SVP || Controls & Compliance Assurance

Capabilities, Experience & Qualification Requirements

Experience

• 15+ years’ experience of in audit, assurance or risk management related roles in a Accounting firms or other Financial Services institutions
• Experience in executing assurance/monitoring processes and testing programs
• People leadership and ability to lead teams in a high-pressure, transformational environment
• Experience in executing regulatory compliance reviews
• Experience leading teams executing assurance assessments across multiple countries and multiple business domains.

Essential capabilities

• Exposure of audit or assurance methodology, and implications for risks and regulatory management
• Ability to identify and understand risks and controls across a financial services business Knowledge of technology risks and controls is highly preferred.
• Ability to lead, coach and develop newly formed teams
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage senior stakeholders and influence outcomes
• Ability to oversee automated control design and operating effectiveness testing
• Strategic, delivery and outcome focus

Qualification Requirements

• Tertiary degree in Finance / Commerce / Engineering/ Information Systems or related discipline
• CISA / CIA / CA / CPA and other relevant risk management accreditations will be highly regarded

Key Accountabilities

• Oversee the planning, execution and reporting of testing and monitoring activities relating to the portfolio
• Provide SME knowledge to develop approaches and execute testing of automated controls and other technology related risk and controls matters
• Provide people leadership and develop a large team and promote high team engagement
• Ownership of COM’s stakeholder management with teams
• Provide ongoing performance feedback and management in promoting a high-performance culture
• Resolve escalations for issues/challenges raised by the team
• Deliver commercial and value-added insights and recommendations to stakeholders
• Effectively challenge business stakeholders on identified gaps or controls weaknesses
• Support the team on assessing the control environment collectively and impacts to obligation effectiveness