Risk Analyst
IT
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Posted on Jun 15, 2026
About Wahed
At Wahed, we're changing that. We are a global fintech company on a mission to build a new financial system—one that is ethical, accessible, and entirely interest-free. From our offices across the globe, our team is building products that were once deemed impossible, from pioneering Shariah-compliant equity ETFs, creating true riba-free alternatives to high yield savings accounts, to creating no-leverage real estate investments for truly interest-free income producing assets. If you're driven to solve complex problems and believe finance should empower, not exclude, join us in building a more equitable financial future.
Job Description:
- Accountable directly to the Group Risk Manager.
- Working in the second line of defence to partner with the first line to understand the business and technology risks within the group.
- To assist in creating reports, summaries, presentations and process documents for the Group Risk team.
- Review, evaluate and test Business controls as well as ITGC (IT- General controls) and ITAC (IT application controls) failures in the areas of access management, change management, Business continuity and Disaster Recovery and recommending appropriate solutions.
- Prepare BCP policies and share with the Business and Technology team.
- Coordinate for risk meetings at Group and country level.
- Perform independent testing (business and technology) and support external agencies for their requirements.
- Perform regular risk reviews and provide recommendations and guidance on identified security and control risks.
- Track open audit observations and follow-up for closure
- Develop a strong understanding of business and system processes
- Develop, implement, and maintain internal audit policies and procedures in accordance with local and international best practice
- Ensure complete, accurate and timely audit information is reported to Management and/or Risk Committees.
- Develop systems and processes for gathering and storing data for future analytic projects
- Keep abreast of the latest security, privacy, and regulatory concerns and best practices impacting third party risk management.
Job Specification:
- Knowledge of risk management principles and the interrelationships of 3LoD
- Enthusiastic about business, technology and Cyber Security including tracking industry trends
- A graduate / inter CA with 2-4 years of experience in risk, internal audits and consulting.
- A degree in finance /information technology/computer information systems or related.
- Exposure of around 1-2 years in business and technology risk domain
- Clear understanding of audit methodologies.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively
- Ability to deliver high-quality work under deadlines.
- Able to work with minimal supervision
- Analytical and can work with data
- Able to plan and adapt quickly to changes in priorities
- Discretion and confidentiality is essential
- A strong command of the English language both written and verbal