Risk Assessment Lead
AstraZeneca (company site, opens in a new tab)10+ yrsMumbaiOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 30–45 LPA
Posted 8h ago
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Job description
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About This Role
- Own enterprise risk oversight, the risk register and India Marketing Company financial controls framework; identify risks and ensure mitigation and governance are in place.
- Lead risk-based annual audit planning and quarterly internal audits, oversee reporting to Board committees, and track remediation through sustainable closure.
- Monitor high-risk business areas and third parties, support whistleblowing and forensic reviews, and drive process audits, simplification and automation.
Minimum Requirements
- Work Experience Required: 10+ years of post-qualification experience.
- Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA).
- Strong experience in internal audit; pharmaceutical experience is preferred but not essential. The JD also requires deep knowledge of financial accounting, internal controls, audit, business processes and taxation.
- The JD states an average minimum of three days per week working from the office.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Has led internal audit and enterprise risk work, ideally in a regulated industry, and can connect risk assessment to practical controls and remediation.
- Can operate across strategic governance and hands-on process reviews, including financial controls, third-party assessments and high-risk business monitoring.
- Likely to suit someone experienced in cross-functional business partnering and control transformation, including process simplification and automation.