StrideOne - Operations Risk Asset Management Role

Operations Risk Asset Management Role

Company Profile:

StrideOne, the NBFC, has been set up with the vision to be a leading financial institution for Indian Startups and their ecosystem providing comprehensive financial services distributed digitally. We have a "Product First and Client First" approach and hence customize various financial services to the specific needs of the start-up industry.

With the vision to build a one-stop financial institution for startups in India, the journey for Stride as a group has only started. An organization is built by its people, and we are thus eager to on-board this rocket ship, the BEST out there across verticals. We have a very open and welcoming culture where we invite honest conversations, and analytical thinking without the baggage of bias and the weight of hierarchy. If you're a team player who is passionate about what they do, have an entrepreneurial quotient, and would love to join a growing organization, come and be a part of the Stride Family!

Job Overview:

Collaborate with the Manager of Internal Audit to execute the annual audit plan, focusing on assessing internal controls over financial reporting and conducting operational audits. Responsibilities include evaluating processes, testing control effectiveness, preparing audit updates, coordinating with external auditors, assisting in investigations, and converting manual controls to system controls.

Role & responsibilities:

- Work closely with the Manager of Internal Audit to implement and execute the annual internal audit plan, which includes tests of the design and efficiency of internal controls over financial reporting as well as risk-based operational audits

- Work cross-functionally with process owners across the Company to evaluate processes, identify process deficiencies or enhancements, and ensure action is taken to address these

- Perform testing on behalf of management over the efficiency of internal controls over operational, financial, and IT processes

- Assist in the preparation of internal audit updates to be presented to the management team, CFO/COO, and Audit Committee on a semi-annual or quarterly basis

- Coordinate with external auditors on their annual plan including but not limited to the performance of process walkthroughs and control testing

- Assist with internal investigations as they arise

- Contribution to the conversion of manual controls to system controls

Preferred candidate profile:

- Chartered Accountant or CIA

- Minimum 4 to 6 years of consulting experience with an in-depth understanding of the Internal Audit and Risk Advisory domain.

- Worked with Big 5 consulting firms as a consultant for Risk Management and Internal Audits

- Candidate having strong hands-on experience in Internal Audit, IFC / SOX control testing, and documentation.

- Good Communication Skills.

- Proficient in using MS Office, specifically in Excel.

- Experience in the Finance Sector is an added advantage.