Regulatory Risk Head

1 day ago


Johannesburg, South Africa FirstRand Full time

About us, purpose, experience and qualifications

**about us**:

- make a promise
- be deeply invested
- value our differences
- build trust, not territory
- have courage
- always do the right thing

**purpose**:
To align, support and implement the regulatory risk practices in line with the FirstRand/FNB risk frameworks and legislative requirements to minimize risk exposures and optimize business performance.

**experience and qualifications**:

- Relevant Honours Degree
- 8 to 10 years risk management experience in the financial industry
- A broad understanding of the banking industry
- An in-depth knowledge and understanding of AML and applicable legislation
- **additional requirements**:

- Ensure regulatory risk compliance by ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulation applicable to the Merchant Services business unit. E.g. NPS Act, POPIA, Exchange Control, etc. Industry Compliance:

- Represent FirstRand Bank at the Payments Association of South Africa (PASA), and principal representative for Card Acquiring at the Card PCH (Payment Clearing House) and relevant supporting committees.
- Oversee the management of Third-Party Payment Providers (TPPPs) and System Operators (SOs) at industry level, including the annual TPPP renewal process. Compliance:

- Ensure compliance with Card Associations (MasterCard, Visa, UPI, other) through the implementation of compliance requirements, bulletins, projects and initiatives.

**responsibilities**:

- Implement the operational risk programme and practices with agreed budgets and cost parameters.
- Embed ownership of risk management as a primary responsibility of line management.
- Development of a service culture which build rewarding relationships, proposes innovations and allows others to provide exceptional client service.
- Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME’s, project managers and senior staff members.
- Maintenance of expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, industry best practices and provision of proactive advice and solutions to relevant stakeholders.
- Provide the business with effective compliance management strategies, tools and methodologies to ensure compliance within the business.
- Influence and drive compliance with governance in terms of legislative and policy requirements.
- Monitor changes in legislation, regulations, initiatives and relevant industry practices. Ensure drafting and implementation of appropriate interventions. Compliance with audit requirements.
- Develop and implement compliance related campaigns in order to create awareness of importance of compliance as well providing staff and business with knowledge and skills related to compliance.
- Facilitate compliance audits for effective completion of risk and control matrix and audit scope.
- Identify and communicate current and anticipated compliance risks. Improve business decisions by providing accurate and reliable business intelligence (information) together with analyzing trends and data.
- Develop and implement a risk management plan in relation to the area of specialization to support the implementation of the business strategy in a risk enabled environment.
- Analyse, report and provide input into decisions regarding risk mitigation strategies within the risk portfolio.
- Advise on and provide support to stakeholders in relation to the execution of the practice relevant processes and tools.
- Plan and manage performance, skills development, employment equity, talent and culture of team in order to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies.
- Manage own development to increase own competencies.



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