British CouncilHiring for Manager Risk & Compliance at Noida, Uttar Pradesh Full Time

Location: Noida, South Asia, IN

Company: British Council

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.

We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK.

These connections lead to an understanding of each other’s strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Job Title: Manager Risk & Compliance

Purpose of job:
Business Assurance is responsible for Audit, Risk, Compliance, Counter Fraud and Code of Conduct in addition to the other workstreams such as Information Security, Cyber Security and Business Continuity at the SSC. The current position will be responsible and working on the initial 5 workstreams as mentioned above (highlighted as underlined text) and act as a 2nd line of defence from an overall assurance perspective

The main priorities of the post are

To provide effective support to the Business Assurance Manager on Audit, Risk, Compliance, Counter Fraud and CoC management at SSC and to ensure that the defined processes under these workstreams are operating effectively.

To communicate effectively within SSC with relevant stakeholders/ department SPoC on the work related above listed workstreams

To manage all tools and trackers used for effective operations of the above listed workstreams.

Role context

Reporting to Head Business Assurance, the Manager Business Assurance will be responsible for coordinating, managing all operational activities relating to the stated workstreams and implementing risk and control assurance of internal business processes in delivery functions and support function of the organisation.

Main opportunities/challenges for this role

Accountabilities, responsibilities and main duties:
The Manager Business Assurance is responsible for supporting the following initiatives:

Audit / Control Assurance

Manage internal audit for SSC (end-to-end)

Create, maintain, coordinate and conduct in-house process audits/ management audits, financial audits from compliance and fraud perspective as planned.

Prepare and share audit reports with the Manager Business Assurance as per the annual audit plan.

Ensuring all observations raised in audits are provided with adequate corrective actions with defined timelines and are closed within those timelines.

Attending meetings with auditees to develop an understanding of business processes

Providing ad hoc advice and guidance on Internal controls, as subject matter expertise

Performing risk assessments on key business activities and using this information to guide what should be covered in audits

Anticipating emerging issues through research and interviews/interactions and deciding how best to deal with them

Supporting and facilitation of external audits for the organisation.

Develop/ support /provide consultancy and implement appropriate process management controls in delivery functions.

Risk Management

Supporting the SSC Risk Champion/ Manager Business Assurance in planning, designing and implementing an overall risk management process and procedures for SSC;

Managing the existing risk management process in line with the Global guidelines;

Closely working with Risk SPoCs of different departments at SSC.

Conduct risk assessments for all delivery and support functions at SSC.

Providing support, education and training to staff to build risk awareness within the organisation.

Providing consulting support being the subject matter expert (SME) for risk management.

Compliance management

Conduct Compliance audits on a regular basis on the list of defined Statutory/ Regulatory compliances and Internal Compliances/ Controls.

Prepare compliance audit reports and share the same with Manager Business Assurance.

Manage compliances on the Complinity tool.

Counter Fraud management

Shall support in all Counter Fraud related work as and when required

Code of Conduct management

Shall support in all Counter Fraud related work as and when required

Qualifications

Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Graduate (preferably Finance Graduate)

Desirable:
CRISP (Certified Risk Professional) / ISO 31000 /

CIA (Certified Internal Auditor)

CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner)

MBA/CA

Role specific knowledge and experience

Expert in Audit Management and in conducting Internal Audits

Expert in ERM

Expert in Compliance Management

Expert in Counter Fraud management

Experience in a similar role in F&A / IT/ Shared Services industry .

Big 4 experience is preferable.

Further Information

Pay Band – 7

Contract Type – Indefinite

Department/Country- General Management/ India – Noida

Closing Date (Time) – 16th June 22 (IST -23:59)

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement

The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.

We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

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