DHFL - Assistant Vice President - Internal Audit

Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL)

Internal Audit Department

Position : AVP- Internal Audit

Base Location : Mumbai

Job Description:

Overview of Role:

- The role of the Internal Auditor is to conduct an independent and objective assessment of the process and provide an unbiased opinion of the Company's operations. Audit needs to evaluate the effectiveness of the control, risk management, and compliance processes.

Key responsibilities include:

- Reviewing the systems established by management to ensure compliance with policies, plans, procedures, laws and regulations which could have a significant impact on operations of the organization.

- Reviewing the means of safeguarding assets and, as appropriate, verifying the existence of assets;

- Reviewing operations or programs to ascertain whether results are consistent with established objectives and goals and whether the operations or programs are being carried out as planned.

- Reviewing the reliability and integrity of financial and operating information and the means used to identify, measure, classify and report such information;

Required Job Skills and Experience:

- Strong familiarity with Companies Act, National Housing Bank guidelines and other regulatory requirements. Significant experience in developing, testing and assessing internal controls.

- Maintain awareness of changes in operations, regulations and audit practices in order to evaluate effectiveness and efficiency, and advocate and influence the highest standards of ethics, discipline, and professionalism.

- Should be objective in performing his work; should have an impartial, unbiased attitude and avoid areas of conflict of interest

- Strong knowledge and understanding of the NBFC and Banking systems, internal control and reporting processes

- 08-10 years- experience in Banking and NBFC industry, internal audit and risk management, Big 4 audit firms.

- Working knowledge and experience in Technology and Information Security is an added advantage.

Qualification :

- Bachelor's degree required

- Chartered Accountant

Additional Certification (Optional):

- Certified Internal Auditor

- CISA or equivalent technology audit certifications

Competencies / Technical Skills:

- Ability to identify and evaluate potential risks and escalate appropriately for debate and resolution.

- Strong analysis and fact-based decision making. Expected to look beyond the issue at hand and raise questions.

- Proven ability to communicate complex information in simple terms (oral and written). Influence horizontally and vertically across the organization and diverse audiences. Will work both independently and as part of a team and be expected to develop relationships with other Compliance and Risk groups.

- Project Management Skills ability to cope with delivery within very tight deadlines under high pressure. Ability to prioritize work activity to maximize performance against agreed targets

- A good team player with strong coordination skills. Ability to manage smaller & larger teams and work with across teams/locations to accomplish goals in a timely manner.

- Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office applications - PowerPoint, Excel and Word and ability to work on these without any support.