Auditor: 1LOD Assurance – Risk and Compliance Senior Consultant

Position: 1st Line of Defense (1LOD) Assurance

Role: Senior Consultant

Location: North America

Are you passionate about building and enhancing frameworks for the assurance functions (1LOD) within a bank to drive cost efficiency and operational excellence?

Do you love to see how an Audit function can be made interesting with new tools and technologies?

Are you someone eager to apply your expertise in audit function and manage assurance programs?

At Infosys Consulting, we help organizations unlock efficiency and intelligence in risk and compliance. If you’re ready to be part of this transformation, we want to hear from you!

About the Role

As a Senior Consultant, you will work on strategic programs dealing with complex, industry-specific requirements in the areas of Audit more broadly assurance, while further deepening knowledge in your respective area of specialization. You will lead streams, independently deliver high quality solutions and actively build key client relationships. You will also guide and mentor junior team members.

Role expects you to

• Familiarity with audit methodologies and best practices, including risk assessment, control testing, and substantive procedures.
• Play a critical role in advising clients on enhancement of assurance frameworks for 1LOD within financial services organizations.
• Gather and analyze key regulatory requirements and processes to design and develop effective data and process maps that meet the audit reporting needs
• Conduct interviews/workshops with subject matter experts and process owners to elicit and document assurance requirements.
• Manage performance of audit work and document working papers with audit management
• Work with the business to develop and implement continuous assurance processes
• Prepare and summarize audit reports for stakeholders, whilst making long-lasting collaborative relationships
• Participate in the execution of high-value audits, ensuring key controls and design efficiency are adequately implemented, and identifying inefficiencies, whilst making recommendations for improvement
• Familiarity with internal control frameworks like COSO and the ability to design and monitor controls effectively.
• Apply working experience on change initiatives related to key regulations (e.g., CCAR, BCBS 239, CCPA, MIFID) to improve 1LOD effectiveness.
• Understand key regulatory directives issued by U.S. financial oversight bodies (e.g., Fed, OCC, FINRA) to identify processes impacted by specific regulations.
• Define workflow management and enterprise-wide reporting requirements for compliance reports.
• Collaborate with clients to define long-term vision, goals, and strategies related to assurance in regulatory reporting.
• Advise clients on best practices for integrating assurance into their operational processes.
• Collaborate with client functions (Operations, Compliance, Risk) to assess the impact of regulations on existing policies and controls.
• Manage end-to-end project execution while proactively identifying issues and recommending remediation strategies.
• Engage with Regulators and Internal Audit to explain results and methodologies employed for report generation.

Practice Development

• Provide insights on new and emerging frameworks/technologies, best practices and contribute to the development of service offerings
• Work with other practice members to support Infosys Consulting thought leadership activities and develop innovative assets, including differentiated points of view and methodologies
• Build social networks that enable knowledge and information flow and stay abreast of developments in GRC expertise areas
• Prepare thought papers and participate in industry conferences and forums
• Contribute to practice growth and vitality through roles such as recruitment, training and retention

People Management

• Coach and develop junior team members to deliver quality results and promote professional development
• Participate in and contribute to practice training activities

Basic Qualifications

• Strong understanding of risk and controls frameworks and compliance standards
• Excellent communication, reporting, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to identify key risks and controls for better audit planning and execution
• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 7 years of experience in Financial Services with at least 4 years of experience in GRC or Operational Risk or Internal Controls.
• Building strong relationships with clients, understanding their business needs, and managing expectations throughout the audit process.
• Advanced presentation and interviewing skills with experience facilitating meetings and leading workshops.
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to write Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and PowerPoint presentations.
• U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or equivalent advanced degree, Industry recognized certifications like GRCP, CGRC etc.
• Experience of leading programs where stakeholder engagement is a key requisite to achieving successful program/project delivery
• Experience playing roles in the intersection of business and technology implementing GRC solutions in the FS space will be an added advantage.
• Proven ability to deliver under tight deadlines and challenging constraints
• Ability to collaborate within the firm and leverage existing resources
• Demonstrate thought leadership, ability to conceptualize and drive new solution / service offerings and take them to market
• Ability and willingness to work as part of a cross-cultural team including flexibility to support multiple time zones when necessary

About Us:

Infosys Consulting is the global management and technology consulting practice of Infosys, a global leader in technology services and consulting. We combine the power of time-tested methodologies, people-driven innovation and disruptive technology to enable leaders of the world’s top brands pursue a path of smart transformation. Together with our clients, internal and external partners, we co-create and execute pragmatic strategies and solutions that transform organizations and define the future of business. Our dynamically growing consultancy offers our consultants:

· Ability to design and implement end-to-end solutions at scale

· A flat organization structure with direct access to our senior-most leaders

· An entrepreneurial environment full of bright, highly motivated consultants

· Opportunities for motivated consultants to impact local communities

· The ability to design your career and drive your professional learning and development

· A truly global culture

We have offices in over 20 countries. Our U.S. hub office cities are Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, New York, Seattle and San Francisco.

Visit www.infosys.com/services/consulting for more information.

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Infosys employee you are also eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness , Hospital Indemnity, Legal)
• 401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

Infosys is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.