Associate Director-Risk Advisory- Financial Services

About Business Advisory Services:

Leveraging our global expertise and experience, our team of subject matter experts and industry professionals work across sectors and industries to help our clients respond to the changing business environment. With deep analytic skills and state-of-the art technologies, our professionals deliver customized and innovative solutions to clients across geographies. We at BDO aid in sourcing independent findings on key aspects of operations with an increased focus on corporate governance and risk management services. Our team works with clients proactively to manage risk through the creation of sound internal controls.

Associate Director Internal Assurance and Risk Management

Location: Mumbai

Essentials:

• Candidate with a right mindset to grow with the firm. We need candidates who can align themselves with the growth trajectory of the firm.
• Ability of multi-task, challenge the status-quo, quick learners

Role:

• Performing Assurance for lending banks and financial institutions as per the Risk Based Assurance Plan.
• Review of trade finance, treasury, credit due diligence process, documentation, early warning signals and pre-post sanction conditions.
• Review adherence to internal processes as well as regulatory guidelines.
• Identify potential weaknesses in credit risk evaluation, credit monitoring and overall credit related processes, and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
• Ability to assess Process, Risk and Controls and drive improvements.
• Develop and maintain a Risk and Control Matrix (RACM) for Financial Services clients, ensuring that relevant risks are mapped to expected control frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with RBI and other regulatory standards, developing risk assessment frameworks for assurance.
• Prepare proposals, pitch decks, and thought leadership documents for client meetings.

Requirements:

• Ideally an MBA/CA with 08-12 years of experience in the credit assurance of a bank/NBFC/Big 4s/Accounting Firms.
• Strong experience in Credit Assurance / risk role.
• Deep understanding of credit risk and controls and compliance requirements.
• Experience in the financial services industry with knowledge of regulatory guidelines like IFRS 9, RBI Guidelines on Lending etc.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.
• Advanced proficiency in MS-Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, demonstrating independence in assurance execution and reporting.