Manager - Finance Operations - Business Planning & Continuity - BFSI

Manager- Finance Operations- Business Planning & Continuity

Our client is a leading global financial services company.

Key activities and decision making areas :

Actively engages in and supports risk management across various entity level risks.

Some of the areas / activities include :

BCP :

- Preparation / review of BCP plans, test calendars, process inventory, BIAs, ACCC certificate, etc.

- Coordination, monitoring and review of BCP tests.

- Pro active involvement in managing BCP situations.

- Maintenance of various records and documentation.

- Providing guidance / advice to teams and supporting operations teams in effectively preparing for / handling contingencies.

- Identifying areas of improvements and driving changes.

- Reporting to Senior Management.

Migrations :

- Review of migration documents as per the laid down migrations risks and controls framework.

- Providing migrations checklist sign-offs.

Compliance :

- Drive governance around trainings, PLACS, etc.

- Participate in other initiatives driven at group level

Information Security :

- Participate / perform various reviews undertaken.

- Participate in / drive various projects like EUCs etc.

- Perform controls testing of design and operating effectiveness of controls as per the methodology.

- Identify areas of improvement to enhance efficiencies of business processes being tested.

- Communicate the results of work performed through pragmatic recommendations to mitigate the underlying risks and noted control deficiencies.

- Socialize themes emerging from testing / reviews to prevent recurrence.

- Track and ensure complete, consistent and timely implementation of recommendations by undertaking a series of (follow-ups) checks and reporting of any relevant issues accordingly.

Customers / Stakeholders :

- Maintain key stakeholder relationships to enhance awareness of entity risks including its identification, assessment, mitigation and control.

- To support and ensure that local management fully considers and effectively manages entity risks in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Leadership & Teamwork :

- Be a good team player.

- Self-driven and motivated.

- Willingness to learn.

- Ability to deal with senior management.

Knowledge :

- Strong conceptual understanding of risks and controls

- Past exposure / experience in managing risk / controls in areas of entity risks namely business continuity, information security, compliance etc.

Skills :

- Effective management of time, cost and quality.

- Good business writing skills.

- Ability to provide structure and solution to problematic areas, to provide constructive challenge to the business.

- Good communication skills and presentation skills are mandatory, as are good tact and diplomacy, as the role requires relationship management with other individuals and teams within the Group.

- Able to cope with pressure and tight deadlines.

- Good people skills, including ability to present to Senior Management and convey key messages.

- Assertive, with a positive attitude and an open mind.

Qualifications :

- CA/CWA/MBA : 6-10 years of relevant post qualification experience.

- B.Com/ M.Com/ CA (Inter)/ CWA (Inter) : 7-12 years of relevant experience