AVP-Internal Audit (Data Analytics)

COMPANY OVERVIEW

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 150 offices and 86,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG's shares trade on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges, and its ADRs trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: SMFG).

OUR VALUES

Integrity || Customer First || Proactive & Innovative || Speed & Quality || Team SMBC Group

Americas: https://www.smbcgroup.com/

EMEA: https://www.smbcgroup.com/emea/

APAC: https://www.smbc.co.jp/asia/

Tokyo: https://www.smfg.co.jp/english/

Purpose of Job

The Internal Audit Department at SMBC is responsible for examining the overall the internal control system, governance, risk management frameworks, operations, and compliance with laws and regulations are effective and efficient. Internal Audit Department, Asia Pacific Division (IADAP), based in Singapore, is responsible for auditing SMBC units and activities in the Asia Pacific region, including India Division.

Job Responsibilities & Requirements

As the IADAP-Mumbai team member based in SMBC India, you will be primarily involved in supporting data analytics activities of internal audits of SMBC India Division and internal audit related operational and regulatory compliance activities. Besides working closely with the India internal audit teams, you will also work closely with the regional members to ensure alignment with SMBC established internal audit data analytics framework, internal audit methodologies and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

Data Analytics:

• Incorporate data analytic routines into the design, testing and documentation of audit programs in internal audits.
• Establish relationships with data owners to gain understanding of available data resources, flow of information and ways in which information can be leveraged in the audit process.
• Develops and implement automated, reusable data analytics scripts on financial, operational and regulatory processes and perform data extraction, format, analysis and validation to identify internal control breakdown and non-compliances.
• Develop data analytics capability in IADAP by leveling up the skillset of the team members.
• Work with IT audit team for automating IT/IS continuous auditing domains.

Audit Operational Support:

• Support the internal audit operational activities such as all MIS reporting requests from IADAP Management.
• Responsible to ensure timely and comprehensive completion of internal audit related regulatory compliance activities, such as to track and coordinate submission of audit materials to local regulators.
• Other ad-hoc team duties, which may be requested from IADAP Management.
• Participate in the team's strategic initiatives and projects as opportunities arise.

Requirements

• Recognized degree or professional qualifications in computer science, mathematics or financial engineering.
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant working experience/proficiency in data analytics in audit, financial risk management or technology functions, preferably in banking, financial institutions, technology or consulting firms.
• Hands‑on experience with data analytics, visualization, and advanced data manipulation tools (e.g. Python, Power BI, Tableau, Databricks or equivalent).
• Strong quantitative, analytical, data intuition and problem-solving skills, preferably with strong knowledge of data quality, analysis, extraction and loading from core banking, risk management and/or payment systems etc.
• Familiar with the RBI regulatory requirements specific to internal audit and data protection.
• Proficient in both spoken and written English.
• Good interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Good team player as well as able to work independently.
• Meticulous, disciplined and self-motivated individual with the passion to pursue excellence.