Auditor - CRO

Position Overview

In Scope of Position based Promotions (INTERNAL only)

Job Title: Auditor - CRO

Location: Mumbai

Job Description

This role is within a team that provides audit coverage of the CRO function and forms part of a much larger global team (around ~50 FTE).

As a member of this audit team, you will be exposed to specialist functions such as Credit Risk Management, Market Risk Management, Non-Financial Risk Management and Enterprise Risk Management.

In addition to conducting audit work across these functions, the team also works closely with other audit teams to provide ‘joined up’ assurance, as well as to act in an advisory capacity on Credit Risk Management, Market Risk Management, Non-Financial Risk Management and Enterprise Risk Management related topics.

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 child care assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Flexible working arrangements
• 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.
• 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 organisation, 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 audt 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.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• 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

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