AVP - Internal Audit & Controllership | Fintech

MetaMorph · Haryana, India

AVP – Internal Audit & Controllership

Location: Gurgaon

Experience: 8–12 years

Qualification: Chartered Accountant (CA) – Mandatory

Industry: Fintech / NBFC / Financial Services

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced AVP – Internal Audit & Controllership to lead internal audit, enterprise risk, controls, compliance, and key controllership activities.

The role will focus on strengthening internal controls, identifying financial and operational risks, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving corrective actions across the organisation. The position will also have strong ownership of accounting and monthly financial close activities.

Based on performance and business requirements, the role is expected to evolve into an overall

Financial Controllership leadership position .

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the internal audit charter, including risk-based audit planning, execution, reporting, and follow-through.
• Oversee and strengthen monthly financial closing and accounting controls , ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and completeness.
• Conduct audits across operations, revenue, collections, customer processes, technology, finance, and other critical functions.
• Identify control gaps, process risks, and potential financial or operational exposures, and drive timely remediation.
• Develop and strengthen Risk Control Matrices (RCMs), SOPs, internal controls, and compliance frameworks .
• Monitor compliance with applicable RBI, Companies Act, data/privacy, and other regulatory requirements relevant to the business.
• Partner with business and functional leaders to build a strong risk, controls, and compliance culture.
• Coordinate with statutory auditors, external auditors, consultants, and regulatory stakeholders, wherever required.
• Drive process improvements through automation, standardisation, and enhanced financial and operational controls.
• Oversee management reporting to senior leadership and, where applicable, the Board/Audit Committee and regulators.
• Ensure timely identification, escalation, tracking, and closure of audit observations and control deficiencies.
• Support the organisation in building scalable finance and controllership processes as the business grows.

Ideal Candidate

• 8–12 years of relevant experience across Internal Audit, Risk, Controls, Compliance, Controllership, or related functions.
• CA qualification is mandatory.
• Experience in Fintech, NBFC, lending, financial services, or another regulated environment is preferred.
• Strong understanding of risk-based internal audits, internal controls, RCMs, SOPs, accounting, and compliance frameworks .
• Strong accounting fundamentals with hands-on exposure to monthly financial closing and financial controls .
• Ability to independently identify risks, assess control gaps, and work with business teams to implement effective solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Experience working in a high-growth, fast-paced, or startup environment will be an advantage.
• Should be comfortable operating both strategically and hands-on, with the ability to build processes from the ground up.