📍 Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
🏢 Company: Cantor Fitzgerald
📅 Posted: 3 weeks ago | 76 applicants
🏦 About Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald is a premier global financial services firm with a rich legacy of delivering innovative financial solutions and exceptional client service. Our Internal Audit function plays a pivotal role in strengthening internal controls, risk management, and operational efficiency across the enterprise. Join us and help ensure we operate with integrity, accountability, and excellence.
🔍 Role Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Quality Assurance Lead to join our Internal Audit team. In this critical role, you will be responsible for overseeing the quality and compliance of internal audit processes, identifying gaps, improving audit methodologies, and ensuring regulatory and operational standards are met across the organization.
🎯 Key Responsibilities
- Audit Quality Oversight:
Develop and implement robust quality assurance frameworks across internal audit engagements. - Review & Evaluation:
Conduct quality assessments and audits to evaluate the effectiveness, consistency, and compliance of audit documentation and methodologies. - Stakeholder Engagement:
Serve as a key liaison with Risk & Compliance teams, internal control functions, and business unit leadership to ensure coordinated audit efforts. - Project Management:
Lead or support special projects, reviews, and targeted audits; ensure timely execution and delivery of high-quality outcomes. - Reporting:
Prepare and present high-impact reports and management action plans on audit performance and quality improvements. - Audit Process Improvement:
Drive continuous improvement by analyzing trends, identifying root causes of issues, and introducing best practices and standardized processes. - Team Collaboration:
Collaborate with the Internal Audit team in planning, execution, and review of audits while contributing to team development and knowledge sharing.
🤝 Key Relationships
- Engage and maintain productive relationships with:
- Internal Audit leadership
- Risk, Compliance, and Internal Controls teams
- Operational and functional stakeholders across the firm
✅ Qualifications & Skills
Required:
- Minimum 4 years of experience in audit, quality assurance, or internal control, preferably in a leadership capacity
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Familiarity with audit standards, regulatory requirements, and internal control frameworks
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to independently conduct meetings, manage stakeholder expectations, and lead audits
Preferred:
- Professional certifications such as CIA, CPA, ACCA
- Knowledge or prior experience in financial services, consulting, or risk management
- Experience with MS Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
- Understanding of audit testing techniques and root cause analysis
- Strong project management and multitasking abilities
🧠 Key Competencies
- Attention to detail and critical thinking
- Self-motivated and proactive approach
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong analytical and investigative skills
- Ability to adapt to evolving audit techniques and regulatory standards
📈 Why Join Cantor Fitzgerald?
- Work with a global leader in financial services
- Engage in high-impact, visible projects
- Collaborate with experienced professionals in a performance-driven culture
- Career growth opportunities within a globally integrated Internal Audit function
- Competitive compensation and benefits
What are the main responsibilities of a Quality Assurance Lead in Internal Audit at Cantor Fitzgerald?
The QA Lead oversees audit quality, ensures compliance with internal and external standards, conducts audit reviews, collaborates with risk and compliance teams, and supports continuous improvement initiatives.
What kind of experience is needed for this role?
Candidates should have a minimum of 4 years in internal audit or quality assurance, ideally within financial services or a regulatory environment, along with strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills.