Head, Risk Management at Alan & Grant

Industry: Financial Services
Job Type: Full Time

Job Objective

• To plan, design and implement an overall risk management process for the organization

Key Responsibilities

• Planning, designing, and implementing an overall risk management process for the organization
• Risks assessment which involves analysing skills as well as identifying, describing and estimating the risks affecting the business
• Establishing and identifying the risk appetite i.e. the level of risk the company’s prepared to accept
• Risk evaluation, which involves comparing estimated risks with criteria establishing by the organization such as cost, legal requirements and environmental factors and evaluating the organization’s previous handling of risks
• Corporate governance involving external risk reporting to stakeholders
• Conducting audits policy and compliance to standards, including liaison with internal and external auditors
• Risk Assessment of SBUs of company’s based on the objectives of the SBU
• Identifying possible ways of mitigating against risks e.g. insurance, outsourcing
• Risk Assessment on Project and risk profiling
• Recommending an Enterprise wide Risk Assessment
• Reviewing of Quality Manuals, procedures and records as required by SON
• Conducting Gap Analysis Evaluation and test of Controls
• Ensuring compliance with all security requirements and obtaining certification
• Liaising and obtaining information from Staff and Head of other Departments.
• Liaising with External Auditors during Interim & Final Audits.
• Keeping Manager& HOD informed about Meetings, Deadlines etc. (Internal or External)

Requirements

• Minimum of BSc and MBA / MSc in a related discipline
• Candidate must have at least 10 years’ experience in role and must be currently working in a financial institution
• Ability to demonstrate the knowledge of internal audit, compliance and risk management
• Good Oral Communication with internal and external stakeholders
• High level of professionalism, discipline and standards, internal control, information system security
• Candidate must be in active employment at the date of recruitment and must have stayed in current employment for not less than 1 year