Leader – Operational & Financial Risk – FinTech

Employee Forums; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to 5000+ training courses

Inclusive environment

Dynamic workplace

Job summary

Employee Forums is seeking a qualified professional with at least 10 years of internal and statutory auditing experience in Gurugram, India. The role focuses on audit planning, delivery, and ensuring quality outcomes while adhering to global standards.

Key responsibilities include leading audit efforts, preparing management presentations, and recommending improvements. The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge of Indian accounting principles and be proactive in a fast-paced environment.

Employee Forums offers access to extensive training courses and a positive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years in internal and/or statutory auditing.
• Experience with operational audit mandates for various products.
• Strong understanding of COSO framework.

Responsibilities

• Assist in running audits and developing risk-based audit plans.
• Plan and supervise regulatory mandated audits.
• Prepare reports reflecting outcomes and key risks.

Skills

Internal and statutory auditing experience

Data analytics skills

Communication skills

Operational audit experience

Knowledge of Indian accounting principles

Education

CPA, CA or MBA (Finance)

FRM or relevant certifications

Tools

Data visualization tools

Job description

What you’ll be doing

Audit planning

• Assist the Head of Internal Audit in the day-to-day running of the audits and related deliverables.
• Lead the audit planning efforts and develop risk-based audit plans based on annual risk assessments.
• Continuously improve the IA documentation and keep them aligned to the Global IIA standards (ex. IS audit framework and policy, manual, methodology, etc.)

Audit delivery

• Plan, organize and supervise the conduct of all regulatory mandated audits for the year.
• Follow agile auditing approach to deliver high quality outcomes.
• Lead or perform audit work as per prescribed policies, procedures and standards.
• Prepare reports and management presentations to reflect the outcomes of the audits with a focus on key risks.
• Document audit fieldwork and own the quality of working papers with an aim to consistently maintain the golden standard.
• Work closely with co-sourced partners to steer the audit delivery to meet audit objectives and timelines.
• Stay informed, adopt and implement the best-in-class audit practices and solutions to automate audit testing.

Deliver value

• Make S.T recommendations to improve processes, follow‑up on recommendations, and escalate when needed to ensure timely closure of actions.
• Ensure all audits exceed expectations during internal and external quality assurance checks.
• Write high quality audit reports which are praised for their factual accuracy, brevity and clarity.
• Complete IA self‑assessments with consistently improving outcomes year‑on‑year.

What are we looking for?

• A qualified candidate with a minimum of 10 years of internal and/or statutory auditing experience CPA, CA or MBA (Finance).
• FRM or other relevant certifications will be an added advantage.
• Prior and in‑depth experience to handle operational audit mandates for various products / licenses, e.g. PPI, BBPS, PA and PG etc.
• A thorough understanding of Indian accounting principles and International Financial Reporting.
• Standards and familiarity with industry specific accounting practices and regulatory guidelines.
• Strong understanding of COSO framework.
• Ability to assess internal controls across various functions / processes like merchant operations, treasury operations, and financial reporting.
• Strong knowledge of business line and regulatory obligations in the Indian Payments space.
• Proficient with data analytics and good familiarity with data visualisation tools.
• Proactive, independent, resourceful and self‑motivated with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A self‑starter and fast learner who can work with a small entrepreneurial team of auditors in a fast‑paced environment with a focus on delivery and output.
• Ability to interact, collaborate and challenge teams on the existing practices.
• Someone who holds high degree of ethics and integrity through any situation.

What we offer (Standard)

• A positive, get‑things‑done workplace.
• A dynamic, constantly evolving space (change is par for the course important you are comfortable with this).
• An inclusive environment that ensures we listen to a diverse range of voices when making decisions.
• Ability to learn cutting edge concepts and innovation in an agile start‑up environment with a global scale.
• Access to 5000+ training courses accessible anytime/anywhere to support your growth and development (Corporate with top learning partners like Harvard, Coursera, Udacity).