AVP Assurance and Risk

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd.; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd. invites an experienced Assurance & Risk professional to strengthen internal audit, governance and risk frameworks across multiple entities in the BFSI sector.

The role reports to senior leadership and requires a CA with deep audit and regulatory knowledge. The successful candidate will lead audits, drive controls, and advise on risk management, accounting standards and policy reviews while collaborating with IA heads and stakeholders across the

Qualifications

• CA – mandatory and Chartered Accountant qualification.
• 12+ years post-qualification experience in BFSI/risk/control.
• Strong knowledge of internal audit, risk, and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder and project management skills.
• Internal Auditor certification would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Review Internal Audit reports and discuss findings with IA Heads.
• Provide advisory input to improve IA quality and effectiveness.
• Review audit scope, methodology, coverage, and reporting.
• Assess adoption of Accounting Standards and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate IA maturity and recommend best practices.
• Lead thematic and horizontal audits across key risk areas.
• Support projects involving valuations, restructuring, and policy reviews.
• Strengthen IA methodologies, tools, and governance.
• Prepare reports for senior management and governance forums.
• Collaborate with IA Heads and stakeholders across entities.

Skills

Internal Audit

Risk Management

Regulatory Compliance

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Leadership

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Job description

Associate Vice President Assurance & Risk

Location: Pune
Experience: 12+ years post-qualification
Qualification: Chartered Accountant (Mandatory)
Industry: BFSI / Financial Services

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Assurance & Risk professional to strengthen Internal Audit, internal controls, governance, risk and compliance frameworks across multiple business entities.

Key Responsibilities

• Review Internal Audit reports, discuss findings with IA Heads/stakeholders and follow up on critical observations.
• Provide advisory inputs to improve the quality and effectiveness of Internal Audit practices.
• Review audit scope, coverage, methodology, frequency and reporting standards.
• Assess implementation of Accounting Standards and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate the maturity and effectiveness of Internal Audit functions and recommend best practices.
• Lead thematic and horizontal audits covering key and emerging risk areas.
• Support projects involving valuations, restructuring, proposal evaluation and policy reviews.
• Strengthen Internal Audit methodologies, tools, frameworks and governance practices.
• Prepare reports and presentations for senior management and governance forums.
• Work closely with Internal Audit Heads and senior stakeholders across multiple business entities.

Key Requirements

• CA – Mandatory
• 12+ years of post-qualification experience
• Strong experience in Internal Audit / Risk within BFSI or Financial Services
• Strong understanding of risk management, internal controls and applicable regulations
• Good stakeholder, people and project management skills
• Internal Auditor certification would be an advantage