Role: Vice President, Internal Audit - Global Financial Crime
Location: Bengaluru
Role Overview
The role is responsible for leading and delivering Financial Crime audit engagements across EMEA, supporting Audit Directors in portfolio ownership, audit planning, risk assessment, and execution. The position requires deep subject-matter expertise, strong judgment, and the ability to operate confidently with senior stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and manage assigned Financial Crime audit sub-portfolios within EMEA
- Support audit planning, risk universe maintenance, and dynamic audit plan execution
- Lead end-to-end audit engagements using agile audit methodologies
- Evaluate financial crime and fraud risks and test key controls across businesses
- Deliver high-quality, impactful audit reports with minimal rework
- Manage audit teams, resource planning, and delivery timelines
- Engage with senior stakeholders and escalate issues where required
- Support governance reporting (Audit Committee, Risk Committee, MI)
- Act as a Financial Crime subject matter expert across forums and initiatives
- Line management, coaching, and development of audit professionals
Experience & Skills
- Extensive experience in Financial Crime Internal Audit within financial services
- Strong exposure to Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, Transaction Banking, Global Markets
- Solid understanding of EMEA financial crime regulations and risk frameworks
- Experience with data analytics and agile auditing
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for executive audiences
- Proven people leadership and stakeholder management capability
What We're Looking For
- Strong accountability and decision-making ability
- Structured, analytical, and detail-oriented approach
- Comfortable operating under pressure and tight timelines
- Ability to lead with confidence, clarity, and credibility
In a world of increasing regulatory scrutiny, strong financial crime audit leadership is not just about compliance, it's about protecting institutional trust.
