Senior Manager/ AVP-HR Audit & Background Verification Management

Kotak Mahindra Bank; Goregaon; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Kotak Mahindra Bank is seeking an HR Audit and Background Verification (BGV) professional to drive end-to-end HR audit activities and manage employee background verification across HR verticals and external stakeholders.

The role enforces governance, compliance, accurate data processing, and smooth coordination with internal teams and external auditors, while delivering audits, MIS, and timely resolutions of observations.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of HR processes, auditing standards, and compliance frameworks.
• Analytical and detail-oriented approach to audit, budget and data validation.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders and influence decision-making.
• Strong communication, reporting, and documentation skills.
• Proficiency in HR systems and tools such as KRAMAN (or similar platforms).

Responsibilities

• Liaise with internal and external auditors to support audit requirements for HR processes and vendors.
• Understand audit scope, coordinate with HR stakeholders to collect, validate and submit data.
• Present findings to auditors and provide clarifications or supporting evidence for closure of observations.
• Ensure timely resolution of pending audit.
• Monitor audit / compliance-related data and keep stakeholders informed periodically.
• Prepare and communicate audit reports and guide HR teams on closing observations.
• Publish audit related MIS regularly.

Skills

HR processes & compliance

Auditing standards

Stakeholder coordination

Communication & reporting

HR systems (KRAMAN)

Tools

KRAMAN

Job description

Position Overview

The role is responsible for driving endtoend HR Audit activities, managing background verification of employees. Ensuring strong governance, compliance, accurate processing, and smooth coordination across HR verticals and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

1. HR Audit & Compliance

• Liaise with internal and external auditors (Statutory, IFC, etc.) to support audit requirements for HR processes and vendors.


• Understand audit scope, coordinate with respective stakeholder within HR to collect, validate and submit the data.


• Present findings to auditors and provide clarifications or supporting evidence for closure of observations.


• Ensure timely resolution of pending audit.


• Monitor audit / compliance-related data and keep all stakeholders informed periodically.


• Prepare and communicate audit reports and guide HR teams on closing observations.


• Publishing audit related MIS regularly

2. Background Verification (BGV) Management

• Ensuring accurate and timely processing of background verification of employees.


• Conduct prejoining and post joining BGV thru service providers.


• Ensuring report\MIS are verified and necessary actions are taken


• Monitor data and keep all stakeholders informed periodically.


• Timely review of service providers for service levels

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of HR processes, auditing standards, and compliance frameworks


• Analytical and detailoriented approach to audit, budget and data validation


• Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders and influence decisionmaking


• Strong communication, reporting, and documentation skills


• Proficiency in HR systems and tools such as KRAMAN (or similar platforms) preferable