AVP - Financial Reporting/Control Testing - BFSI

AVP Financial Reporting Control Testing

Person Specification :

Essential Skills/Basic Qualification :

- Minimum experience of post qualification experience in auditing (trained in Big Four) preferably in Financial Services

- Experienced in identifying, documenting and testing controls for Sarbanes Oxley Regulatory Reporting purposes

- Good understanding of the COSO framework and its application to internal controls over financial reporting

- Ability to understand, implement and drive improvements to a risk & control framework for finance functions

- Strong project and change management skills, strong analytical and quantitative skills

Desirable Skills/ Preferred Qualifications :

- Communication skills

- Excellent written and face-to-face communication skills

- Ability to communicate conceptually challenging massages in an effective manner.

- Manage conflicting demands and priorities through stakeholder engagement, effective planning and sound judgement

- Personal and interpersonal skills

- Ability to work on a number of deliverables at the same time

- Offer assistance without waiting to be asked, takes steps to keep stakeholders informed and delivers high quality support

- Take personal accountability for own activities and performance, ensuring the right people are involved to achieve a successful outcome

- Solution oriented approach

- Influencing skills / negotiation skills

- Proficient in use of MS Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power-point)

- A comprehensive knowledge, and practical experience, of the main operational processes within the business and a good understanding of the procedures and control framework.

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