Auditor - Risk Management, AVP

Position Overview

In Scope of Position based Promotions (INTERNAL only)

Job Title: Auditor - Risk Management

Corporate Title: AVP

Location: Mumbai, India

Role Description

• Auditors work independently on audits and/or on tasks delegated to them within the scope for audits for a specific business/functional area/region and may sometimes work on multiple audits at the same time. They will evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls relating to the risks within those business areas, working under moderate supervision, e.g. in complex situations.

• They will proactively develop and maintain professional consultative working relationships within their own function and with stakeholders inside the bank and respective support areas. They will use a range of approaches to collect relevant information to assess key risks, resolve issues or carry out tasks.

• Auditors work in a co-operative manner with subject matter experts and other teams from across the function and outside the function to provide front-to-back audit coverage. They may occasionally participate in ad-hoc projects.

What we'll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you'll enjoy,

• Best in class leave policy.

• Gender neutral parental leaves

• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)

• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education

• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members

• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents

• Accident and Term life Insurance

• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• Executes day-to-day operational audit work and contributes to the delivery of audits (including risk assessment profiles and business monitoring).

• Plans audits e.g. documenting activity flows of the processes to be reviewed, identifies risks and the key actual controls in place to mitigate the identified risks and attends meetings with internal stakeholders as and when required.

• Executes audit fieldwork in line with the agreed audit approach e.g. documenting Activity Flows, identification of key risks, testing of key controls to determine whether they are properly designed and are operating effectively and documenting work in accordance with divisional standards.

• Drafts clear and concise audit findings for review by audit management, facilitates issue tracking, validates the closure of findings.

• Partners with other divisional/teams during audit engagement to guarantee an integrated approach.

• Participates in exit meetings as required.

• Reviews and provides expert opinions on action plans provided by clients, helping them develop robust remediation plans.

• Completes all assigned audit work in line with agreed budgets, including ad hoc projects and special investigations.

• Acts as a competent partner and challenger to clients in the closure process of findings.

• Communicates openly with divisional management and the internal stakeholders keeps them informed of potential issues and escalate problems/delays accordingly.

• Presents complex and sensitive messages (such as audit issues) comprehensively, professionally and reduces complex topics to simple statements.

• Reinforces an environment where people management and development is a key priority.

Your skills and experience

The candidate must have:

• At least 5 years of internal audit and/or big 4 audit experience in the investment banking industry, ideally with a focus on Risk Management, specifically Credit Risk.

• A working knowledge of financial products.

• Self-starter with the ability to multi-task assignments, prioritize workload with limited supervision and be resilient under pressure when faced with tight deadlines.

• The ability to challenge and be challenged whilst maintaining the highest levels of professionalism.

• Excellent written/verbal communication skills, communicating with clarity, both orally and in writing, in a logical order and structured approach. Fluent in English (written and verbal).

• Strong relationship management, analytical, problem solving, communication, influencing, planning and presentation skills.

• Very good knowledge of auditing standards and concepts.

• Able to work in virtual, global teams in a matrix organization, transfer knowledge and develop capability of team members.

• Unquestionable personal integrity and ethics.

Ideally the candidate would also have:

• Working knowledge of key processes, risks and controls and regulatory requirements related to the Risk Management departments in the financial services industry either through external audit, internal audit and/or relevant work experience, ideally in an international bank

• Knowledge of technology integrated auditing.

• Sound Microsoft Excel and Access skills.

• Data Analytics skills including knowledge of Python, Tableau etc.

Education/ Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree (or equivalent) from an accredited college or university (or equivalent) or equivalent work experience.

• Professional/industry recognised qualifications e.g. FRM, CFA, CIA

How we'll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career.

• Coaching and support from experts in your team.

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression.

• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs.

About us and our teams

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