Assistant Manager – Internal Audit (KYC)

About the Job

About the Team

You’ll work with a team that plays a critical role in strengthening slice’s compliance and control ecosystem. The VKYC Audit team ensures that every customer onboarding decision meets the highest standards of quality, regulatory adherence, and risk management.

If you enjoy building strong teams, driving audit excellence, and partnering closely with operations and compliance in a fast-paced fintech environment—this is your playground.

About the Role

As an Assistant Manager – Internal Audit (KYC) at slice , you’ll lead and scale our VKYC Audit function , owning audit governance, team performance, and continuous improvement across the entire audit setup.

This role blends people leadership, audit expertise, and stakeholder management , with end-to-end responsibility for audit execution, regulatory compliance, and strengthening internal controls in a high-growth, compliance-driven environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

Lead the VKYC Audit Function

• Handle and oversee the entire VKYC Audit team , ensuring clear goal-setting, performance management, and quality ownership across all levels.
• Provide direction, coaching, and escalation support to ensure consistent and high-quality audit outcomes.
• Drive capacity planning, workload distribution, and productivity across audit pods.

Own Audit Governance & Compliance

• Own end-to-end governance of VKYC audit operations , ensuring adherence to defined quality benchmarks.
• Ensure strict compliance with RBI guidelines , internal policies, and KYC regulatory standards.
• Review audit observations, identify systemic trends and root causes, and drive timely closure of audit gaps.
• Partner closely with VKYC Operations, Compliance, and Risk teams to strengthen controls and reduce repeat findings.

Drive Performance, MIS & Reporting

• Define and track audit productivity, quality scores, SLAs, and TATs across the VKYC Audit function.
• Own and review MIS, dashboards, audit logs, and management reports for internal governance and regulatory readiness.
• Share regular insights with senior leadership on audit health, compliance risks, and overall team performance.

Enable Training & Continuous Improvement

• Drive regular training, calibration, and knowledge enhancement initiatives across the VKYC Audit team.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and efficiency gains within audit workflows.
• Act as the point of contact during internal, external, and regulatory audits , ensuring accurate documentation and smooth coordination.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in any stream; preference for candidates with Banking, NBFC, or Fintech backgrounds.
• 3–5 years of experience in KYC / Internal Audit, with experience handling large audit teams.
• Strong working knowledge of Video KYC regulations, audit frameworks, and risk control measures .
• Proven ability to analyze data, identify red flags, and drive compliance-led decisions.
• Strong people leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in MS Excel , audit tools, and basic understanding of dashboards or BI platforms.

Life at slice:

Life so good, you’d think we’re kidding:

• Competitive salaries. Period.
• An extensive medical insurance that looks out for our employees & their dependants. We’ll love you and take care of you, our promise.
• Flexible working hours. Just don’t call us at 3AM, we like our sleep schedule.
• Tailored vacation & leave policies so that you enjoy every important moment in your life.
• A reward system that celebrates hard work and milestones throughout the year. Expect a gift coming your way anytime you kill it here.
• Learning and upskilling opportunities. Seriously, not kidding.
• Good food, games, and a cool office to make you feel like home. An environment so good, you’ll forget the term “colleagues can’t be your friends”.
• We believe in equality. Period.

At slice, we are committed to building a diverse and talented workforce. We never discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by the applicable law.

We consider all qualified job-seekers with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the applicable law. Additionally, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities in order to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Come join our crew!

About us

slice

A new bank for a new India

slice’s purpose is to make the world better at using money and time, with a major focus on building the best consumer experience for your money. We’ve all felt how slow, confusing, and complicated banking can be. So, we’re reimagining it. We’re building every product from scratch to be fast, transparent, and feel good, because we believe that the best products transcend demographics, like how great music touches most of us.

Our cornerstone products and services: slice savings account, slice UPI credit card, slice UPI, and slice business are designed to be simple, rewarding, and completely in your control. At slice, you’ll get to build things you’d use yourself and shape the future of banking in India. We tailor our working experience with the belief that the present moment is the only real thing in life. And we have harmony in the present the most when we feel happy and successful together.

We’re backed by some of the world’s leading investors, including Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Advent International, Blume Ventures, and Gunosy Capital.