Financial Crime Risk Assessment Specialist

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa FirstRand Full time
Job Description

Hello future Group Financial Crime Risk Assessment Specialist

  • FirstRand believes that its people are its single most important resource and will not operate in a sector unless it has people who are right for that market and who share FirstRand's business values. We recruit selfstarters who have a passion for what they do. We empower them, hold them accountable and reward them appropriately. We value diversity in our people, particularly for the way that this contributes to innovative thinking. If you think you will flourish in our environment, and you believe you have the necessary skills and competencies for the position advertised, then we are looking for you
  • The purpose of this role is to provide ongoing oversight of the compliance issues impacting the financial crime risk profile. The role includes active engagement with segments on noncompliance issues raised by assurance providers or identified through breaches in key risk indicators. In addition, the incumbent will coordinate and participate the group's response to quarterly regulatory returns,
- periodic inspections, and progress reports on remediation

  • Are you someone who can:
Evaluation and assessment Coordinate (manage/direct/contribute to) requests for information, quarterly returns to the regulator, and self-assessment questionnaires or declarations.

  • Coordination of group response to inspections by the regulators, requesting information from segments, evaluation and assessment of segment feedback, submission to regulators and coordination of presentations.
  • Perform monthly Archer logs reviews and facilitate meetings with the respective segment compliance teams. The aim is to ensure that noncompliance issues are complete, accurate and valid when logged on Archer. Critically review risk rating, root causes and action plans and the adequacy of actions to close the findings on a timely basis.
  • Oversight through attendance of key segment or business unit meetings.
  • Reporting
  • Regulatory reports (management meetings, internal governance meetings, regulators): Coordination of submissions, consolidation to create group view, evaluation and assessment of segment feedback.
Assurance Facilitation of assessments and evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of established controls.

  • Logging, tracking and follow up of corrective actions to address deficiencies identified through assessments.
  • Preparation of the highrisk themes for monitoring based on legislation, frameworks, policies, minimum standards and guidance notes.

Other Any other ad hoc task or work requirement which may be allocated to the incumbent by the Head of the Financial Crime or the Evaluation and Assessment Manager.

Customer Manage/direct/contribute, as appropriate, to engagement with regulators.

  • Maintain effective working relationships across FirstRand's financial crime centre of excellence including business unit compliance officers. Have completed a postgraduate degree or an honors degree in Commerce with specialisation preferences in Auditing or Risk Management or Compliance or Legal.
  • Have at least 5 years relevant experience in compliance, risk management, internal or external audit, including financial crime experience in a financial services industry.
  • You will have access to:
  • Challenging work in a complex and exciting environment
  • Opportunities to innovate and create efficiencies.

We can be a match if you are:

  • Curious & courageous
  • you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to
  • Obsessed with mastery you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.Job Details
Application Closing Date

09/02/24

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