Accounting Control Specialist

Overview

Accounting Control Specialist (Vice President) within the Quality Assurance function of Finance Control Oversight, providing independent validation of regulatory reporting data integrity.

What you'll do

• Develop and maintain strong relationships within Finance and other areas of the Bank globally to build an understanding of the end-to-end control environments.
• Assist the QA team in executing the annual Regulatory Reporting QA review plan.
• Perform supervisory and review of Regulatory Reporting QA reviews in accordance with the QA Framework standards, including testing design and operating effectiveness of controls and completing front-to-back transaction testing.
• Communicate with management any issues from the review that may affect the accuracy of regulatory reports filed or the supporting control environment.
• Draft Regulatory Reporting QA issues documenting the control deficiency or report inaccuracy, root cause and regulatory impact.
• Work with issue owners on effective remediation, remediation ownership and challenge of remediation efforts.
• Undertake ad hoc projects as needed.

What you'll need

• Degree in Accounting or related field.
• Understanding of controls and practical application of control principles.
• Ability to challenge existing processes and recommend process and control improvements where relevant.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively within a global organization working with teams across multiple entities.
• Project management skills and ability to prioritize and coordinate various deliverables across multiple owners.
• Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Self-motivated and detail oriented.
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity and optimise workflows to solve business problems, applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

Nice to have

• Understanding of front-to-back control environments.
• Experience in Financial Services, Comprehensive Capital Analysis Review (CCAR), Regulatory Reporting and/or Treasury.

Details

• Location: Mumbai, India office, in accordance with the Bank's hybrid working model.
• This role will have US shift timings.