AVP Sr Business Control Specialist

Job Description

The position will be a BCMR Lead contributing for sustainable risk culture, in the process the lead is required to strategize plans for strengthening Internal controls, contribute for enhanced Quality Assurance thereby reducing the operational risk. Also responsible to review and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the systems and processes, reliability of reporting, compliance with policies and procedures, applicable laws and regulations.

Responsibilities :

Enabling strong operational risk management Identify, escalate debate risks across business units.

Enabling process owners to identify and monitor Key Risk Control indicators with triggers and limits.

Ensuring Quality Assurance is implemented in adherence to GTO QA minimum standards.

Periodic testing of key controls for critical functions, and supporting gap remediation as needed

Support delivery teams on Issues management and Audit management

Functionally lead scope of activities with a team in the Process Risk team who may not directly report to the position.

Supporting day to day relationship management and communications with business partners at various levels of the organization, as well as other Enterprise Control Functions (ECFs).

Act as the SPOC for the portfolio engaging with the Global Delivery Leader and their direct reports including risk program team both locally in Global Business Services and Global Compliance and Risk within the line of business.

Ability to front end with auditor and facilitate corporate audits.

Ability to engage with Compliance and Operation Risk Leaders and Executives in managing the control environment and provide corrective/preventive action plans.

Requirements:

Mandatory Skills

Thorough understanding of the Banking systems, Technology processes and internal control programs related to Global Functions and offshore Delivery environments

Through understanding of various Technology processes like Software Development, Quality Assurance Testing, Application support, Incident Management, Change Control, Problem Management, User Access Management, Backup Recovery etc.

Well-acquainted with software development methodologies like SDLC, RAD, Agile, DevOps etc.

Understanding, working experience and auditing of IT general controls.

Demonstrable IT Risk Management skills.

Exp Range : 10 - 14 years experience in Internal Audit, IT Risk Management and/or Information Security Management preferably from IT / BPO industry and / or Big 4 Audit Firms.

Experience of auditing Applications (including ERP applications), Databases, Operating Systems and Network Devices will be added advantage.

Thorough knowledge of metrics based risk management.

Education : Master in Computer Application/ Bachelor of Technology/ Bachelor of Engineering.

Masters / Bachelors in Science (with relevant IT risk internal controls experience).

CA / Other Risk Management Degree (with relevant IT risk internal controls experience)

Certifications :

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CIRSC)

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Certified Internal Auditor (with relevant IT risk and internal controls experience)

Desired Skills:

Ability to identify and evaluate potential risks and escalate appropriately for debate and resolution. Expected to look beyond the issue at hand and raise questions.

Strong research skills, familiarity/comfort with multiple data/information sources; ability to synthesize findings into a succinct summary/conclusion

Strong analytical and fact-based decision making Ability to meaningfully Analyze and report complex data for enterprise and reporting

Project Management Skills ability to cope with delivery within very tight deadlines under high pressure. Ability to prioritize work activity to maximize performance against agreed targets

Energetic professional with strong valuation skills

Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Ability to effectively communicate to Executive Leadership and others levels within the Bank

Excellent verbal and written skills and effective interpersonal skills to deal with Senior Executives

A good team player with strong coordination skills. Ability to manage smaller larger teams and work with across teams/locations to accomplish goals in a timely manner.

Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office applications PowerPoint, Excel and Word and ability to work on these without any support.

Keyskills :
certifiedinformationsecuritymanager itriskmanagement operationalriskmanagement informationsecuritymanagement softwaredevelopmentmethodologies itrisk frontend riskcontrol internalaudit changecontrol riskmanagement riskassessment globaldelivery