Assistant Vice President - Trade Finance - Risk & Controls

Description:

Trade finance + strong Ops risk control

From Investment Banks-Existing AVP's only

you should have experience with:

- Stakeholder Management.

- Decision Making & Problem Solving.

- Strong Communication Skills.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

- Experience of designing, communicating & implementing internal control policies.

- Good Understanding in Controls & Business Assurance.

- Strong understanding of Trade Finance.

Person Specification:

- Excellent relationship building, networking, negotiation and influencing skills.

- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

- Strong project and change management skills.

- Excellent execution skills.

- Excellent time management and prioritization skills.

- Strong analytical and quantitative skills.

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

- Chartered Accountant/ Certified Internal Auditor/ CPA or equivalent qualification in Auditing or Risk Management/Graduate or Postgraduate with experience in Controls i.e. Controls Business Partner or Control Assurance and Tester and Operational Risk Management.

- Extensive experience in Internal Audit, Control Business Partnership, Controls Assurance & Testing and Operational Risk Management.

- Comprehensive understanding of governance and control frameworks and processes, and all aspects of operational risk management. Highly motivated, business-focused and forward-thinking.

- Extensive experience in senior stakeholder management, ability to communicate internal control concepts clearly in a business context. Ability to manage reporting lines and relationships across multiple disciplines.

- Controls Experience in areas viz. Financial Crime, AML, Customer Due Diligence, Settlements, Private Sanctions, Credit Lending, Markets, Reference Data etc.

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

- Business understanding on Trade Finance is preferred.

- Sound commercial judgment and overall understanding of the Financial Services Industry, particularly the business impact of the regulatory environment.

- Experience of designing, communicating & implementing internal control policies.

- Proficient in use of MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

- Knowledge of internal control and regulatory requirements & practice e.g. Turnbull, Sarbanes-Oxley, COSO, Basel II Accord relating to operational risk preferred.

Location-Noida.