Head of Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk

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As one of the world's leading asset managers, Invesco is dedicated to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world.

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Who we are?

With over $1.7 trillion of assets under management, Invesco is one of the world's leading global investment management firms, headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Spreading across 26 countries and with over 8400 dedicated employees, we are driven by trust and care. As one of the world's leading asset managers, we are solely dedicated to delivering an investment experience that helps people get more out of life. If you're looking for challenging work, thoughtful colleagues, and a global employer with social values, explore your potential at Invesco.

Your Team: The Invesco Risk and Audit Team in India provides assurance, advisory, and forensic investigative services to our global organization in partnership with the Risk and Audit Teams in other regions. We leverage technology, data, and agile principles to deliver impactful solutions and insights.

Your Role: We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Head of Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk, India to provide direct leadership to the combined team of Audit and Risk professionals based in Hyderabad, which maintains a matrix reporting structure to delivery managers in other geographies.  The ideal candidate possesses strong leadership skills, extensive experience in risk and audit functions, and the ability to drive strategic initiatives and operational excellence.

The Head of Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk works closely with global and regional delivery team leaders to ensure alignment on strategic initiatives and operational excellence. While the Head of Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk, India focuses on leadership and risk/audit expertise, delivery managers will handle the strategic direction of the team and the day-to-day management of tasks such as training, prioritizing work, and addressing skill gaps.

As the Head of Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk, India, you will lead and manage a team of professionals across audit, risk advisory, data analytics, and operations. You will be directly accountable for the delivery of internal audit engagements, which may include: SOX, IIPL entity audits, global audits, and special investigations. You will also provide oversight of Enterprise Risk Management professionals (Risk Advisory, Intelligence & Analytics, and Risk & Audit Operations) and partner with their respective global leaders.

Key Responsibilities:

Audit:

• Manage and maintain a dynamic audit universe for the India entity, SOX, and global entity.
• Update risk assessments and identify emerging risks and significant business changes.
• Plan and conduct audits across the full audit cycle, including planning, fieldwork, and reporting.
• Exercise critical thinking to identify and evaluate key controls and risks.
• Prepare and review audit programs and procedures to test controls, integrating data analytics techniques.
• Communicate recommendations strategically to stakeholders and recommend and track remediations to completion.
• Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders at all levels within the business lines and control functions locally and globally.
• Perform pre-implementation, special investigations, and post-mortem reviews as needed.
• Work with Internal Audit leadership to prepare and deliver updates to stakeholders, including senior executives, management committees, audit committees, board of directors, and external auditors/regulators.
• Stay updated on industry, local, and product-specific developments and raise any risk and control-related topics of interest to IIPL Management teams, Audit and Risk management, and other key global stakeholders.
• Contribute to developing a culture of risk and control awareness throughout the organization.
• Facilitate collaboration and teamwork to support Internal Audit, Risk Advisory, Intelligence & Analytics, and Risk & Audit Operations activities.

People and Culture:

• Establish effective governance processes and meeting cadence with global stakeholders and global delivery teams.
• Work closely with global stakeholders and global delivery teams to ensure delivery of agreed outcomes, including established metrics and KPIs.
• Collaborate with global delivery teams to ensure a strong and consistent global approach to goal setting, performance reviews, promotions/progressions, development discussions, and the annual talent review and compensation process.
• Support talent acquisition, development, and retention strategy for the team in collaboration with the local HR team.
• Foster the evolution of the capabilities in Hyderabad to meet evolving business needs.
• Drive a culture of accountability and ownership to resolve issues and ensure strict adherence to IIPL policies.
• Develop and maintain strong strategic partnerships and collaborate with leaders across all regions and functions.
• Exhibit leadership maturity to drive change and enhancements while ensuring timely and effective communications.
• Participate actively in Hyderabad employee engagement, cultural building forums, and Hyderabad office initiatives.
• Provide mentoring, developmental opportunities, and career guidance to employees.
• Partner with the Hyderabad HR team in talent management and training strategies.
• Identify and act upon opportunities to better leverage the team's talent and capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to drive synergies, improvement, optimization, and standardization of processes.
• Foster a culture of knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders and global delivery teams to identify and implement opportunities for automation and innovation.

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience as an audit leader or risk management equivalent, in financial services, with experience as a head of station.
• Undergraduate degree in a related field is required.
• Experience in front-to-back audits, SOX, and knowledge of enterprise risk, IT general controls, and data analytics. CPA, CIA, or relevant Risk certification preferred.
• Knowledge of Internal Audit and Risk standards and best practices.
• Proven experience in managing and developing high-performing teams in a matrix reporting environment.
• Ability to lead, drive, and coach a senior team of professionals across audit, risk, operations, and data analytics.
• Excellent relationship, project, and team management skills.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Deep understanding of risk management principles and practices.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with senior management and global stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt to changing regulatory environments and business needs.
• Proficiency in data analytics and data visualization.
• High ethical standards and integrity. Commitment to the Hyderabad location onsite.

At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least three days a week, with two days working outside an Invesco office. 

Why Invesco

In Invesco, we act with integrity and do meaningful work to create impact for our stakeholders. We believe our culture is stronger when we all feel we belong, and we respect each other's identities, lives, health, and well-being. We come together to create better solutions for our clients, our business and each other by building on different voices and perspectives. We nurture and encourage each other to ensure our meaningful growth, both personally and professionally. 

We believe in diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace where everyone feels equally valued, and this starts at the top with our senior leaders having diversity and inclusion goals. Our global focus on diversity and inclusion has grown exponentially and we encourage connection and community through our many employee-led Business Resource Groups (BRGs).  

What's in it for you? 

As an organization we support personal needs, diverse backgrounds and provide internal networks, as well as opportunities to get involved in the community and in the world. 

Our benefit policy includes but not limited to: 

• Competitive Compensation 
• Flexible, Hybrid Work 
• 30 days' Annual Leave + Public Holidays 
• Life Insurance 
• Retirement Planning 
• Group Personal Accident Insurance 
• Medical Insurance for Employee and Family 
• Annual Health Check-up 
• 26 weeks Maternity Leave 
• Paternal Leave 
• Adoption Leave 
• Near site Childcare Facility 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Study Support 
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan 
• ESG Commitments and Goals 
• Business Resource Groups 
• Career Development Programs 
• Mentoring Programs 
• Invesco Cares 
• Dress for your Day 

In Invesco, we offer development opportunities that help you thrive as a lifelong learner in a constantly evolving business environment and ensure your constant growth. Our AI enabled learning platform delivers curated content based on your role and interest. We ensure our manager and leaders also have many opportunities to advance their skills and competencies that becomes pivotal in their continuous pursuit of performance excellence. 

To know more about us 

About Invesco: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/home.html 

About our Culture: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/about-us/our-culture.html 

About our D&I policy: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/diversity-and-inclusion.html 

About our CR program: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/corporate-responsibility.html 

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