Delivery Lead, Internal Financial Controls

AXA; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced family-friendly leave

Diversity & inclusion programs

Job summary

AXA in Gurugram seeks a Delivery Lead for Internal Financial Controls to steer the IFC framework across insurance and finance processes. You will drive design, documentation and sustainable control implementations with strong risk judgement and clear written communication.

You will lead complex workstreams, translate IFRS risks into control principles and coach teams toward robust, auditable controls aligned with AXA Group standards.

Qualifications

• Robust understanding of insurance business processes including underwriting and finance.
• Ability to translate IFRS risks into control objectives.
• Experience designing sustainable internal controls and risk-to-control mapping.
• Working knowledge of SOX/ICFR frameworks and governance processes.
• Ability to challenge senior stakeholders credibly and document judgements.

Responsibilities

• Lead IFC projects and workstreams, translating objectives into executable plans.
• Translate IFRS financial statement risks into control design principles.
• Facilitate workshops with Finance, Operations and Technology for durable controls.
• Provide expert challenge and escalate dependencies within governance.
• Assess impact of process and data changes on control design and sequencing.
• Maintain delivery plans, milestones and evidence for audits.
• Ensure documentation withstands Group IC and external audit review.
• Coach team members and stakeholders on risk and control methodologies.

Skills

Insurance domain knowledge

IFRS/ICFR understanding

SOX/ICFR familiarity

Stakeholder management

Process mapping

Documentation skills

Strong written communication

Analytical skills

Change delivery

Job description

Delivery Lead – Internal Financial Controls

Gurugram, Haryana, India

As a Delivery Lead of Internal Financial Controls, you will be leading the complex IFC framework project workstreams and provide technical and delivery leadership for the design and implementation of sustainable controls across insurance and finance processes.

The role supports a project to strengthen the design, documentation and sustainability of internal financial control arrangements across insurance and finance processes. The successful candidate will combine risk and controls expertise with sound judgement, credible challenge and clear written communication.

What you’ll be DOING

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Lead complex IFC projects and workstreams, setting delivery approaches and translating programme objectives into executable plans through implementation readiness and handover.
• Own the translation of IFRS financial statement risks into control design principles.
• Facilitate design workshops with Finance, Operations, Technology and process owners to ensure proposed controls address risks and can operate sustainably.
• Provide expert advice and credible challenge in complex situations, influencing senior process owners and escalating material decisions, dependencies and barriers through programme governance.
• Assess the impact of process, system, data and organisational change on control design and implementation sequencing.
• Maintain oversight of delivery plans, milestones, interdependencies, risks and evidence requirements.
• Ensure deliverables are internally consistent and suitable for review by Group IC, external auditors and senior governance forums.
• Coach team members and business stakeholders on risks, control design, evidence standards and methodology application.
• Support programme leadership through status reporting, decision papers and recommendations.
• Understand end-to-end processes, relevant systems, data flows, hand-offs and financial statement impacts before proposing control changes.
• Assess IFRS financial statement risks and translate them into relevant financial statement assertions and process outcomes.
• Design sustainable controls with clear ownership, frequency, evidence, escalation and retention requirements.
• Apply AXA Group Internal Control methodology pragmatically while maintaining alignment with required standards.
• Distinguish control design or coverage issues from documentation enhancements and evidence limitations.
• Produce complete and consistent documentation capable of withstanding Group IC and external auditor scrutiny.
• Support development of standards, training, action tracking and the embedding of enhanced ways of working.
• Provide expert advice in complex situations and communicate difficult concepts in a way that influences stakeholders to adopt appropriate solutions.

You will report to Senior Risk Governance Manager.

What you will BRING

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

Required Skills and Abilities

• Robust understanding of insurance business processes, including underwriting, claims, reinsurance, technical accounting, finance and reporting.
• Ability to understand IFRS financial statement risks and related financial statement assertions.
• Ability to translate risks into precise, practical and testable control objectives.
• Demonstrated experience designing sustainable controls rather than simply documenting existing activities.
• Working knowledge of SOX, ICFR or comparable internal financial control frameworks and risk-to-control mapping.
• Ability to apply group methodology proportionately and pragmatically while documenting judgement.
• Confidence to challenge process owners and senior stakeholders constructively and credibly.
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to produce concise, evidence-based documentation suitable for governance and assurance review.
• Robust analytical skills, attention to detail and ability to manage dependencies across multiple workstreams.
• Ability to assess financial statement coverage and maintain clear mapping between balances, processes, risks, controls and financial statement assertions.
• Practical understanding of process narratives, walkthroughs, risk and control matrices, design and operating effectiveness testing and quality assurance expectations.
• Awareness of technology dependencies relevant to financial reporting, including critical financial applications, IT general controls, end-user computing and outsourced service providers.
• Ability to maintain consistency across process documentation, testing evidence and risk and control systems with a clear audit trail and disciplined version control.
• Robust change delivery and stakeholder communication skills.

Desired Skills and Abilities

• Significant experience in SOX/ICFR consulting, Internal Control, technical accounting, finance transformation or insurance process improvement.
• Experience leading complex internal control, control design or finance change workstreams within a large, regulated or multinational organisation.
• Insurance industry experience supported by a practical understanding of accounting and reporting processes.
• Experience within a Big Four or specialist consulting firm, Internal Control function, technical accounting or finance transformation environment, or as an insurance process SME.
• Relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience in accounting, audit, risk, controls or finance.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across cultures, functions and levels of seniority.
• Demonstrated accountability for delivery, quality of outputs and stakeholder engagement.

Who WE are

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

Learn more at axaxl.com

What we OFFER

Inclusion

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

Learn more at axaxl.com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Total Rewards

AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.

We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars:

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
• AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.

For more information, please see axaxl.com/sustainability.