Analyst - Ethics & Independence - Mumbai

BDO India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO India Services Private Limited in Mumbai seeks a Sr. Assistant in Ethics & Independence to interpret policies, assess conflicts of interest, and support governance across client engagements.

The role requires strong analytical skills, a postgraduate degree, and at least one year of experience; proficiency in MS Excel and meticulous, proactive work habits will help ensure timely, compliant deliverables.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree from a reputed college.
• Minimum 1 year of work experience.
• Strong interpersonal and excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good MS Excel proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develops comprehensive knowledge of BDO local Ethics & Independence policies and applies them in day-to-day conflict check evaluation.
• Applies understanding of ethics and independence rules to provide basic guidance to firm professionals on policy and regulatory requirements.
• Performs basic independence research and assists in identifying potential conflicts of interest through client and counterparty database research.
• Becomes proficient in using BDO proprietary conflicts of interest databases, including maintenance and updates.
• Performs initial review of submissions from client teams and evaluates completeness, accuracy, and appropriateness of proposed engagements.
• Acts as a liaison between client teams and the Ethics & Independence team.
• Maintains attention to detail and manages tasks in a timely manner.
• Uses analytical and project management tools and methodologies.
• Learns firm structure, business strategies and service lines.
• Creates, updates, and publishes critical Ethics and Independence updates via communication channels.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Proactive decision-making

Data interpretation

Ethics and integrity

Adaptability

Time management

Education

Postgraduate degree

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

BDO is a global network of professional services firms with a presence in over 166 countries, revenue of over USD 14 billion, and experience of over 60 years. It’s a leading service provider for the mid-markets with client service at its heart.

BDO India Services Private Limited (or ‘BDO India’) is the India member firm of BDO International. BDO India offers strategic, operational, accounting and tax, and regulatory advisory & assistance for both domestic and international organizations across a range of industries. BDO India is led by more than 300+ Partners & Directors with a team of over 10,000 professionals operating across 14 cities and 20 offices. We expect to grow sizably in the coming 3-5 years, adding various dimensions to our business and multiplying and increasing the current team size multi-fold.

About Ethics & Independence:

Ethics & Independence team at BDO plays an important role in managing the internal risks of the firm associated with accepting a new client or an engagement or risk. The Sr. Assistant within Ethics & Independence team would be required to develop subject matter expertise on Independence & Conflicts domain. The individual as part of their evaluation will be interpreting Ethics & Independence policies, determining required actions, and making recommendations based on firm guidance, primarily focusing on mitigating Conflict of Interest issues and Independence threats. Other responsibilities include diligently producing deliverables on timely manner and ensuring highest quality considering the work product may also be subject to review and scrutiny by outside regulators.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops comprehensive knowledge of BDO local Ethics & Independence policies, regulatory requirements and apply them in the day-to-day assessment of conflict check evaluation.
• Apply fundamental understanding of the applicable ethics and independence rules and regulations in executing procedures that contribute to provide basic guidance to firm professionals on application of firm policy and regulatory requirements.
• Perform basic independence technical research and assist in the identification of potential conflicts of interest through database research on client and counterparties involved in the new proposal.
• Become proficient in understanding and using BDO proprietary conflicts of interest databases, including, maintenance and update of the same.
• Performs initial review of submissions from client teams and evaluates completeness, accuracy, and appropriateness of proposed engagement.
• Acts as a liaison between the client teams, other members of the Ethics & Independence team.
• Attention to detail and manage the tasks and activities in a timely manner.
• Uses analytical and project management methodology and tools.
• Learn the firm structure, business strategies and service lines of the firm.
• Create, update, and publish critical Ethics and Independence updates and messages using appropriate communication channels.

Knowledge, skills, and experience requirements:

• Good analytical thinking / ability to take pro-active decisions.
• Good analytical skills with a logical mind-set.
• Strong data interpretations skills to analyse and document relevant findings.
• Highest standard of ethics, integrity, and values.
• Self-directed, adaptable to changes in the work environment/rules/directions.
• Must be flexible to work extra hours during peak volume period.

Qualifications, certifications, and education requirements:

• Postgraduate degree from a reputed college
• Minimum 1 year of work experience
• Strong interpersonal and excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good in MS Excel

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