Head Risk Management at Platform Finance Limited

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Continuously developing, enhancing, and embedding the risk framework for managing risks across the company, ensuring that processes are fit for purpose;
• Working closely with the CEO, CFO, relevant board members and committees, senior managers across the company in molding a well-controlled, high achieving organization which can fulfil its mandate safely;
• Design operational policies and procedures to mitigate the risks.
• Implement and assign responsibilities for risk management;
• Risk monitoring and risk reporting to different stakeholders;
• Establishing and maintaining risk governance systems and structures at management level, in accordance with the overall risk management framework approved by the Board;
• Lead the company's efforts in pursuing risk re-guarantees and co-guarantees, where such are considered;
• Embedding a positive culture of confident and informed risk-taking through training, communication, and promotion of the agreed risk framework;
• As a member of senior management and the executive committee, provide essential input on the enterprise risk management to the board risk committee, the CEO and senior management of the cmpany.
• Liaising with internal and external auditors in assessing and providing independent assurance of the adequacy, appropriateness, and effectiveness of the company overall risk management framework, policy, and implementation plan;
• Partnering effectively with third parties, regulatory bodies, and others, as appropriate, and serving as a role model for high personal and corporate ethical values and standards of integrity.

JOB REQUIREMENT:

• Bsc. Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration.
• Professional accounting qualifications such as ICAN or ACCA;
• A Master’s Degree in Business Administration and/or Finance/Accounting will be an added advantage;
• Significant experience in the financial sector particularly in the areas of best practice risk management and governance frameworks, methodologies, and emerging practice (at least 5 years.
• A background in banking, insurance or trade finance is essential;
• Experience with credit risk guarantees/insurance and exposure to development issues is desirable;
• Ability to exercise oversight over oversight over governance, risk, compliance, and control arrangements in a complex financial operation;
• Proven ability to oversee several risk types, ideally including credit risk, operational risk, market risk, liquidity risk, reputational risk, legal risk, compliance risk, AML risks, information security risk, concentration risk, investment risk, and strategic risk.
• Experience in a startup, business environment.