Risk and Compliance Specialist

Accenture India Private Limited; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture India Private Limited is hiring a Risk and Compliance Specialist to audit employee expenses, ensure policy adherence, and mitigate potential fraud. The role emphasizes detailed reviews, cross-functional collaboration, and independent problem solving in a high-volume environment.

The candidate should have 7–11 years of experience, strong English communication, and solid knowledge of expense audits and compliance processes, with readiness to work US hours.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of expense audit, compliance, or financial operations processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• The Time & Expense Service Management Team Lead is responsible for the review and resolution of high-risk, complex, and non-compliant employee expense submissions.
• This role leads compliance-focused expense review activities, provides guidance to employees on policy adherence, and partners with key stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely expense processing.
• Manage the review and resolution of escalated, high-risk, and non-compliant expense transactions across designated expense categories.
• Conduct detailed reviews and investigations of complex expense compliance issues and identify trends or recurring concerns.
• Educate and communicate with North American employees regarding expense policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Perform end-of-period pre-authorization reviews, including comprehensive reviews of employee expense reports that exceed established thresholds.
• Manage and coordinate off-cycle payment requests resulting from pre-authorization review activities.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Global Mobility, Legal, HR, Payroll, and other internal support organizations to resolve issues and support policy compliance.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and performance management for one direct report.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and help drive process efficiency, risk mitigation, and compliance awareness across the organization.

Skills

Expense Audit

Compliance

Financial Operations

English Proficiency

Organizational Skills

Analytical Thinking

Independent Work

US Hours

Job description

Risk and Compliance Specialist Skill required: Audit - Risk Management Designation: Risk and Compliance Specialist Qualifications: Any Graduation Years of Experience: 7 to 11 years

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What would you do?

• Perform extensive audits of Accenture employees business expenses and investigate expenses for Accenture policy non-compliance & potential fraud

What are we looking for?

• Strong knowledge of expense audit, compliance, or financial operations processes.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English


• Strong organizational skills with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and deadlines


• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills


• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a high-volume, fast-paced environment


• Must be able to work US hours

Roles and Responsibilities

• The Time & Expense Service Management Team Lead is responsoible for the review and resolution of high-risk, complex, and non-compliant employee expense submissions. This role leads compliance-focused expense review activities, provides guidance to employees on policy adherence, and partners with key stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely expense processing.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the review and resolution of escalated, high-risk, and non-compliant expense transactions across designated expense categories.


• Conduct detailed reviews and investigations of complex expense compliance issues and identify trends or recurring concerns.


• Educate and communicate with North American employees regarding expense policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.


• Perform end-of-period pre-authorization reviews, including comprehensive reviews of employee expense reports that exceed established thresholds.


• Manage and coordinate off-cycle payment requests resulting from pre-authorization review activities.


• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including


• Global Mobility, Legal, HR, Payroll, and other internal support organizations to resolve issues and support policy compliance.


• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and performance management for one direct report.


• Support continuous improvement initiatives and help drive process efficiency, risk mitigation, and compliance awareness across the organization.