Assistant Vice President -Audit

Mashreq; India; On-site; INR 2,200,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Mashreq in India seeks an AVP to lead audits and advise on Internal Controls, ensuring policy adherence and safeguarding assets. The role focuses on planning, fieldwork, and reporting for international branches audit engagements and delivering assurance aligned with standards.

The ideal candidate has 10–12 years in banking audits, strong data analytics and SQL skills, and a bachelor’s degree; CA/MBA and CIA/CISA are advantages. Excellent communication is essential.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of bank or audit experience in Trade and Treasury Operations.
• Proficient in data analytics and SQL query writing.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication.
• Bachelor's degree; CA/MBA an added advantage; CIA/CISA preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform, support, or lead planning, fieldwork, and reporting of international branches audit engagements.
• Document the work with adequate evidence to demonstrate accuracy of findings.
• Discuss findings with Management to reach consensus on actions to address risks.
• Follow up audit recommendations post-audit, assess residual risk and close issues.
• Contribute to the continuous monitoring program and automated auditing initiatives.
• Act as liaison with stakeholders to understand business strategy and communicate risks to Audit Team.
• Draft and report audit findings for Management and Audit Committee presentations.
• Share data analytics knowledge to guide team development.

Skills

Data analytics

SQL

Audit execution

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

CA or MBA advantageous

Tools

SQL

Job description

The AVP is an intermediate-level role responsible for carrying out audits and other assignments and reporting on the effectiveness/adequacy of Internal Controls, compliance to the policies and procedures to safeguard the Bank's assets. The overall objective is to apply in-depth disciplinary knowledge through value-added perspectives or advisory services to help Bank reach business goals.

Key Result Areas

• Perform, support, or lead where directed, the planning, fieldwork, and reporting of international branches audit engagements to deliver agreed assurance objectives to established standards.
• Document the work carried out during the audit with adequate evidence to demonstrate the accuracy of the audit findings.
• Discuss the findings with Management at regular intervals during the audit to reach consensus on the actions required to address the risks.
• Follow up audit recommendations post-audit, assess residual risk, validate remedial work performed, and document and close issues. Actively track and upscale, where appropriate, significant issues and audit findings that remain unresolved.
• Perform and document aspects of Internal Audit's quarterly continuous monitoring program to identify changes to risk assessments, audit plan, or audit universe. Actively contribute to the automated auditing initiative for efficient and Continuous Auditing. Responsible for CA scenario and query development.
• Act as liaison with stakeholders to ensure complete understanding of business strategy, plans, products, performance, and risk-related issues at the business unit level and communicate these to the relevant Audit Team members via bottom-up continuing risk assessments and dialogue.
• Draft and report audit findings promptly to be included in Management and Audit Committee presentations.
• Share data analytics knowledge, skills, and experience with team members to guide and assist their development.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Intermediate level bank or audit experience (10 to 12 years) in a Trade and Treasury Operations with demonstrated execution capabilities according to strict timetables.
• Proven hands‑on usage of data analytics, SQL query writing in audit work. Demonstrate the ability to think critically, objectively, and "think outside the box" when analyzing big data.
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication and report writing skills.
• Candidates must have a minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. A Chartered Accountant (CA) or Master of Business Administration (MBA) will be considered an added advantage. Professional audit certification (CIA) and additional specialist qualifications would be preferred (e.g., CAMS, CISA, etc.), although they are not essential for the right candidate.