Job Description
Job Summary
- Role: Quality Assurance (QA) represents the Second Line of Defence and provides independent assurance on Balance Sheet Substantiation submitted by the First Line Account Owners.
- QA will review and challenge the quality of substantiations/reconciliations and aims to perform oversight through their reviews, to ensure satisfying the assertions of existence, completeness, accuracy, cut off, valuation and presentation of the balances established.
Key Responsibilities
Assurance Testing & Sprint/Thematic Reviews
- Perform Balance Sheet Assurance Reviews in alignment with the Framework to ensure compliance with relevant policies and financial controls
- Identify key risks and control weaknesses, escalating issues and collaborate with CFO / Financial Controller / Head Finance / Business Head / Account Owner to agree on actionable mitigation plans / recommendations for resolution
- Conduct Agile/Thematic Assurance Reviews to assess specific financial risk areas and evaluate process, control design and operational effectiveness
Risk Mitigation
- Clearly assess risks and their potential impact, ensuring they are effectively communicated with account owners and promptly addressed
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop mitigation plans and action steps to resolve identified issues
Risk Reporting & Escalation
- Provide risk review outcome/ MIS to Risk forums (FORTM, FRC etc).
- Ensure timely escalation of issues and follow up on agreed remedial actions to minimize financial and operational risks
- Interact with Senior stakeholders in Finance on significant observations
Process Improvement & Automation
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement and Identify opportunities for process enhancements, implementing best practices within the unit
- Work with the Process Improvement & Automation Team to develop and implement automation solutions for repetitive tasks and control monitoring
Audit & Compliance Support
- Support internal audit pr