Zonal Audit Manager - Ahemdabad

Aditya Birla Capital; Gujarat; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Aditya Birla Capital is seeking a Senior Audit Professional to assist the Vertical Head Gold loan audits in developing and executing an audit plan for on-site and off-site reviews across gold loan portfolios, branches and channels of ABCL NBFC.

The role covers risk areas including Credit, Regulatory, Financial and Operational risk, such as collateral valuation, compliance checks, and security processes, with emphasis on continuous improvement through technology-driven audits and offsite reviews.

Job description

• Job Context & Major Challenges: Write the specific aspects of the job that provide a challenge (internal and external) to the jobholder in the context of the Business/Unit/Function/Department/Section
• Purpose of this role is toassist Vertical Head Gold loan audits in thedevelopmentand execution of theAuditPlan(both onsite and offsite audit)forGold Loanscovering all the key areas in the end-to-end Lifecycleof gold loansincludingcustomer onboarding, collateral valuation, purity checks,screening, credit assessment and sanction, limit and facility booking, credit operations, disbursement, post-disbursement monitoring,collateral management, safe custody and physical security, CCTV surveillance,collectionsandrecovery, pre-payments/foreclosures, settlements,collateral release / re-pledge process, auction process,early warning monitoring,fraud risk controls,legal and regulatory compliance and reporting,etc., acrossgold loans branches,productand channels inABCL NBFCto assess adequacy and effectiveness of risk management and controls, and adherence to internal policies and procedures as well as applicable laws and regulations
• The primary function of the role will be toassist the Vertical Head Gold loan audits in thedevelopmentandexecution ofthe audit plan for proactive and qualitativegold loansaudits acrossvariousgold loan branches,product and channels in ABCLNBFCfactoring the nature of business, level and direction of risk, extent and nature of collateral, scale of operations, level of digitalisation and use of technology, use and involvement of third party vendors/partners, complexity & diversity of thegold loansportfolio, the organization strategy, culture and maturity
• Support the Vertical Head Gold loan audits in the development of theprocesses for adequate and effective audit coverage of various risks including Credit, Regulatory, Financial and Operational risks arising fromthePortfolio and Lifecycle ofgold loans across branches, product andchannels and various applicable laws and regulations
• Support the Vertical Head Gold loan audits to ensure theaudit procedures and checklistsarecurrent and updated keeping pace and aligned with changes in internal policies/guidelines as well as legal/regulatory changes and evolving industry best practices
• Support the Vertical Head in the development ofauditstrategy and planfor identification and assessment ofCredit Risk, FinancialRisk, Operational Risk (includingFraud Risk), ComplianceRisk,Reputational Riskand Other risks arising from Portfolio and Lifecycleof gold loansacross thebranches,product,channels of ABCLNBFC, scale of operations and complexities of the business and maturity level of controls
• Support the Vertical Head in development ofaudit plans based on risk assessment and regulatory framework; ensuringuse of advanced integrated auditing concepts and extensive use of technology and data for achievement of the audit objectives
• Drive execution of thegold loansaudits testingcontrols covering entireLifecycleof gold loansacross branches,productand channels in ABCL NBFCin accordance withthe Policies, Procedures, Legal and Regulatory requirements, Internal Audit Standards, and leading best practices
• Contribute through knowledge / best practices sharing or other ways to support the Vertical Head in developing aspecialisedgold loansaudit team for execution ofgold loan audit reviews includingspecialisedareas such ascollateral valuation and purity checks, and other key areas across gold loans lifecycle
• Ensuretimelycompletion ofgold loansaudit plan and projects along with quality of audits, and meet with all audit documentation and reporting requirements as perrisk based internalaudit policy and procedures and leading best practices
• Explore and use emerging technology solutions tobuild andimplement a continuouscontrolmonitoringand offsite auditprocess forproactive andongoing assessment ofcontrols across various risks in the gold loans lifecycle includingCredit,Regulatory,Financial,Fraudand Operational risks, arising fromgold loans portfolio andlifecycleprocesses acrossbranches,product and channels in ABCL NBFCto ensure, timelyand proactiveidentification and resolution of significantrisk andcontrol issues; Identify and develop automated tests for monitoring effectiveness of controls on an ongoing basis
• Activelyandproactivelyengagewithrelevant business, operations, functional stakeholdersforgold loans business/product
• Key Result Areas: Write the key results expected from the job and the supporting actions for each of these key result areas (For a majority of jobs typically there could be 4- 7 key result areas)

