VP - Risk & Control - CA/CPA/CIMA - BFSI

VP - Risk & Control

Key Deliverables :

Leading and driving India's Risk Management Plans :

- Providing strong oversight and challenge to the functional teams

- Maintaining the functional risk profile and managing the Risk Appetite of the business

- Working with the business to define and monitor Key Risk Indicators

- Ensuring compliance with Operational Risk and Sarbanes Oxley policies or Basel II or Basel III

- Supporting delivery of all Operational Risk reporting to the Group Chief Accountant's Risk and Control Unit(RCU)

- Monitoring of changes in the Group Policy Framework and assessment of their implications for the business

- Maintaining the existing high profile of the Risk Framework across India, supporting appropriate communication and training programmes

- Actively participate in Finance-wide risk and control forums

- Ad hoc investigation and reporting in response to emerging risks and issues and/or developments in Group Policy

- Stakeholder Management-Head of Financial Control and CIB Decision Support and their teams, Internal and External Auditors

- Supporting development and delivery of training material (as required) to support continued awareness of Group Policy Framework / SOX / Accounting Model developments across India

- Working with the business in supporting Transition and Change activities and executing the Change Risk Assessment methodology

- Be part of a small, highly-motivated and energized team, who deliver outstanding results

- Manage a small team

People Management Responsibilities :

- Provide effective leadership and management for the team.

- Support other team members of staff who are responsible for understanding business issues and deal with enquiries in a professional manner

- Help develop individuals- knowledge and skills through training / coaching/ Mentoring

- Ensure attrition rates remain in line

- Lead training needs analysis review for the team and ensure relevant learning solutions are put in place.

- Ensure the team is fully resourced with the relevant skill set and experience

Essential :

- Basic knowledge of investment banking products and processes

- Good analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to identify control gaps, challenge status quo and decision making capability to suggest remediation plan

- Working in an environment with a strong control focus

- Good communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal

- Stakeholder engagement and influencing skills

- Accountancy, Reconciliations or Audit background and a strong grasp of the BSV principles

- Graduate, qualified accountant desirable

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Intermediate / Advanced)

- Intellectual curiosity and tenacity in achieving results

- Excellent knowledge of English, both written and verbal

- Able to prioritize tasks dynamically and multitask

- Ambitious with a strong appetite to understand and question the controls/control gaps in the process.

- Excellent understanding of full front to back setup within investment banking (systems, processes, functions)

- Team player with the skills to help in developing the team and meet the business objectives

- Proven analytical skills; able to break down complex problems into their core components

- Communicative

- Committed to get things done, achieve targets and meet deadlines

- Self starter, and able to operate independently with minimal guidance

- Able to adapt and respond to changes in a complex environment as they arise, without compromising on timely delivery

- Identify opportunities for information or quality improvements

Qualifications :

- Professional Accounting Qualification (CA / CPA / CIMA) with between 10-12 years post-qualifying experience

- Previous experience of having lead audit / Internal control / Operational Risk teams

- Excellent knowledge of English, both written and verbal

Location : Gurgoan DLF phase III