Assistant Manager- Central Risk & Quality

Job description

**Reporting to:** Associate Director Central Risk & Quality (India) **Function:** Central Risk & Quality / Professional Practice **Location:** India (Firm-wide support role) **Role Summary:** The Assistant Manager Central Risk & Quality supports the Associate Directorand the Central Risk & Quality function in coordinating, collating, and maintaining risk, quality, and compliance information across the India firm. The role is execution-focused and plays a critical part in ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of information used for leadership reporting, governance, and regulatory compliance. **Key Responsibilities:** 1. Risk & Quality Information Coordination - Collate risk, quality, and compliance data from service lines across the firm. - Maintain central trackers, templates, and data repositories. - Perform completeness and accuracy checks before escalation. 2. Compliance Support & Documentation - Support compilation of firm-wide compliance submissions. - Maintain compliance calendars, evidence folders, and documentation logs. - Track compliance confirmations and follow up on pending items. 3. Risk & Quality Analysis Support - Assist in analysing risk and quality data to identify basic trends and gaps. - Prepare draft summaries, tables, and charts for reporting. - Support remediation tracking activities. 4. Client Acceptance, Independence & Conflict Support - Support documentation for client acceptance and continuance processes. - Assist with conflict and independence documentation and tracking. - Maintain records for high-risk reviews. 5. Policy & Process Administration - Maintain policy repositories and version control. - Support communication of approved policies. - Assist in mapping policies to procedures and compliance requirements. 6. Regulatory, Professional & Network Reviews - Support coordination of responses to regulatory and review requests. - Collate requested documentation and evidence. - Maintain action trackers for review findings. 7. Governance & Leadership Reporting Support - Assist in preparing materials for India Risk Committee and governance forums. - Compile dashboards, presentations, and trackers. - Maintain records of actions and follow-ups. 8. Training & Risk Culture Support - Support tracking of mandatory ethics and risk training. - Prepare training completion reports. - Assist with risk & quality awareness initiatives. 9. Stakeholder Coordination - Liaise with service line risk teams and enabling functions. - Follow up on information requests and deadlines. - Escalate delays or issues to the Senior Manager. 10. General - Provide day-to-day operational support to the Senior Manager. - Assist with ad-hoc risk and compliance initiatives. - Identify process improvement opportunities. Qualifications - Chartered Accountant (India) or semi-qualified CA preferred, or CPA / ACCA equivalent. - Relevant certifications or coursework in risk, compliance, or governance desirable. Experience Requirements - 5-8 years of experience in a professional services firm. - Experience in risk management, quality, compliance, or governance roles. - Exposure to regulatory or internal quality reviews preferred. Core Competencies - High attention to detail and data accuracy. - Strong organisational and coordination skills. - Clear communication and follow-up discipline. - High integrity, discretion, and reliability.