Controls Assurance - AVP

Barclays; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking an AVP for Control Assurance based in India to support risk management across the controls environment. You will collaborate with various functions to assess design and operating effectiveness of controls, develop test plans, and drive improvements to the control framework.

Strong communication and accounting qualifications are essential. The role emphasizes partnering with the bank, managing risk, and delivering independent assurance to enhance internal controls and

Qualifications

• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to present credibly to senior stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of operational risk & control processes and risk management mindset.
• Good understanding of SOx requirements and COSO framework in internal controls over financial reporting.
• Experience in Product Control/Financial Control/Regulatory reporting and/or Auditing, preferably in Financial Services.
• Experience identifying, documenting, and testing controls.
• Formal Accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent).
• Ability to understand, implement and drive improvements to a risk & control framework.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across the bank to maintain a robust control environment and perform ad-hoc assessments and testing.
• Develop detailed test plans and procedures to identify weaknesses in internal controls.
• Communicate findings to stakeholders and ensure corrective actions are followed.
• Create a knowledge centre with documentation of assessments, testing, findings, and training materials.

Skills

Effective written and oral comms

Operational risk & controls

SOX & COSO

Product/Financial control

Regulatory reporting

Auditing

Identify/test controls

Risk & controls framework

Advanced Excel

Data analytics tools

Alteryx

Tableau

Education

ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent

Tools

Alteryx

Tableau

Job description

Join us as a Control Assurance - AVP, where you’ll provide first class support to our clients by managing and providing the full range of control

services to the Finance Function to support risk management across the Controls environment. At Barclays, our vision is clear – to redefine the future of banking.

To be successful in this role, you should have below skills:

• Effective written and oral communication skills, with the ability to present credibly to senior stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of operational risk & control processes and practices, including experience in their application across functions with ability to demonstrate a risk management mindset.
• Good understanding of SOx requirements and the COSO framework and its application to internal controls over financial reporting.
• Experience in Product Control/Financial Control/Regulatory reporting and/or Auditing, preferably in Financial Services.
• Experienced in identifying, documenting, and testing controls.
• Formal Accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent).
• Ability to understand, implement and drive improvements to a risk & control framework

Some other highly valued skills may include below:

• Strong Excel skills including extensive experience in managing large quantities of data, pivots, formulas, Vlookup.
• Experience with Data Analytics tools and technologies (such as Alteryx, Tableau etc) would be an added advantage.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based out of Chennai/Gurugram location.

Purpose of the role

To partner with the bank, to provide independent insurance on control processes and advise on improvements to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the bank’s internal controls framework.

Accountabilities

• Collaboration across the bank to maintain a satisfactory, robust, and efficient control environment through the execution of ad-hoc assessments and testing on the design and operational effectiveness of the internal controls, aligned to control policies and standards.
• Development of detailed test plans and procedures to identify weaknesses in internal controls and other initiatives aligned to the bank’s control framework to mitigate any potential risks and issues, prioritised by its severity to disrupt bank operations, potential losses, and reputational impact.
• Communication of key findings and observations to the relevant stakeholders and business units to improve overall control efficiency and provide corrective actions to senior managers. Collaboration with other control professionals to resolve complex issues and ensure consistent testing methodologies across the bank.
• Development of a knowledge centre containing detailed documentation of control assessments, testing on design and operational effectiveness of procedures, findings, and the distribution of material on internal controls to train and upskill colleagues within the bank.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.