Vice President, Finance Compliance and Ops Risk Test Manager

Join our team and lead the charge in shaping robust testing strategies that safeguard our firm's interests. As a key player, you'll have the opportunity to drive impactful decisions, enhance compliance, and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders.

As a Compliance and Operations Risk Test Manager in the Testing Center of Excellence, you will lead in shaping the testing strategy across various business lines, ensuring alignment with regulatory and firm requirements. Your deep understanding of risk management and control evaluation will be instrumental in identifying and mitigating risks, thereby enhancing compliance and operational risk management. Additionally, your aptitude in stakeholder management will enable you to foster strong relationships with senior stakeholders, including business management and regulatory bodies. Your role will also involve making impactful decisions that influence operations, financial management, and public image, while maintaining compliance with operational policies and precedents. As a leader, you will manage a diverse team, planning and organizing individual and team activities to integrate and coordinate work across different parts of the firm.

Job responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of comprehensive testing strategies, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and firm policies.

Oversee the assessment of the control environment, identifying control gaps, verifying control effectiveness, and driving remediation efforts.

Manage complex testing initiatives, applying advanced project management skills to ensure timely and efficient delivery of outcomes.

Strong understanding of control environment of the assigned function with experience in evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of controls in the Finance domain.

Utilize deep knowledge of risk management practices to make sound decisions that protect the firm's interests and comply with regulatory obligations.

Foster strong relationships with senior stakeholders, effectively communicating testing strategies and outcomes, and addressing any concerns or issues.

Skilled in preparing process documents, process flows documents, overview documents and robust audit documentation.

Assess the control environment to identify gaps, verify controls are properly designed and implemented, and determine control effectiveness.

Foster collaboration on various engagements with minimal oversight from leads. This includes developing detailed test scripts, facilitating issue discussions, participating in business meetings, and drafting comprehensive final reports to ensure alignment and clarity.

Utilize analytical thinking to systematically organize, compare, and evaluate various aspects of a situation and environment to comprehend and identify key or underlying information.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align testing efforts and ensure effective communication of testing outcomes.

Lead meetings with business owners at various management levels, delivering testing results and supporting sustainable control enhancements. Identify and capitalize on opportunities to strengthen controls and improve operational efficiencyand effectiveness of the firm's risk management.

Serves as the primary point of contact for testers, providing guidance, resolving issues, and facilitating smooth communication within the team to ensure successful completion of testing engagements.

Demonstrated ability to effectively influence and engage stakeholders during challenging discussions.

Apply problem-solving skills to address complex situations, develop alternate solutions, and interpret policies to ensure compliance with technical standards.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Post Graduates (CA, CPA, MBA Finance, CIA) should have 12+ years of work experience, while Graduates should have 15â€'16 years of work in executing and managing testing processes within a risk and control environment.

Proven ability to lead the development and execution of comprehensive testing strategies in alignment with regulatory requirements and firm policies.

Proven ability to assess control environments, identify gaps, and drive remediation efforts to mitigate risk.

Knowledge of banking products and the ability to interpret financial statements is required.

Product Knowledge : Product Control / Balance Sheet Substantiation / Month End Closure process (journal entries, accruals, financial close procedures) / Treasury (liquidity management, capital management, Basel capital, securities operations, front & middle office operations, asset liability management) / Reconciliation Process (account reconciliation, position matching, break resolution etc. ) / Valuation Controls (Independent price verification / Fair value adjustments etc.), Regulatory Reporting / Financial Reporting (Daily financial reporting / / External disclosures / Off Balance Sheet review) / Control Testing (SOX testing / Risk Assessments / Key control reviews / Issue identification / Remediation tracking etc.)

Advanced proficiency in project management, with a history of delivering results that accelerate business objectives

Proven track record of effective collaboration with cross-functional teams and strong stakeholder management skills, with experience in fostering relationships with senior stakeholders and effectively communicating testing strategies and outcomes.

Demonstrates strong analytical skills by critically evaluating complex processes and leveraging data analysis tools to support audit procedures.

Demonstrated proficiency in analytical thinking, with experience in organizing, comparing, and evaluating various aspects of a situation to identify key information.

Experience in proposing and implementing improvements to testing methods, contributing to the efficiency and effectiveness of risk management processes.

Demonstrated expertise in MS Office applications, with advanced skills in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint highly recommended.

Experience utilizing intelligent solutions such as Alteryx and Tableau.

Shift Timing : 12.30 PM to 21 : 30 PM

Skills Required

Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Management