Internal Audit:head

About Department Internal Audit function of the Bank operates independently under the supervision of the Audit Committee of the Board and is responsible for providing an independent view to the Board of Directors and Senior Management on the quality and efficacy of the internal controls risk management systems governance systems and processes in place on an on-going basis This is provided to primarily ensure that the business and support functions follow both internal and regulatory guidelines About the Role The role involves Proactively manage the audits of regulatory risk areas covering Central Office Business Function Retail Banking Operations Transaction Banking Operations in tandem with the continuous strategic developments and undertake internal audit activities in accordance with the Bank s Policies Procedures Regulatory requirements Internal Audit Standards and leading practices Developing audit strategies and audit plans based on risk assessment and regulatory framework ensuring use of advanced auditing concepts and extensive use of technology and data analysis for achievement of the audit objectives Develop and implement an effective continuous monitoring framework for the internal audit department to provide value added assurance to the Senior Management on key governance risk management and control processes for areas relating to Information Security Central Business Functions Revenue Leakage and Cost Control Key Responsibilities Develop strategies and plan for conducting audits of Central Functions retail transaction banking operations covering Business functions support function transaction processing centres operation units etc as per RBI guidelines and conduct special projects in mitigating risks and strengthening of controls Develop and implement an effective continuous monitoring process for conducting the Thematic Audit and provide value added assurance to the Senior Management on key governance risk management and control processes for areas relating to Central Office Business Functions and Retail Banking Operations Develop and implement strategies to identify and conduct focused Snap audits based on triggers relating to external events serious irregularities frauds customer complaints High risk indicators etc Establish reporting frameworks such as a risks and controls dashboard analysis and reporting to Senior Management Liaise with business and support Units head to identify key strategic and operational areas Review the assessment of adequacy of internal control systems policies and processes and review the recommendations whether are in line with the risk identified and conclusive enough to address the issue Provide creative and proactive resolution of control issues relating to significant areas of risk in a manner consistent with corporate goals strategies values and leading practices Contribute to advisory assignments relating to organizational activities process development improvement Qualifications Education Qualification CA MBA finance 10-15 Years of Experience Banking Domain preferred Experience in the field of Internal Audit Risk Management Process in BFSI Data analysis and continuous monitoring Excellent business technical knowledge and experience in banking processes regulatory requirements within BFSI and internal audit of the banking processes Role Proficiencies Ability to have effective communication with Senior Management Executive Directors and Audit Committee Ability to provide insights to Senior Management based on deep understanding of the business processes and industry trends for remediation of the risk and strengthening the control environment Ability to have effective communication with the Regulator external stakeholders e g statutory auditors etc Technically proficient with strong analytical abilities conversant with Risk Strategies and process wholesale and retail banking products and the related processes and controls network environment and various data analysis software tools Skills Refer to the About Company Axis Bank is the third largest private sector bank in India The Bank offers the entire spectrum of financial services to customer segments covering Large and Mid-Corporates MSME Agriculture and Retail Businesses The Bank has a large footprint of 4 594 domestic branches including extension counters with 11 333 ATMs 5 710 cash recyclers spread across the country as on 31st March 2021 The Bank has 6 Virtual Centres and has over 1500 Virtual Relationship Managers as on 31st March 2021 The Overseas operations of the Bank are spread over eight international offices with branches at Singapore Dubai at DIFC and Gift City-IBU representative offices at Dhaka Dubai Abu Dhabi Sharjah and an Overseas subsidiary at London UK The international offices focus on Corporate Lending Trade Finance Syndication Investment Banking and Liability Businesses