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Lead - Internal Audit Head

  • Mumbai (Maharashtra)
8 - 12 Yrs Financial Services Job ID 4329

About Company

The company is a financial services firm specializing in lending, credit, and other financing solutions for individuals and businesses.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

1. Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

• Monitor RBI circulars, notifications, master directions, guidelines, and other regulatory developments applicable to NBFCs.
• Assess the impact of new and amended regulations on various business functions.
• Ensure regulatory requirements are incorporated into internal policies, SOPs, and operational processes.
• Maintain a repository of applicable regulatory requirements and compliance obligations.

2. Compliance Audit

• Develop and execute a risk-based Regulatory Compliance Audit Plan.
• Conduct periodic audits across business functions
• Evaluate adherence to RBI regulations, internal policies, board-approved frameworks, and statutory requirements.
• Perform thematic and focused reviews based on regulatory risks.

3. Gap Assessment & Reporting

• Identify regulatory non-compliances, control weaknesses, and process gaps.
• Conduct root cause analysis for audit observations.
• Prepare detailed audit reports highlighting:
o Nature of non-compliance
o Regulatory reference
o Business impact
o Risk rating
o Corrective action recommendations
• Present findings to senior management and relevant stakeholders.

4. Corrective Action Tracking

• Work closely with business and functional teams to implement corrective actions.
• Monitor progress against agreed action plans.
• Validate closure of audit observations through follow-up reviews.
• Escalate unresolved or overdue observations to management.

5. Regulatory Advisory

• Provide guidance to business teams on interpretation and implementation of RBI regulations.
• Participate in policy reviews to ensure regulatory alignment.
• Support departments during regulatory inspections and internal/external audits.

6. Risk Management

• Identify emerging regulatory risks.
• Recommend preventive controls and process improvements.
• Strengthen the organization’s compliance culture through proactive reviews.

7. Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with business heads, compliance, legal, risk, finance, operations, and IT teams.
• Build strong working relationships to facilitate timely implementation of audit recommendations.

8. Documentation & Governance

• Maintain comprehensive documentation of audit working papers, evidence, reports, and compliance trackers.
• Prepare periodic MIS and dashboards for management and Board-level committees.
• Ensure audit documentation meets regulatory and internal quality standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Chartered Accountant (CA), MBA (Finance), Company Secretary (CS), CMA, LLB, or equivalent professional qualification.
• Certification in Internal Audit, Risk Management, Compliance, or Regulatory Auditing will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• 8–12 years of experience in NBFCs, Banks, Financial Institutions, or Audit/Consulting firms.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Regulatory Compliance.
• Hands-on experience in auditing RBI regulatory compliance for NBFCs.
• Experience in interacting with regulators, auditors, and senior management is preferred.
 

Mandatory Requirement

Primary Job Profile
Internal Audit
Technical Skills
Internal controls RBI Compliance Risk Management

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Education Qualification

  • Chartered Accountant - Qualified CA

Job Type

Full Time

Overview

  • No. Of Vacancy

    1
  • Offered Salary

    45.00 - 55.00 Lac

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