Key Result Areas

Supporting Actions

Support Vertical Head in development of Audit Plan for Gold loan audits

• Support the Vertical Head in developmentofthe auditplanfor proactively and qualitatively conducting thegold loansaudits across thegold loan branches,product and channels in ABCLNBFCfactoring the nature of business, level and direction of risk, extent and nature of collateral, scale of operations, level of digitalisation and use of technology, use and involvement of third party vendors/partners, complexity & diversity of thegold loansportfolio, the organization strategy, culture and maturity
• Support the Vertical Head in developingthegold loans audit plan based on risk assessment and regulatory framework; ensure use of advanced integrated auditing concepts and extensive use of technology and data for achievement of the audit objectives in line with the organization’s strategy and objectives, applicable regulatory guidelines and audit policy & procedures
• Contribute through knowledge / best practices sharing to support the Vertical Head in developing aspecialised team forexecution ofgold loan audits includingspecialisedareas such as collateral valuation and purity checks, and other key areas across gold loans lifecycle

Execution of Audit Plan for Gold loan audits

• Drive execution ofthe gold loans auditsfor proactive identification and remediation of Credit risk and the related risks such as regulatory, financial, operational risks.
• Conductgold loans audits of new as well as existing branches, product, channels aligned with the nature and complexity of the business to provide independent and objective assurance on the risk management and controls
• Driveexecution of thegold loans audits covering controls over various risks inherent in the entire Lifecycle of gold loans across branches, product and channels in ABCL NBFC in accordance with the Policies, Procedures, Legal and Regulatory requirements, Internal Audit Standards, and leading best practices; Identify the areas requiring strengthening of controls and recommend systemic improvements for mitigating the risks
• Conduct gold loans audits across gold loan branches and central functions to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the monitoring processes and controls covering various key activities and areas in the gold loans lifecycle including collateral valuation and management, gold loans sanction, disbursement and servicing, recovery and auction processes, safekeeping and physical security
• Conduct review of gold loans system controls in both the Loan Origination System and Loan Management Systems related to automated business and operational process controls to assess adequacy and effectiveness of the controls such as those related to customer onboarding, loan booking and disbursement, asset classification etc.
• Conduct reviews of gold loans processes across branches, functions, product and channels to assess adequacy and effectiveness of controls for compliance with applicable laws and regulations such as regulations related to KYC/AML, fair practices, LTV and interest rates, collateral valuation safe-keeping and release, exposure management, income recognition, asset classification, auction, recovery and settlement etc.
• Drive execution of thegold loans auditsthrough in-house or co-sourced audit resources with suitable coveragecommensuratewith the scale and complexity of the gold loans business, product, channels to effectively complement the risk-based audits
• Provide effective recommendations for improvements to the organization policies, processes and practices based on leading industry practices and emerging risks
• Support the Vertical Head in developing theprocesses for adequate and effective audit coverage of various risks including Credit, Regulatory, Financial, and Operational risks arising from gold loans portfolio and lifecycle
• Support the Vertical Head to ensure that theaudit procedures and checklistsarecurrent and updated keeping pace and aligned with changes in internal policies/guidelines as well as legal/regulatory changes and evolving industry best practices
• Ensuretimelycompletion of audit plan and projects along with quality of audits, and meet with all audit documentation and reporting requirements as per audit policy and procedures and leading best practices
• Activelyand proactivelyengage withthe relevantstakeholdersin gold loan audits to ensureimplementation of recommendations for effective risk mitigations and improvement in the control environment

Continuous Control Monitoring and Offsite Audit

• Support the Vertical head inidentification of triggers / risk hotspots and conduct unplanned reviews /checksbased on various triggers/ hot spots, directives received from regulators, boardcommitteesand senior management
• Keep abreast of the emerginggold loansaudit trends and drive key audit initiatives for efficient and effective achievement of the audit objectives
• Explore and use emerging technology solutions to build and implement a continuouscontrolmonitoringand offsite auditprocess forproactive andongoing assessment ofcontrols across various risks in the gold loans lifecycle includingCredit,Regulatory,Financial, Fraud and Operational risks, arising fromgold loans portfolio andlifecycleprocesses acrossbranches,product and channels in ABCL NBFCto ensure, timelyand proactiveidentification and resolution of significantrisk andcontrol issues; Identify and develop automated tests for monitoring effectiveness of controls on an ongoing basis

Communication and Stakeholder Engagement

• Effective communication and engagement with various stakeholders

People Management

• Continuous development of self andcontribution /active engagement to support the Vertical Head in development ofthegold loans auditteam through regular learning and sharing of knowledge / best practices