Deutsche Bank India | Finance Control Oversight - Divisional Risk and Control Specialist, AVP

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Support Internal and External Audit engagements, coordinating walkthroughs, evidence requests, control assessments, management responses, and remediation activities related to SOX and Financial Reporting controls.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.
• Candidate should be open to work according to EMEA shift timing.

Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank is a leading German bank, founded in Berlin in 1870 and headquartered in Frankfurt. Its businesses span the Corporate Bank, the Investment Bank, the Private Bank and asset management through DWS, serving companies, institutions and individuals worldwide.

Deutsche Bank has been present in India since 1980. Besides its branch banking business, its Indian centres in Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and Jaipur support the group globally in technology, operations and finance. Finance professionals typically work in financial control, product control, regulatory reporting, tax, internal audit and risk.

• Industry: Banking and financial services
• Headquarters: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• In India: Branch banking plus large global capability centres in Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and Jaipur