AVP – Financial Crime & Core Compliance Internal Audit

Job Description

Global Financial Crimes and Core Compliance – Internal Audit AVP | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, located in Bengaluru, India. MUFG is one of the world’s leading financial groups, with 150,000 colleagues globally, dedicated to making a difference for clients, organizations, and communities. The company aims to be the world’s most trusted financial group, fostering a culture that prioritizes people, diverse ideas, and collaborative innovation. This role is crucial in providing independent, objective assurance and consultation to evaluate the Bank’s governance, risk management, and control processes, specifically within financial crimes and core compliance.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Hybrid
• Location: Hybrid, India – Bengaluru
• Team: Internal Audit function, reporting to a Director.
• Mission: To provide independent, objective assurance and consultation for evaluating and assessing the Bank’s governance, risk management, and control processes, focusing on financial crimes compliance and core compliance.
• Tech Stack: MS Office, Outlook, MS Teams, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data analytics tools.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Monitor and Validate: Monitor the remediation of assigned financial crimes compliance and core compliance issues and validate these issues once remediation is complete.
• Conduct Audits: Assist in conducting internal audits related to financial crimes compliance and core compliance processes.
• Evaluate Controls: Evaluate the design and effectiveness of relevant controls in accordance with established audit methodology.
• Ensure Adherence: Ensure adherence to audit methodology, complete work timely, and prepare detailed, concise workpapers for reperformance while following industry best practices and professional standards.
• Lead Meetings: Lead meetings and interviews with business stakeholders to understand processes, communicate status, or discuss concerns.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related business discipline from an accredited college or university. This is an AVP-level position within the Internal Audit function.
• Experience: 8+ years of experience in internal audit or equivalent experience within the financial services industry, related markets, and regulatory agencies, with preferred experience in issues validation, banking, risk management, financial crimes compliance, and core compliance areas.
• Skills: Effective verbal and written communication skills in English, strong negotiation, presentation, and interpersonal skills capable of engaging with all levels of management. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, along with critical thinking skills to provide practical recommendations within a complex regulatory and risk management environment.
• Bonus: Audit-related Certification (CPA/CIA) preferred or willingness to obtain certification. CAMS Certification is strongly preferred. Demonstrates working knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data analytics tools, including the ability to leverage AI for audit activities, with an understanding of associated risks and governance requirements.