Manager-Consulting-Business Consulting

EXL Talent Acquisition Team; Dadri; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

EXL Talent Acquisition Team is seeking an experienced risk and compliance professional to manage operational delivery and stakeholder relationships for clients. You will work with on-shore managers to align scope, milestones and escalation matrices while designing MIS for status updates and risk trends.

This role emphasizes continuous improvement in risk management across processes with a focus on SOX compliance and internal audits.

Qualifications

• 8-11+ years of professional experience in risk & compliance (operational risk, SOX, internal audit, reviews).
• Experience in BFSI, Transport, Utilities segments preferred.
• Professional certifications such as CA, CPA, CISA or CIA.
• Strong MS Office skills including Visio and PDF Pro.

Responsibilities

• Plan, monitor & manage operational delivery to meet quality and timelines.
• Define roles, responsibilities and rollout a delivery plan for the team.
• Align scope with on-shore managers; set milestones and escalation matrices.
• Design and implement MIS for periodic status updates and trend identification.
• Review working papers, draft observations, and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Promote risk governance and continuous improvement across processes.

Skills

Risk & Compliance

Operational Risk

SOX Compliance

Internal Audit

Business Process Reviews

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Process Improvement

Data Analytics

Delivery Leadership

Education

CA/CPA/CISA/CIA Certification

Tools

MS Visio

PDF Pro

Job description

You will be responsible to manage operational delivery & stakeholder relationships for clients assigned in your portfolio. You can expect to work with external & internal client/s personnel to manage compliance, financial and operational risk projects.

You will provide specialized consulting advice basis work performed by the team and support informed decision making at executive levels.

Responsibilities

• Plan, monitor & manage operational delivery to ensure adherence to agreed quality parameters & timelines. Implement work management trackers, define roles & responsibilities of team members and roll out a work allocation / delivery plan to track completion
• Work with on-shore managers to agree on scope of work, key stakeholders, escalation matrices, project milestones & timelines
• Design & Implement management information systems (MIS) for periodic status updates and to identify trends around business processes identified as high on risk / low on controls
• Participate in operational responsibilities with team members basis project requirements. Evolve as the ‘face’ of team to review working papers, draft observations & communicate them to key stakeholders
• Drive a culture of Risk and Governance across business processes. Institutionalize ethos of continuous improvement in risk management across all processes and sub processes in scope. Champion customer service to ensure that compliance is integrated in business processes
• Demonstrate excellent project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services
• Introduced to concepts of Big Data Analytics, Automation & Process Digitalization in various business processes. Ability to identify opportunities, drive POC (Proof of Concept), manage un-certainty & define success parameters
• Exceptionally good understanding of EXL Consulting and its service lines and actively assess what the firm can deliver to service clients

Qualifications

• 8-11+ years of professional experience in areas of risk & compliance (operational risk, SOX compliance, internal audit, business process reviews etc.). Specialized industry experience in BFSI, Transport, Utilities segments is preferred
• Professional certification such as CA, CPA, CISA or CIA. Exceptionally good MS office skills including MS Visio & PDF Pro applications
• Relationship building & networking capabilities. Ability to engage in a conversation, demonstrate a solution oriented approach & work on new business concepts / ideas / delivery models
• Strong understanding of accounting, finance and auditing concepts and standards