Risk and Control Assessment Specialist

FIC Risk and Control Assessment (RCA), AVP

Job Description:

Job Title: FIC Risk and Control Assessment (RCA)

Location: Mumbai, India

Corporate Title: AVP

Role Description

• The Business Control Unit (BCU) is a 1st Line of Defence (1st LoD) function within the front office created during the implementation of the Three Line of Defence (3LoD) programme. Its primary objective is to support the front office in executing Operational Risk framework for its business line.
• The primary responsibility of the candidate within the BCU would be to support the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) process. The RCSA is a key component of the Bank’s Operational Risk (OR) Framework to enable the effective profiling, monitoring, and management of Divisional OR. The responsibilities would also include controls monitoring, incident management, remediation and other ad hoc control initiatives and projects. Working closely with teams in and out of the division to understand risks impacting the group on a dynamic basis.

Job Description

The BCU team is principally responsible for:

• Identification and mitigation of operation risks (regulatory, conduct and systemic)
• Supporting the operations of an efficient supervisory and conduct framework
• Ensuring the governance and remediation of a business’ audit portfolio
• Driving “Change the Bank” initiatives to support the control framework

In addition to working closely with the business heads, the group’s reach and interaction is broad, including engagement with the Corporate Relationship Management (Coverage) Divisional Control Officer (DCO) and those functions forming the 2nd and 3rd LoD, for example Compliance, Anti Financial Crime (AFC), Operational Risk Management (ORM), Legal, Group Audit and others. This role will be to support the Global BCU function in various capacities.

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

The Candidate within the team would be primarily responsible for RCSA and would be required to:

• Collate and analyse contextual data and relevant data triggers (including read across from other assessments) to inform an accurate and up to date view of the Risk Profile as well as Emerging Risks.
• Update the Inherent Risk, Control Suite & Residual Risk rating and supporting rationale, liaising with Risk Types SMEs in their business.
• Consider the combined effectiveness of individual Key Controls, leveraging available Control Guardrail information, individual Control certification & assessment from Control Owners, and individual Control Assurance results for Control Suite ratings.
• Coordinating and incorporating Anti-Financial Crime and Compliance risk assessments within the business Risk Profile
• Coordinating and participating in quarterly US/ annual global RCA workshop to ensure Risks are discussed and mitigation decisions are documented in the RCA tool.
• Creating monthly RCA snapshot in the tool as a point-in-time Risk Profile for the division and coordinating capture of unresolved 2nd LoD challenges and obtain sign off from Risk Assessor.
• Identify and drive automation opportunities - Proactively identify manual, repetitive, and data-intensive tasks within RCSA and other risk management processes, and design, develop, and implement automation solutions (e.g., scripting, data analytics tools, etc) to improve efficiency, accuracy, and coverage.

Candidate would also be responsible for

• Support Operational Risk Councils (ORCs).

• Support validation of DMA (Designated Market Activities) perimeter.

• Ensuring control inventory for Coverage is kept up to date.

• Support all aspects of Front Office Operational Risk Framework from an RCSA perspective.

• Provide support for audit reviews and compliance testing.

• Creation and delivery of senior management reporting to support decision making.

• Provide analytical support to the BCU team and senior management decision making.

• Manage ad-hoc tasks as and when required.

Your skills and experience

• MBA in Finance from a premier institution with relevant experience

• Work experience in banking domain working on regulatory projects/ operational risk management.

• Experience in managing the RCSA process would be preferable.

• Advanced proficiency in data management, analysis, and visualization, with a strong command of tools like Excel (including advanced functions, pivots, and VBA for automation) for managing high volumes of data, building complex models, and generating actionable insights.

• Demonstrated ability to automate manual processes, develop scripts for data extraction, and apply automation principles to risk and control activities.

• Strong interpersonal and excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience in conducting and driving meetings with senior stakeholders.

• Able to work as part of a global team.

• Advanced exposure PowerPoint is must.

• Strong analytical skills and ability to formulate clearly and present information in a compelling manner.

• Confident to question the status quo business practice / existing control framework.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us and our teams

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https://www.db.com/company/company.html

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.

Experience Level

Executive Level