risk training.
- Prepare training completion reports.
- Assist with risk & quality awareness initiatives.
9. Stakeholder Coordination
- Liaise with service line risk teams and enabling functions.
- Follow up on information requests and deadlines.
- Escalate delays or issues to the Senior Manager.
10. General
- Provide day-to-day operational support to the Senior Manager.
- Assist with ad-hoc risk and compliance initiatives.
- Identify process improvement opportunities.
Key Requirements:
- 58 years of experience in a professional services firm.
- Experience in risk management, quality, compliance, or governance roles.
- Exposure to regulatory or internal quality reviews preferred.
- Relevant certifications or coursework in risk, compliance, or governance are desirable.
- High attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Strong organisational and coordination skills.
- Clear communication and follow-up discipline.
- High integrity, discretion, and reliability.
