Manage and maintain a dynamic audit universe for the India entity, SOX, and global entity.
Update risk assessments and identify emerging risks and significant business changes.
Plan and conduct audits across the full audit cycle, including planning, fieldwork, and reporting.
Exercise critical thinking to identify and evaluate key controls and risks.
Prepare and review audit programs and procedures to test controls, integrating data analytics techniques.
Communicate recommendations strategically to stakeholders and recommend and track remediations to completion.
Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders at all levels within the business lines and control functions locally and globally.
Perform pre-implementation, special investigations, and post-mortem reviews as needed.
Work with Internal Audit leadership to prepare and deliver updates to stakeholders, including senior executives, management committees, audit committees, board of directors, and external auditors/regulators.
Stay updated on industry, local, and product-specific developments and raise any risk and control-related topics of interest to IIPL Management teams, Audit and Risk management, and other key global stakeholders.
Contribute to developing a culture of risk and control awareness throughout the organization.
Facilitate collaboration and teamwork to support Internal Audit, Risk Advisory, Intelligence Analytics, and Risk Audit Operations activities.
People and Culture:
Establish effective governance processes and meeting cadence with global stakeholders and global delivery teams.
Work closely with global stakeholders and global delivery teams to ensure delivery of agreed outcomes, including established metrics and KPIs.
Collaborate with global delivery teams to ensure a strong and consistent global approach to goal setting, performance reviews, promotions/progressions, development discussions, and the annual talent review and compensation process.
Support talent acquisition, development, and retention strategy for the team in collaboration with the local HR team.
Foster the evolution of the capabilities in Hyderabad to meet evolving business needs.
Drive a culture of accountability and ownership to resolve issues and ensure strict adherence to IIPL policies.
Develop and maintain strong strategic partnerships and collaborate with leaders across all regions and functions.
Exhibit leadership maturity to drive change and enhancements while ensuring timely and effective communications.
Participate actively in Hyderabad employee engagement, cultural building forums, and Hyderabad office initiatives.
Provide mentoring, developmental opportunities, and career guidance to employees.
Partner with the Hyderabad HR team in talent management and training strategies.
Identify and act upon opportunities to better leverage the team s talent and capabilities.
Identify opportunities to drive synergies, improvement, optimization, and standardization of processes.
Foster a culture of knowledge sharing.
Collaborate with global stakeholders and global delivery teams to identify and implement opportunities for automation and innovation.
Qualifications:
15+ years of experience as an audit leader or risk management equivalent, in financial services, with experience as a head of station.
Undergraduate degree in a related field is required.
Experience in front-to-back audits, SOX, and knowledge of enterprise risk, IT general controls, and data analytics. CPA, CIA, or relevant Risk certification preferred.
Knowledge of Internal Audit and Risk standards and best practices.
Proven experience in managing and developing high-performing teams in a matrix reporting environment.
Ability to lead, drive, and coach a senior team of professionals across audit, risk, operations, and data analytics.
Excellent relationship, project, and team management skills.
Strong analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Deep understanding of risk management principles and practices.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with senior management and global stakeholders.
Ability to adapt to changing regulatory environments and business needs.
Proficiency in data analytics and data visualization.
High ethical standards and integrity. Commitment to the Hyderabad location onsite.
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