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Senior Risk Manager

Amazon· Finance Operations Risk, Governance & Experience (FORGE)
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HyderabadFull Time, RegularPosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Risk Manager within the FORGE team of Finance Operations Controllership, focusing on strengthening risk and control across global Finance Operations processes, with primary emphasis on Accounts Receivable and Payroll.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the scoping, planning, and execution of complex audits, inspections, and risk assessments across Finance Operations, with particular focus on Accounts Receivable and Payroll.
  • Conduct end to end assessments spanning process design, policy, organization structure, systems, technology, regulatory requirements, and internal controls.
  • Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of controls, identify control gaps, and quantify the potential impact of identified risks.
  • Identify emerging and material risks across Finance Operations and develop data driven recommendations to mitigate them.
  • Own the full lifecycle of high impact, cross functional risk and governance programs from problem definition through implementation, measurement, and closure.
  • Define program objectives, success criteria, and risk reduction metrics, and establish mechanisms to measure the effectiveness of remediation.
  • Partner with Finance, Controllership, Operations, Technology, Compliance, and Internal Audit to prioritize risks and drive sustainable remediation.
  • Influence senior stakeholders to adopt scalable, automated, and sustainable controls rather than manual or recurring interventions.
  • Evaluate policy and process exceptions, determine the associated risk, and recommend appropriate mitigation.
  • Perform deep dives into complex processes and data to identify root causes, systemic risks, control weaknesses, and process improvement opportunities.
  • Produce clear, data driven audit reports, risk assessments, executive narratives, and recommendations for senior leadership.
  • Support external regulatory, statutory, and internal audit requests, including evidence gathering, issue resolution, and remediation tracking.
  • Build and deliver training and awareness programs that raise the bar on controllership, risk management, policy adherence, and control ownership across Finance Operations.
  • Leverage data analytics, automation, and technology to improve risk identification, continuous monitoring, audit efficiency, and control effectiveness.
  • Establish mechanisms that prevent recurring risks and embed remediation into business processes and operating routines.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Risk Management, or a related field.
  • 10 or more years of experience in risk management, internal audit, controllership, finance operations, compliance, or a related field.
  • Experience leading complex audits, risk assessments, control assessments, or large scale process improvement programs.
  • Experience with Accounts Receivable, Order to Cash, O2C, OTC, Payroll, Hire to Retire, H2R, Finance Operations, or Controllership processes.
  • Experience identifying control gaps, assessing risk, developing recommendations, and driving remediation.
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to work across complex data and processes.
  • Experience influencing cross functional stakeholders and operating effectively in a matrixed environment.

Skills

Required:Audit leadershipRisk assessmentData analyticsStakeholder influence

Benefits

  • Not specified in job description
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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