Manager - Controls

Responsibilities

•    Lead and conduct process walkthroughs and performing testing of control design and operating effectiveness
•    Preparing process and control documentation in form of Risk Control Matrices (RCM), SOPs, narratives and process flow diagrams
•    Issue management including performing issue validation, reporting and providing recommendation to business
•    Building relationships and collaborating with key client and internal stakeholders
•    Review annual testing plan and determine audit procedures necessary to achieve the desired audit results
•    Review and communicate audit results, findings and recommendations to account partner, client management and key stakeholders.
•    Ability to analyze internal and external processes and integration to understand risks and identify controls
•    Develop/gather documentation related to internal controls (control language, design and implementation)
•    Assess Design and Operating effectiveness of existing controls
•    Assist on specific cross functional initiatives and projects in terms of control requirements definition and validating control implementation artifacts
•    Provide input to client management to improve operational efficiency and/or to enhance the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls. 
•    Utilize superior organizational skills to manage the high volume body of work. 
•    Participates in meetings with the business to discuss test and/or audit scoping, testing progress and results
•    Require to execute work within established policies, procedures, standards and protocols
•    Ensures frequent communication of test and/or audit results including control deficiencies in need of remediation on a timely basis to the appropriate stakeholders and senior management

Qualifications

•    Minimum qualifications

•    Graduate degree in Accounting & Finance required
•    Experience in internal and/or external audit, process re-engineering, process compliance reviews, SOX 404/finance reporting controls testing or risk management function in a banking and financial services organization or audit/accounting firm
•    Must be able to work, at times, multiple assignments simultaneously 
•    Strong report writing and presentation skills, an analytical mind, and problem-solving abilities
•    Position requires the ability to work effectively with all levels of staff and handle confidential information discretely and professionally

•    Preferred qualifications 

•    Post graduate qualification as an MBA or CA, CFE, CIA, or CISA a plus
•    Prior Big 4 experience is preferable
•    Project management