Finance Control Oversight - Divisional Risk and Control Specialist, AVP

In Scope of Position-Based Promotions

Job Title: Finance Control Oversight - Divisional Risk and Control Specialist

Corporate Title: Assistant Vice President

Location: Mumbai, India

Role Description

• The Finance Control Oversight Specialist supports timely and accurate control reporting, financial reporting risk oversight and governance activities for senior management, auditors, and relevant stakeholders.
• The role involves supporting risk-based control reporting, SOX-related activities, control assessments, certifications, deficiency/event reporting, remediation tracking, and governance forum materials.
• The individual will work with Finance and control stakeholders to help ensure reporting is complete, consistent, and supported by appropriate documentation and evidence.
• The role requires a strong control mindset, analytical capability, and the ability to support multiple recurring deliverables within defined timelines.

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

• Support the execution of the SOX and Financial Reporting Risk framework, including SOX scoping, risk assessments, Design & Operating Effectiveness (D&OE) evaluations, management certifications, deficiency assessments, and remediation tracking.
• Coordinate the governance of SOX deficiencies, Self-Identified Issues (SIIs), operational risk events, and control failures, ensuring timely escalation, root cause analysis, remediation planning, and closure in accordance with policy requirements.
• Review and challenge financial reporting control outcomes, including Balance Sheet Substantiation results, disclosure-related risks, control exceptions, SAB108 assessments, and emerging themes that may impact the integrity of financial reporting.
• Prepare insightful risk and control reporting for senior management and governance committees, including D&OE results, SOX certification outcomes, deficiency metrics, event reporting, remediation status, and thematic risk analysis.
• Partner with Operational Risk Management, Finance Control Owners, Control Design Owners, and other stakeholders to support Risk & Control Assessments (RCA), maintain high-quality risk data, and ensure adherence to Financial Reporting Risk and SOX governance requirements.
• Support Internal and External Audit engagements, coordinating walkthroughs, evidence requests, control assessments, management responses, and remediation activities related to SOX and Financial Reporting controls.
• Drive continuous enhancement of the Finance control environment through thematic reviews, process deep-dives, lessons learned exercises, control standardization, automation initiatives, and participation in Finance transformation and regulatory change programmes.

Your skills and experience

• Experience in Finance, Risk, Controls, Audit, SOX, Financial Reporting, or a related banking control function.
• Good understanding of financial reporting controls, SOX framework, control design and operating effectiveness concepts.
• Project management skills with ability to prioritize and coordinate deliverables across multiple owners.
• Proficient with MS Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to operate effectively within a global organization and work with teams across multiple entities.
• Ability to challenge existing processes and recommend control or process improvements where relevant.
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

Skills That Will Help You Excel

• Understanding of control principles and practical application of controls in a front-to-back environment.
• Experience in financial services, financial reporting risk, regulatory reporting, control testing, SOx or Treasury / IB-related processes is beneficial.
• Strong written communication, analytical review, and stakeholder management skills.
• Exposure to workflow or reporting tools such as Workiva, SharePoint, PowerApps or similar platforms is beneficial.

Expectations

• Employee hired into this role are expected to work from the Mumbai, India office in accordance with the Bank’s hybrid working model.
• Candidate should be open to work according to EMEA shift timing

Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

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

Please visit our company website for further information:

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.